HR 7022 United States House · 118th Congress

To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.

HR 7022 allows the Cape Fox Village Corporation (representing the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska) to select approximately 185 acres of Federal land in the Tongass National Forest, which they were previously restricted from accessing due to a 6-mile boundary rule under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The bill waives the requirement for Cape Fox to select land within their designated township, enabling them to acquire valuable surface land (about 185 acres) that was previously unavailable. Upon selection, the surface land will transfer to Cape Fox, while the mineral rights (subsurface estate) will go to Sealaska Corporation, fulfilling both entities' land entitlements under ANCSA. This provides Cape Fox with access to economically viable land for the first time since the original settlement.
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Introduced Jan 17, 2024 Last action Jan 17, 2024
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