118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2615Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.

Native Americans
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jul 27, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Dec 14, 2023
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill removes the requirement that Alaska Native village corporations must convey lands to Alaska to be held in trust for future municipal governments.  The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) requires all Alaska Native village corporations that receive land under the ANCSA to convey certain lands to the existing municipality in the village or, if no municipality exists, to Alaska in trust for any municipality that may be established in the future. This bill removes the requirement for conveyance. Additionally, the bill allows village corporations to regain title to the lands held in trust by dissolving the trust through formal resolution by the village corporation and the resid...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 10 actions
Dec 19, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 16, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-177.
May 16, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
Dec 14, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.