Bill · S. 1468· Senate(119-S-1468)
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 4/10/2025
- Last activity
- 12/2/2025 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
- Sponsored by
- Dan Sullivan
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill aims to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It seeks to recognize Alexander Creek, Incorporated as a Village Corporation rather than a Group Corporation. The legislation requires Alexander Creek, Incorporated to submit necessary amendments to its State corporate charter to complete this conversion. Additionally, the Secretary is directed to negotiate a settlement regarding aboriginal land claims and other claims against the United States. This settlement must aim for parity with similar agreements made by other Village Corporations.
Yes
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill recognizes the Alexander Creek village as a Native village and facilitates land claim settlements.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Recognition of Alexander Creek Village: The bill provides for the recognition of the Alexander Creek village as a Native village (Section 1(b)(2)).
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Settlement of Land Claims: Alexander Creek, Incorporated will enter into negotiations with the Secretary to fairly and equitably settle its aboriginal land claims and other claims against the United States (Section 1(d)(1)).
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Parity in Agreements: The agreement reached through negotiations is intended to achieve parity, in terms of approximate value, with similar agreements made by other Village Corporations (Section 1(d)(3)).
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Surplus Property Eligibility: Alexander Creek, Incorporated will be eligible to receive real property that has been declared as surplus (Section 1(d)(4)(C)).
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Retention of Resource Payments: All future resource payments from the Region will be retained by Alexander Creek, Incorporated (Section 1(e)(1)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Cessation of Regional Benefits: Members of Alexander Creek village will cease to receive benefits from the Region as at-large shareholders (Section 1(e)(1)(A)).
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Liability Protection for the Region: The Region is protected from liability under State, Federal, or local law for damages resulting from the end of payments to the members of Alexander Creek village (Section 1(e)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+5
- 12/2/2025
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
- 4/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced in Senate