Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Sep 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
What this bill does
This bill, S. 2554, would allow five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska—Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell—to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations. The Department of the Interior would be directed to convey specific federal lands to each of these new corporations. The bill also states that the subsurface rights for these lands would be conveyed to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska.
The legislation affects the Alaska Native residents of these five communities by allowing them to form corporations and receive land. The bill also directs that any U.S. interests in roads, log transfer facilities, and other related structures on the conveyed land must also be transferred to the respective urban corporations. Additionally, these corporations could establish settlement trusts to support their communities' health, education, welfare, heritage, and culture.
This bill was introduced in 2025 and has been ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with an amendment. The next step in the legislative process would be for the bill to be reported to the full Senate for consideration.
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Official summary
Alaska Native Landless Equity Act
This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements.
Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska.
The land conveyed to each urban corporation must include any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation.
The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities.
Timeline
17 Sep 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
Common questions
- What does S. 2554 do?
- This bill, S. 2554, would allow five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska—Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell—to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations. The Department of the Interior would be directed to convey specific federal lands to each of these new corporations. The bill also states that the subsurface rights for these lands would be conveyed to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. The legislation affects the Alaska Native residents of these five communities by allowing them to form corporations and receive land. The bill also directs that any U.S. interests in roads, log transfer facilities, and other related structures on the conveyed land must also be transferred to the respective urban corporations. Additionally, these corporations could establish settlement trusts to support their communities' health, education, welfare, heritage, and culture. This bill was introduced in 2025 and has been ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with an amendment. The next step in the legislative process would be for the bill to be reported to the full Senate for consideration.
- Has S. 2554 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2554. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2554?
- S. 2554 was sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 2554?
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639. (17 Sep 2026).
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