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Public Law94th CongressLand use
S. 1469Became Law

An Act to provide, under or by amendment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, for the late enrollment of certain Natives, the establishment of an escrow account for the proceeds of certain lands, the treatment of certain payments and grants, and the consolidation of existing regional corporations, and for other purposes.

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What it doesSummary senate agreed to house amendment with amendment (Dec 18, 1975)

(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enroll those Alaska Natives otherwise qualified under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, but who missed the March 30, 1973, deadline.

Authorizes the Secretary to allow Natives enrolled to villages or groups not recognized as village corporations to enroll in a sanctioned Village Corporation or to remain enrolled on an at-large basis in the Regional Corporation of the region in which the village or group is located.

Grants authority to the Secretary to deposit receipts derived from contracts, leases, permits, rights-of-way, or easements pertaining to land or resources of land in an escrow account until such time as disposition is made of the land. Authorizes the paying of interest on the funds held in the escrow account at the prevailing interest rate on short-term obligations.

Exempts Native corporations organized under the Act from the provisions of Federal securities laws during the time that the stock of those corporations is subject to prohibitions on sale or disposition.

Authorizes mergers or consolidations among Native corporations within the same region. Requires that the plan of merger provide that the right to explore, develop, or remove minerals from the subsurface estate in the lands within the boundaries of any Native village are to be subject to the consent of the Village Corporation.

Extends the life of the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for three years from December 31, 1976, to June 30, 1979.

Authorizes the southeast region (Sealaska, Inc.) to select its acreage entitlement from lands which were withdrawn in the National Forest for selection by the village corporation, but which were not so selected.

Excludes until 1992 the stock of any Native corporation, including the right to receive dividends therefrom, from the gross estate of a decedent under the Internal Revenue Code.

Directs the Secretary to pay, by grant, $250,000 to each of the Native corporations of the cities of Juneau, Sitka, Kodiak, and Kenai, and $100,000 to each of the village corporations of Artic Village, Elim, Gambell, Savoonga, Tetlin, and Venetie.

Directs the Secretary to convey to Koniag, Inc., the Native Regional Corporation for the Kodiak Region, approximately 186,000 acres of subsurface estate in the area which was withdrawn for that purpose.

What just happenedJan 2, 1976

Public law 94-204.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK](R-AK)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
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  • Public LawJan 2, 1976
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  1. Jan 2, 1976PresidentE40000

    Public law 94-204.

  2. Jan 2, 1976BecameLaw36000

    Public law 94-204.

  3. Jan 2, 1976PresidentE30000

    Signed by President.

  4. Jan 2, 1976BecameLaw36000

    Signed by President.

  5. Dec 22, 1975FloorE20000

    Measure presented to President.

  6. Dec 22, 1975President28000

    Measure presented to President.

  7. Dec 22, 1975President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

  8. Dec 22, 1975PresidentE05000

    Measure enrolled in House.

  9. Dec 19, 1975ResolvingDifferencesH41610

    House agreed to Senate amendments.

  10. Dec 19, 1975NotUsed19500

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments.

  11. Dec 18, 1975ResolvingDifferences

    Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.

  12. Dec 18, 1975NotUsed20500

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.

  13. Dec 16, 1975FloorH37100

    Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6644.

  14. Dec 16, 1975Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6644.

  15. Dec 16, 1975FloorH30000

    Measure considered in House.

  16. Dec 16, 1975DischargeH12300

    Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged in House.

    Natural Resources Committee
  17. Dec 16, 1975Committee5500

    Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged in House.

    Natural Resources Committee
  18. Sep 3, 1975IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Natural Resources Committee
  19. Aug 1, 1975Floor

    Measure passed Senate, amended.

  20. Aug 1, 1975Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

  21. Aug 1, 1975Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

  22. Aug 1, 1975Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

  23. Aug 1, 1975Committee

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 94-361.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  24. Aug 1, 1975Committee14000

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 94-361.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  25. Apr 17, 1975IntroReferral

    Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  26. Apr 17, 1975IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Senate agreed to House amendment with amendmentDec 18, 197539
(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment)

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enroll those Alaska Natives otherwise qualified under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, but who missed the March 30, 1973, deadline.

Authorizes the Secretary to allow Natives enrolled to villages or groups not recognized as village corporations to enroll in a sanctioned Village Corporation or to remain enrolled on an at-large basis in the Regional Corporation of the region in which the village or group is located.

Grants authority to the Secretary to deposit receipts derived from contracts, leases, permits, rights-of-way, or easements pertaining to land or resources of land in an escrow account until such time as disposition is made of the land. Authorizes the paying of interest on the funds held in the escrow account at the prevailing interest rate on short-term obligations.

Exempts Native corporations organized under the Act from the provisions of Federal securities laws during the time that the stock of those corporations is subject to prohibitions on sale or disposition.

Authorizes mergers or consolidations among Native corporations within the same region. Requires that the plan of merger provide that the right to explore, develop, or remove minerals from the subsurface estate in the lands within the boundaries of any Native village are to be subject to the consent of the Village Corporation.

Extends the life of the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for three years from December 31, 1976, to June 30, 1979.

Authorizes the southeast region (Sealaska, Inc.) to select its acreage entitlement from lands which were withdrawn in the National Forest for selection by the village corporation, but which were not so selected.

Excludes until 1992 the stock of any Native corporation, including the right to receive dividends therefrom, from the gross estate of a decedent under the Internal Revenue Code.

Directs the Secretary to pay, by grant, $250,000 to each of the Native corporations of the cities of Juneau, Sitka, Kodiak, and Kenai, and $100,000 to each of the village corporations of Artic Village, Elim, Gambell, Savoonga, Tetlin, and Venetie.

Directs the Secretary to convey to Koniag, Inc., the Native Regional Corporation for the Kodiak Region, approximately 186,000 acres of subsurface estate in the area which was withdrawn for that purpose.

Introduced in SenateApr 17, 197500

Extends the authority of the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska, established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act until June 30, 1979.