S. 4889 · 116th Congress
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Fulfillment Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lisa Murkowski
- Introduced
- 2020-11-10
- Latest action
- 2020-11-18 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
Summary
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Fulfillment Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey specified surface estate to certain Alaska Native village corporations, allows the reversion of municipal land to village corporations, and permits the Alaska Native residents of certain Alaska Native villages to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. In addition, the bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is 65 years of age or older for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).