# 119-hr-2815: Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

119-hr-2815, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2815
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Finalizes Cape Fox's land entitlement** by conveying roughly 180 acres of Tongass National Forest surface land to Cape Fox and assigning the matching subsurface estate to Sealaska Corporation. It waives Cape Fox's core township selection requirement and sets the terms for selection and conveyance once Cape Fox provides written notice. - Cape Fox Village Corporation: Waives the core township requirement and may select about 180 acres of Federal surface land outside its original boundary. The law directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey that surface land to Cape Fox after Cape Fox gives written notice. - Sealaska Corporation: Receives the corresponding subsurface estate for the conveyed land, fulfilling its Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act subsurface entitlement. - Public access and third parties: Conveyances are subject to a public access easement under ANCSA section 17(b) to allow access inland from George Inlet and remain subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-way, and other encumbrances unless the parties agree otherwise.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cape Fox freed from township picks: benefit, low. The law drops the rule that Cape Fox must select or receive about 185 acres within the Saxman township. The parcels are about 40 acres in T.74 S., R.90 E., sec. 10 (SWNE), and about 144.57 acres in T.75 S., R.91 E., sec. 1 (lots 1, 3, and 4), Copper River Meridian. This change takes effect on enact…
- Cape Fox land transfer finalized: benefit, low. Cape Fox can select about 180 acres of federal surface land in the Tongass National Forest, shown on a map dated December 18, 2023. Cape Fox must send written notice within 90 days after enactment. After Interior gets the notice, it must transfer the surface to Cape Fox and, at the same time, the s…
- Public access kept and rights preserved: mixed, low. The land transfer keeps a public easement so people can cross from George Inlet to National Forest land inland on Revillagigedo Island. All transfers stay subject to valid existing rights, reservations, and rights-of-way on the land at enactment, unless Interior, Agriculture, and Cape Fox agree oth…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2815 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2815)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4075)
- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2815 (as of 2026-10-08).