25 U.S.C. § 2219: Application to Alaska

Summary

Congress found many studies about land ownership being split into tiny shares for Indian lands outside Alaska and fixes for that problem, but no similar study has been done for Alaska. Except where the chapter says otherwise, it does not apply to land in Alaska and does not approve any agency or court finding that supports tribal authority over allotment lands or interests in Alaska.

Title 25, §2219

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(a)Findings

Congress finds that—

(1)numerous academic and governmental organizations have studied the nature and extent of fractionated ownership of Indian land outside of Alaska and have proposed solutions to this problem; and

(2)despite these studies, there has not been a comparable effort to analyze the problem, if any, of fractionated ownership in Alaska.

(b)Application of chapter to Alaska

Except as provided in this section, this chapter shall not apply to land located within Alaska.

(c)Rule of construction

Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a ratification of any determination by any agency, instrumentality, or court of the United States that may support the assertion of tribal jurisdiction over allotment lands or interests in such land in Alaska.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, which was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 97–459, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§2219 Application to Alaska

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Title 25, §2219

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