Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
Finishing land transfer to Native village corporation in Alaska
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill lets a Native village corporation near Saxman, Alaska, swap some leftover land rights for about 180 acres in the Tongass National Forest.
- The Interior Department must transfer the surface land to the Cape Fox village corporation if they ask for it in writing.
- The underground rights, like minerals, under that land would go to another Native corporation called Sealaska.
- People will still be able to cross the area to reach nearby national forest land because a public access path is kept.
- Any current legal uses on that land, like existing trails, roads, or permits, would stay in place unless all sides agree to change them.
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Milestones
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S697-699)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
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