ANCSA Amendment
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13 a. ANCSA Amendment
All land and interests in land in the State of Alaska conveyed by the Federal Government under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to a Native Corporation and reconveyed by that Native Corporation, or a successor in interest, in exchange for any other land or interest in land in the State of Alaska and located within the same region (as defined in section 9(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1608(a)),[1] to a Native Corporation under an exchange or other conveyance, shall be deemed, notwithstanding the conveyance or exchange, to have been conveyed pursuant to that Act.
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Summary
The ANCSA Amendment states that any land or interests in land in Alaska conveyed by the Federal Government under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and later reconveyed by a Native Corporation or its successor in exchange for other land or interests within the same region, will still be considered as conveyed under the original act. In other words, the amendment ensures that the original intent and provisions of the ANCSA are upheld even in cases of subsequent exchanges.
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