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2/12/2008--Introduced.13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to set forth land selection rights of the 13th Regional Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation, within five years, to select up to 1,453,388 acres from specified public la

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2/12/2008--Introduced.
13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to set forth land selection rights of the 13th Regional Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation, within five years, to select up to 1,453,388 acres from specified public lands and directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Corporation the surface and subsurface estate of no more than 1,162,710 acres of the lands selected. Prohibits any selection within the geographical region of any other Alaska Native Regional Corporation without such Regional Corporation's written approval. Sets forth:
(1) limitations on lands that may be selected;
(2) restrictions on rights, use, management, and sale of lands conveyed; and
(3) requirements for timber and subsurface estate revenue sharing by the 13th Regional Corporation and the other 12 Regional Corporations.


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