ANCSA 14(c)(3) Factsheet

The Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 was signed into law on July 7, 2025, as Public Law 119-23 (P.L.  119-23). This law is an amendment to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of December 18, 1971. Section 14(c)(3) of ANCSA requires Alaska Native village corporations to convey title to any municipal corporation (city) in the Native village for lands for existing and foreseeable community needs. If no municipal corporation exists (unincorporated village), such lands were to be conveyed to the State of Alaska in trust for the establishment of a future municipal corporation in the Native village.