H.R. 6489 is a bill that seeks to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It aims to ensure that Village Corporations in Alaska are not required to transfer land into trust for the state to create Municipal Corporations. The bill provides a mechanism for villages to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6489 is a special rule that says villages in Alaska don't have to give their land to the state just to make new towns. If they've already given the land and no new town was made, they can get it back.