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SUMMARY OF KEY ANCSA LAND PROVISIONS Section 11(a)(1): Core township(s), all township bordering the core township, and all townships bordering those townships. Section 11(a)(2): All lands selected by the state or tentatively approved to the state, but not patented. Section 11(a)(3): Up to 3 times the acreage deficiency if the lands withdrawn under Sections 11(a)(1) and 11(a)(2) are not sufficient for the corporation's entitlement. Section 12(a): Original village corporation selections from lands withdrawn under Section 11(a). Selection of core township(s) mandatory. Maximum of 69,120 acres (3 townships) of 11(a)(2) lands and 69,120 acres in refuges established prior to ANCSA. Regional corporation does not obtain subsurface in refuges established prior to ANCSA. Selections must generally be in whole sections (640 acres), compact and contiguous, and where possible not less than 1,280 acres. Section 12(b): Second round of village corporation selections. Lands allocated to regional corporations on basis of number of shareholders. Regional corporation reallocates to village corporations on basis of historic use, subsistence and population. Section 12(c): Regional corporation selections. Entitlement based on size of each region and the lands available after village selections. Lands selected from 11(a)(1) and 11(a)(3) withdrawals. Selections of 11(a)(1) lands must be in even-even or odd-odd townships. (top) Section 14(a): Acreage entitlements for village, corporations based on original shareholder enrollment: 25-99 shareholders 69,120 acres (3 townships) Section 14(c): Lands (surface estate only) to be reconveyed by the village corporation as follows: Section 14(c)(1): Land occupied as of December 18, 1971 as a primary place of residence, primary place of business, reindeer husbandry headquarters site, and subsistence campsite. Section 14(c)(2): Land occupied as of December 18, 1971 by a non-profit organization. Section 14(c)(3): Land to be conveyed to the municipal government or the state in trust for a future municipal government. Improved lands on which the village is located and lands for future community needs and expansion. Originally to be a minimum of 1,280 acres, but amended by ANILCA to be less if agreed to in writing by the corporation and municipality or state in trust. Section 14(c)(4): Conveyance of airports in existence as of December 18, 1971 to the federal, state or local government. In the NANA region 4 communities (Deering, Kobuk, Noorvik, and Shungnak) have completed the 14(c) selection and reconveyance process. Completion of the process is important to clear up land title issues and allow the communities to better manage their own public and private land inholdings within municipalities. Section 14(h)( 1): Conveyance to regional corporations of fee title to existing cemetery sites and historical places. Section 14(h)(8): Remainder of acreage withdrawn under Section 14(h) allocated to all regional corporations on the basis of population. (top) Section 7(i): Regional corporations' must share 70% of all revenues received from timber and subsurface resources with all other regional corporations. Revenues from the sale of sand, rock and gravel are exempt from 7(i) revenue sharing. Section 17(b): Authorized the reservation of public easements across ANCSA lands for access to adjacent public lands. IC's and patents are subject to 17(b) easements. Section 30(e): Amended Section 14(f). When ANCSA corporations merge, the consent authority of the village corporation for subsurface activities within the boundaries of the Native village is delegated to another entity in the Native village composed of the Native residents. As a condition of NANA' s merger with the village corporations, the IRA councils in each village were given this consent authority. (top) © 2003 NANA Regional Corporation |
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NANA is the regional Native corporation for the northwest Arctic region. The Northwest Arctic Borough is the governing body for the region. The NANA region encompasses 38,000 square miles, an area approximately the same size as the state of Indiana. |
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