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Alaska Native corporation urges Congress to finish ANCSA entitlement via land exchange
Summary
Cape Fox Corporation and Rep. Nick Begich told a House subcommittee HR 2815 would finalize Cape Fox's ANCSA entitlement by authorizing a land exchange to connect existing parcels and support a hydropower project and other development in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Representative Nick Begich introduced HR 2815, the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025, saying that the bill would authorize a land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service to convey acreage that would connect existing Cape Fox parcels and enable development.
"Land is at the heart of Alaska's future," Begich said. He and Vice President Thomas (Tom) Harris of Cape Fox Corporation described long-standing conveyance obstacles under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and noted that Cape Fox is the…
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