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2. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - Wikipedia

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   In 1971, barely one million acres of land in Alaska were in private hands. [33] ANCSA, together with section 6 of Alaska Statehood Act, which the new act allowed to come to fruition, affected ownership to about 148.5 million acres (601,000 km 2) of land in Alaska once wholly controlled by the federal government. [33]

3. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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   Between 1862 and 1934, the federal government granted 1.6 million homesteads and distributed 270,000,000 acres (420,000 sq mi) of federal land for private ownership. This was a total of 10% of all land in the United States. [5] Homesteading was discontinued in 1976, except in Alaska, where it continued until 1986.

4. Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Wikipedia

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   For perspective, in 2016, the Division of Mining, land and water generated $28.4 million through the authorization of state lands and water. [citation needed] Once again, the balance between doing what is prudent for the economy and doing justice to the land and resources is a constant balancing act for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

5. Federal plan would grant 5 Southeast Alaska communities land ...

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   Aug. 7—WASHINGTON — More than 50 years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act passed Congress, a federal proposal seeks to resolve claims with so-called "landless" Alaska Natives from ...

6. Biden administration protects 28M acres of Alaska public ...

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   The Biden administration announced Tuesday it was protecting 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska, reversing a Trump administration effort to open them up to development. The move protects ...

7. List of federal lands in Alaska - Wikipedia

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   134.94 acres (0.5461 km 2) Inupiat Heritage Center (affiliated area) Other NPS protected areas and administrative group 0.00 acres (0 km 2) Fort Egbert: U.S. Army base Iditarod Trail: Bureau of Land Management area National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska: Bureau of Land Management area Steese National Conservation Area: Bureau of Land Management area

8. Federal lands - Wikipedia

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   Over the 1990–2018 time period, the largest decline in federal acreage was in Alaska (a decrease of 9.4%, or 23.0 million acres (0.093 million km 2)) and in the 11 contiguous states of the West (a 3% decrease in federal land, or 10.7 million acres (0.043 million km 2)). [6]

9. 15 Smallest Towns in America - AOL

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   Swett gained fame for being "For Sale" back in 2014, with a listing price of $399,000. The sale included 6 acres of land and a few buildings, including a tire shop. Despite the attention, Swett ...