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Discussion continues over Native land bill
Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Dec 14, 2020
Petersburg’s borough assembly later this winter may continue its discussion of legislation to transfer national forest land to five new Native corporations. The assembly this month heard from supporters and opponents of the bill.
The legislation introduced this fall by Alaska’s congressional delegation would grant over 23,000 acres each to five new urban corporations in Petersburg, Wrangell, Haines, Tenakee and Ketchikan. It’s been introduced before but the latest version includes specific land selections that are prompting some opposition. Near Petersburg there are parcels identified from the Tongass National Forest on Mitkof and Kupreanof islands along with Thomas Bay on the mainland. Some of those selections also include roads, forest service cabins and other public infrastructure.