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The bill transfers a large parcel to Doyon, Limited—strengthening tribal title and protecting local cultural sites while expediting conveyance and preserving some public easements, but it reduces federal conservation protections and public review, trading broader public land management and oversight for tribal land control and certainty.
Indigenous community Doyon, Limited gains clear title and expedited possession of ~21,578 acres (selected in 1978), increasing tribal land control, correcting survey/clerical errors, and reducing future boundary disputes.
Local indigenous and nearby rural communities benefit from protections that bar mining and other harmful development near the Geese House, preserving cultural sites and local environmental values.
Local governments, rural communities, and recreationists retain public access because the conveyance reserves public easements under ANCSA §17(b), preserving some public rights over the conveyed lands.
Rural communities, visitors, and conservation interests lose federal protections because roughly 21,578 acres are removed from Denali National Park and Preserve and withdrawal protections are relaxed, reducing lands managed for conservation and potentially decreasing public access and habitat protections.
Local governments, stakeholders, and the public face reduced notice, comment, and appeal opportunities because the conveyance is exempted from regulatory review and certain withdrawals, limiting federal oversight and public review.
Doyon, Limited may face constrained economic flexibility because conveyed land cannot be alienated except back to the U.S., which can limit financing options, leasing, or other economic uses of the land.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Transfers ~21,578 acres of specified Denali National Park land to Doyon, Limited, with use restrictions and a corresponding park boundary adjustment.
Conveys about 21,578 acres of specified federal land in the Denali National Park and Preserve to Doyon, Limited within one year of enactment, subject to valid existing rights and reserved public easements. The conveyance excludes certain lots and lakebeds, prohibits alienation except back to the U.S., mining, and development that would harm the cultural values of the Geese House, and directs a boundary adjustment to remove the conveyed land from the park. The bill also exempts the conveyance from specified DOI regulatory review and past or existing withdrawals, and allows minor clerical or survey corrections with Doyon, Limited's written approval.
Official title: Provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 27, 2026 by Lisa Murkowski · Last progress April 27, 2026