A reversion is subject to existing rights and rights-of-way
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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A reversion is subject to existing rights and rights-of-way
The document says “shall”Who acts: Village CorporationsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“the reversion of land to a Village Corporation pursuant to subclause (I) shall be subject to-- "(AA) valid existing rights created by the applicable trust; and "(BB) any existing easements, rights-of-way necessary for public roadway access, or rights-of-way for access of holders of valid existing rights; and”
The first half of subclause (III), which opens In accordance with subsection (g). Land reverting under subclause (I) comes back carrying two things: valid existing rights created by the trust in question, and existing easements and rights-of-way. The rights-of-way named are those necessary for public roadway access and those for access of holders of valid existing rights.
What the document actually says
“the reversion of land to a Village Corporation pursuant to subclause (I) shall be subject to-- "(AA) valid existing rights created by the applicable trust; and "(BB) any existing easements, rights-of-way necessary for public roadway access, or rights-of-way for access of holders of valid existing rights; and”
That sentence, in plain words
Land that goes back still carries older rights. Some rights come from the trust itself. Others are paths and roads across the land.
What this is about
A right-of-way lets someone cross land they do not own. Some are for public roads. Others let rights holders reach their own land.
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Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025, Public Law 119-23, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 403 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ23/html/PLAW-119publ23.htm
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“A reversion is subject to existing rights and rights-of-way,” Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/alaska-native-village-municipal-lands-restoration/proposal/sec02-reversion-subject-to-existing-rights/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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