Type:Notice
Citation:90 FR 4780
Reading Time:about 2 minutes
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a decision to transfer the surface rights of specific lands to Cook Inlet Region, Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. The United States will keep ownership of the subsurface rights. The lands are located within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. People or parties who believe they have a property interest in these lands have the opportunity to appeal the decision by a specific deadline.
Simple Explanation
The government is giving some of the land's top layer to a group in Alaska, but it will keep what's under the ground. People who think they own part of this land can say it's not fair if they do it by a certain time.