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Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal

States Newsroom · September 30, 2026

Alaska’s decades-long quest to obtain millions of acres of land from the federal government under the Alaska Statehood Act is getting closer to an end. But because the state is getting closer to its goal, its requests now exceed a limit in federal law. This week, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced…

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Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal

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