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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 43. PUBLIC LANDS |
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Chapter 33. ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT |
§ 1602. Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term— (a) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior; (b) “Native” means a citizen of the United States who is a person of one-fourth degree or more Alaska Indian (including Tsimshian Indians not enrolled in the Metlaktla (k) “Fund” means the Alaska Native Fund in the Treasury of the United States established by section 1605 of this title; (l) “Planning Commission” means the Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission established by section 1616 of this title; (m) “Native Corporation” means any Regional Corporation, any Village Corporation, any Urban Corporation, and any Group Corporation; (n) “Group Corporation” means an Alaska Native Group Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on behalf of members of a Native group in accordance with the terms of this chapter; (o) “Urban Corporation” means an Alaska Native Urban Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage and/or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on behalf of members of an urban community of Natives in accordance with the terms of this chapter; (p) “Settlement Common Stock” means stock of a Native Corporation issued pursuant to section 1606(g)(1) of this title that carries with it the rights and restrictions listed in section 1606(h)(1) of this title; (q) “Replacement Common Stock” means stock of a Native Corporation issued in exchange for Settlement Common Stock pursuant to section 1606(h)(3) of this title; (r) “Descendant of a Native” means— (1) a lineal descendant of a Native or of an individual who would have been a Native if such individual were alive on December 18, 1971 , or(2) an adoptee of a Native or of a descendant of a Native, whose adoption— (A) occurred prior to his or her majority, and (B) is recognized at law or in equity; (s) “Alienability restrictions” means the restrictions imposed on Settlement Common Stock by section 1606(h)(1)(B) of this title; (t) “Settlement Trust” means a trust— (1) established and registered by a Native Corporation under the laws of the State of Alaska pursuant to a resolution of its shareholders, and (2) operated for the benefit of shareholders, Natives, and descendants of Natives, in accordance with section 1629e of this title and the laws of the State of Alaska.
References In Text
Section 6(g) of the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e), is section 6(g) of Pub. L. 85–508,
Amendments
2000—Subsec. (t)(2). Pub. L. 106–194 substituted “benefit of shareholders, Natives, and descendants of Natives,” for “sole benefit of the holders of the corporation’s Settlement Common Stock”.
1988—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100–241, § 3(1), inserted “group,” after “individual,”.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 100–241, § 3(2), struck out “and” at end.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 100–241, § 3(3), substituted semicolon for period.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 100–241, § 3(4), substituted “Group Corporation;” for “Native Group.”
Subsecs. (n) to (t). Pub. L. 100–241, § 3(5), added subsecs. (n) to (t).
1980—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 96–487 added subsec. (m).
Definitions
Pub. L. 108–452, § 2,