[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2219]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 24--INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
Sec. 2219. Application to Alaska
(a) Findings
Congress finds that--
(1) numerous academic and governmental organizations have
studied the nature and extent of fractionated ownership of Indian
land outside of Alaska and have proposed solutions to this problem;
and
(2) despite these studies, there has not been a comparable
effort to analyze the problem, if any, of fractionated ownership in
Alaska.
(b) Application of chapter to Alaska
Except as provided in this section, this chapter shall not apply to
land located within Alaska.
(c) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a
ratification of any determination by any agency, instrumentality, or
court of the United States that may
