Alaska prepares to surrender some Statehood Act land claims as it nears 105 million-acre goal
Alaska is nearing its 105 million-acre land acquisition goal under the Alaska Statehood Act. Because current requests exceed federal legal limits, the state must now surrender some of its claims to remain in compliance.
This week, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced that it is preparing to surrender the claims to as much as 5.7 million acres scattered across the state, an area collectively bigger than New Jersey.
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