Legal Opinion
Trustees for Alaska v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1987No. S-1142PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Justice.
Alaska was granted the right to select 103,350,000 acres of land from the United States under section 6(a) and (b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, Pub.L. No. 85-508, 72 Stat. 339 (1958) (set out in a note preceding 48 U.S.C. § 21 (1982)). Mineral deposits in selected lands were also conveyed, subject to certain restrictions. Section 6(i) of the Act provides:
All grants made or confirmed under this Act shall include mineral deposits. The grants of mineral lands to the State of Alaska under subsections (a) and (b) of this section are made upon the express condition that all…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by76 opinions
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