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Lisa Murkowski: “A group that can establish its existence in 1936 with 'a common bond of occupation, or association, or residence within…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2012
A group that can establish its existence in 1936 with 'a common bond of occupation, or association, or residence within a well-defined neighborhood, community, or rural district' could seek to be organized under the Alaska Amendment to the IRA.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski discusses eligibility for Alaska IRA organization based on historical community bonds.

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