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This bill would allow the City of Anchorage to purchase a 9-acre facility within city limits for the purpose of housing Alaska's National Archives. The state's archives contain both federal and state records dating back to the state's purchase in 1867.

After the National Archive facility in Anchorage was shut down as a cost-saving measure following a National Archives and Records (NARA) budget cut — records were moved to a NARA facility in Seattle, with some state records moved to Juneau.

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