In Alaska Stat. § 37.14.400 – 37.14.450,

(1) “federal trustee” means a person appointed by the President of the United States to serve as a co-trustee of the trust;

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 37.14.450

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “state trustee” means a state officer designated by the governor to serve as a co-trustee of the trust;
(3) “trust” means the trust established for natural resource damage recoveries under the Memorandum of Agreement and Consent Decree entered into by the United States and the state in settlement of claims to money received by the state and federal governments for injury, loss, or destruction to the natural resources affected by the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill, and approved by the court on August 28, 1991.