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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 12, 2022
Alaska Land Conveyances and Trails Act
This bill addresses issues involving Alaska lands and trails and Alaska Natives.
Specifically, the bill establishes within the Bureau of Land Management a program to (1) identify and convey available state-selected land to the University of Alaska to support higher education in the state; and (2) acquire, by purchase or exchange, University of Alaska-owned inholdings (certain interests in land owned by the university) in the state.
The bill provides for exclusion of certain settlement trust payments to Alaska natives for purposes of determining eligibility for certain federal programs.
The bill (1) designates the Chilkoot National Historic Trail, and (2) provides for a study of the feasibility and desirability of designating the Alaska Long Trail as a national scenic trail.
People & committees
Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] · D–AK
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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