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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 10, 1997
Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights and easements, to enter into a land exchange under which there is conveyed to the: (1) Kake Tribal Corporation title to certain land suitable for development; (2) Sealaska Corporation title to subsurface estate in such land needed as municipal watershed area; and (3) United States, by the Kake Corporation, specified lands. Prohibits: (1) timber harvested from lands conveyed to the Kake Tribal Corporation being made available for export as unprocessed logs from Alaska; and (2) the Kake Tribal Corporation from selling, trading, exchanging, substituting, or otherwise conveying such timber to any person for export from Alaska. States that the land exchange valuation shall be in accordance with the Act.
People & committees
Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R–AK
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7223-7224)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 105-100. Additional views filed.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 105-100. Additional views filed.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture and Office of Management and Budget.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-302.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9081)
Introduced in Senate
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