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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2001
Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, to convey to the Huna Totem Corporation and the Sealaska Corporation the surface and subsurface estates, respectively, of specified lands that are readily accessible to the Village of Hoonah and, where possible, located on the road system to such Village (to be identified by the Huna Totem Corporation) in exchange for the surface and subsurface estates of specified municipal watershed lands.Prohibits: (1) timber harvested from land conveyed to Huna Totem Corporation from being exported as unprocessed logs from Alaska; and (2) the Huna Totem Corporation from selling, trading, substituting, or otherwise conveying that timber to any person for export from Alaska.
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Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R–AK
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-434.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-434.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8998; text: CR S8998)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8998; text: CR S8998)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 107-27.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 107-27.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2128)
Introduced in Senate
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