[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1486 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1486

To amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the 
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2017

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the 
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. UKPEAGVIK INUPIAT CORPORATION SAND AND GRAVEL RESOURCES.

    Section 3 of the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 (Public Law 
98-366; 98 Stat. 470) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``sec. 3. The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO UKPEAGVIK INUPIAT CORPORATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Inclusions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the conveyance 
        to UIC under subsection (a) shall include all right, title, and 
        interest held by the United States to sand and gravel deposits 
        underlying the surface estate owned by UIC within and 
        contiguous to the Barrow gas fields, in the areas depicted on 
        the map entitled `1984 Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act' and dated 
        April 25, 2016 and more particularly described as follows:
                    ``(A) T. 21 N. R. 16 W., secs. 7, 17-18, 19-21, and 
                28-29.
                    ``(B) T. 21 N. R. 17 W., secs. 1-2, and 11-14.
                    ``(C) T. 22 N., R. 18 W., secs. 4, 9, and 29-32.
                    ``(D) T. 22 N. R. 19 W., secs. 25 and 36.
            ``(2) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Road construction.--In constructing roads to 
                access any of the sand and gravel deposits lying within 
                the areas described in paragraph (1), UIC shall 
                continue to mitigate negative impacts on the nesting 
                sites of the Steller's eider.
                    ``(B) Excavation.--In excavating any of the sand 
                and gravel deposits lying within the areas described in 
                paragraph (1), UIC shall not blast or use explosives 
                during the active nesting season of the Steller's 
                eider.''.
                                 <all>