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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To clarify surface transportation for subsistence users of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To clarify surface transportation for subsistence users of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Anaktuvuk Pass Food Security Access Act”.
SEC. 2. Transportation for subsistence users.
Section 201(4)(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 410hh(4)(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, the Secretary shall permit local residents of Anaktuvuk Pass to use snowmobiles, motorboats, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, tracked utility vehicles, and similar off-road vehicles for subsistence purposes. Section 811 shall not apply to the subsistence uses authorized in this paragraph.”.