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[H.R. 3903 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 386
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3903
[Report No. 119-451]
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for
certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2025
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
January 14, 2026
Additional sponsor: Mr. Hurd of Colorado
January 14, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June
11, 2025]
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A BILL
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for
certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, 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 ``Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil
Spill Recovery Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to authorize, direct, and expedite the exchange of land
and interests in land between Chugach Alaska and the United
States; and
(2) to consolidate Federal ownership of the surface and
subsurface estate of Federal land and interests acquired under
the Program.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ANSCA terms.--The terms ``Native Corporation'',
``Regional Corporation'', and ``Village Corporation'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
(2) Chugach alaska.--The term ``Chugach Alaska'' means the
Chugach Alaska Corporation, a Regional Corporation.
(3) Chugach region land study report.--The term ``Chugach
Region Land Study Report'' means the report and recommendations
submitted to Congress by the Secretary pursuant to section 1113
of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 614).
(4) Federal exchange land.--The term ``Federal exchange
land'' means the approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land
located in the Chugach Region as described in section 4(e).
(5) Non-federal land.--The term ``non-Federal land'' means
the parcels of subsurface land comprising approximately 231,000
acres--
(A) owned by Chugach Alaska and conveyed to Chugach
Alaska pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
(B) described in section 4(f); and
(C) for which--
(i) the United States has acquired fee
title to the surface estate or a conservation
easement on the surface estate pursuant to the
Program; or
(ii) the State has acquired fee title to,
and the United States has acquired a
conservation easement in, the surface estate
pursuant to the Program.
(6) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill Habitat Protection and Acquisition Program of the
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Alaska.
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, if Chugach Alaska offers to convey to the Secretary all
right, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the
Secretary shall accept the offer and convey, pursuant to section
22(j)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1621(j)(1)), all right, title, and interest of the Federal Government
in and to the Federal exchange land subject to the reservation of
public easements required under section 17(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1616(b)).
(b) Condition on Acceptance.--Title to the non-Federal land
exchanged in subsection (a) shall be in a form that is acceptable to
the Secretary.
(c) Treatment of Land Conveyed.--Except as otherwise provided, any
land conveyed to Chugach Alaska under subsection (a) shall be
considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
(d) Valid Existing Rights.--The conveyances under subsection (a)
shall be subject to any valid existing rights, reservations, rights-of-
way, or other encumbrances of third parties in, to, or on the Federal
exchange land or the non-Federal land as of the date of enactment of
this Act.
(e) Conveyance of Federal Exchange Land.--The Secretary shall, as
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, convey to
Chugach Alaska--
(1) all right, title, and interest in and to the National
Forest System land of the Forest Service identified in the
Chugach Regional Land Study and Report, comprising
approximately 63,414 total acres, comprising--
(A) T. 3 N., R. 10 E., Seward Meridian, Drier Bay
Parcel, comprising approximately 2,996 acres of surface
estate;
(B) T. 17 and 18 S., R. 7 and 8 E., Copper River
Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising
approximately 7,876 acres of surface and subsurface
estate;
(C) T. 2 N., R. 1 and 2 E., Seward Meridian, Snow
River Parcel, comprising approximately 11,462 acres of
surface and subsurface estate;
(D) T. 17 and 18 S., R. 8 W., Copper River
Meridian, Hinchinbrook Island Parcel, comprising
approximately 2,617 acres of surface and subsurface
estate;
(E) T. 17 S., R. 7 E., secs. 5, 8, 18, 19, and 30
through 33, Copper River Meridian, Kushtaka Lake
Parcel, comprising approximately 6,375 acres of surface
and subsurface estate;
(F) T. 18 S., R. 7 E., secs. 6 and 7, Copper River
Meridian, Kushtaka Lake Parcel, comprising
approximately 1,280 acres of surface and subsurface
estate;
(G) T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 24 through 26 and 36,
Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising
approximately 2,240 acres of surface and subsurface
estate;
(H) T. 16, S., R. 6 E., secs. 16, 19 through 21,
and 25 through 36, Copper River Meridian, Martin River
Parcel, comprising approximately 8,305 acres of surface
and subsurface estate;
(I) T. 17 S., R. 6 E., secs. 1 through 4, and 10,
Copper River Meridian, Martin River Parcel, comprising
approximately 3,170 acres of surface and subsurface
estate;
(J) T. 16 S., R. 4 E., secs. 1 through 4, 9 through
13, and 24, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River
Parcel, comprising approximately 5,200 acres of surface
and subsurface estate;
(K) T. 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 5 through 9, and 15
through 22, Copper River Meridian, Johnson River
Parcel, comprising approximately 6,165 acres of surface
and subsurface estate; and
(L) T. 19 S., R. 15 E., secs. 12 through 14, 23,
24, 26, 27, 33, and 34, Copper River Meridian, Robinson
Mountains Parcel, comprising approximately 5,728 acres
of surface and subsurface estate; and
(2) all right, title, and interest in and to the Federal
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and National
Park Service identified in the Chugach Regional Land Study and
Report, comprising approximately 1,960 total acres,
comprising--
(A) T. 21 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian, Taan
Fjord Parcel, comprising approximately 450 acres of
surface and subsurface estate;
(B) T. 21 and 22 S., R. 24 E., Copper River
Meridian, Kageet Point Parcel, comprising approximately
310 acres of surface and subsurface estate; and
(C) T. 9 S., R. 2 W., secs. 5 and 6, Copper River
Meridian, Thompson Pass Parcel, comprising 1,200 acres
of surface and subsurface estate.
(f) Conveyance of Non-Federal Land.--
(1) Conveyance.--The non-Federal land to which Chugach
Alaska may convey to the Secretary all right, title, and
interest, that the Secretary determines to be applicable,
includes--
(A) the approximately 130,469.93 subsurface acres,
which comprises--
(i) T. 13 S., R. 1 W., sec. 19, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately 467
acres;
(ii) T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 23 through
27, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 2,627 acres;
(iii) T. 15 S., R. 2 W., secs. 3 through 9,
17 through 19, and 29 through 33, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 8,277.36
acres;
(iv) T. 16 S., R. 2 W., secs. 1 through 4,
and 6, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 2,373.34 acres;
(v) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 32 and 33,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
240 acres;
(vi) T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 3 through 7,
portions of secs. 8 and 9, and secs. 12, 13,
18, 19, 24, 25, 35, and 36, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 3,486.36
acres;
(vii) T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, and
15, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 962 acres;
(viii) T. 13 S., R. 4 W., secs. 26, 27, and
32 through 34, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 2,494.05 acres;
(ix) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1 through 11,
15 through 21, 25, 30, and 31, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 6,750.98
acres;
(x) T. 15 S., R. 4 W., secs. 8 through 12,
16 through 22, and 24, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 5,839.15 acres;
(xi) T. 13 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 9 through
11, 14 through 20, a portion of sec. 21, and
secs. 31 and 36, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 4,216.36 acres;
(xii) T. 14 S., R. 5 W., sec. 1, a portion
of sec. 2, secs. 6 through 12, 14 through 21,
29, and 30, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 9,057.6 acres;
(xiii) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 23 and 24,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
292.97 acres;
(xiv) T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 11, 13, 14,
23, and 24, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,980.69 acres;
(xv) T. 12 S., R. 7 W., secs. 32, 34, 35,
and 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 343 acres;
(xvi) T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1 through
22, 24, 25, and 27 through 36, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 17,234.88
acres;
(xvii) T. 14 S., R. 7 W., secs. 2, 3, and
6, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 203 acres;
(xviii) T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 9
through 11, 13 through 29, and 32 through 36,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
9,282.25 acres;
(xix) T. 14 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 5,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
629.25 acres;
(xx) T. 13 S., R. 9 W., sec. 24, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately 10
acres;
(xxi) T. 10 S., R. 10 W., sec. 32, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately 1.19
acres;
(xxii) T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 1 through 4,
8 through 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 29,
Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 9,314
acres;
(xxiii) T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 11, 14, 15,
21 through 28, and 33 through 36, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 8,684.96
acres;
(xxiv) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 4 through 7,
18, and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,120.50 acres;
(xxv) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 29 through
32, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,404.25 acres;
(xxvi) T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 5 and 8,
Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 743
acres;
(xxvii) T. 3 S., R. 2 W., secs. 22, 23, 25,
26, 33, 35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 2,125 acres;
(xxviii) T. 4 S., R. 2 W., secs. 2, 3, 4,
and 11, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,225 acres;
(xxix) T. 5 S., R. 3 W., secs. 18, 19, 20,
23, 26 through 29, and 32 through 36, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 3,670 acres;
(xxx) T. 5 S., R. 4 W., sec. 13, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 380 acres;
(xxxi) T. 6 S., R. 4 W., sec. 7, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 613 acres;
(xxxii) T. 5 S., R. 5 W., sec. 33, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 620 acres;
(xxxiii) T. 6 S., R. 5 W., secs. 4, 9, 28,
29, 32, and 33, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 3,205 acres;
(xxxiv) T. 7 S., R. 5 W., sec. 4, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 230 acres;
(xxxv) T. 8 S., R. 6 W., secs. 7 through
12, 14 through 22, and 27 through 34, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 6,797.39
acres;
(xxxvi) T. 7 S., R. 7 W., secs. 1, 2, 5, 6,
8, 9, 11 through 14, 16, 17, 23, and 24, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 6,031.78
acres;
(xxxvii) T. 8 S., R. 7 W., secs. 24, 25,
35, and 36, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 705.65 acres; and
(xxxviii) T. 7 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 5, 8,
12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26 (lots 1
through 4), 27, 28, and 29, Seward Meridian,
comprising approximately 6,831.97 acres;
(B) the approximately 24,911.65 subsurface acres in
which the fee title to the surface estate has been
acquired by the State, and a conservation easement in
the surface estate has been acquired by the United
States, pursuant to the Program, which comprises--
(i) T. 16 S., R. 4 W., sec. 6, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 157.49
acres;
(ii) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 35 and 36,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
1,280 acres;
(iii) T. 16 S., R. 5 W., secs. 3, 4, 10,
11, and 12, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,479 acres;
(iv) T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 4 and 9,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
579 acres;
(v) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., sec. 1, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 130 acres;
(vi) T. 9 S., R. 9 W., secs. 26, 27, 33,
34, and 35, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,524.26 acres;
(vii) T. 10 S., R. 10 W., secs. 15, 16, 22,
23, 27, 28, 32, and 33, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 2,183.65 acres;
(viii) T. 4 N., R. 7 E., secs. 12 and 13,
Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 1,145
acres;
(ix) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 12 and 13,
Seward Meridian, comprising approximately 304
acres;
(x) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through 5, 7
through 30, and 33 through 35, Seward Meridian,
comprising approximately 14,712.25 acres; and
(xi) T. 4 N., R. 9 E., secs. 6, 7, 17, 18,
and 19, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,417 acres; and
(C) the approximately 75,655.4 subsurface acres in
which a conservation easement in the surface estate has
been acquired by the United States pursuant to the
Program, which comprises--
(i) T. 13 S., R. 2 W., secs. 33 and 34,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
1,131.75 acres;
(ii) T. 14 S., R. 2 W., secs. 4 through 8,
and 31, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 2,104.92 acres;
(iii) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 12 through
16, 21 through 23, and 28 through 31, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately
5,319.37 acres;
(iv) T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 6 through 8,
and 17 through 20, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 3,899.44 acres;
(v) T. 15 S., R. 3 W., secs. 8 and 9, and
the southern part of sec. 13, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 125 acres;
(vi) T. 16 S., R. 3 W., secs. 1, 11, 12,
14, and 15, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 506 acres;
(vii) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 28 and 29,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
660.15 acres;
(viii) T. 14 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1, 5
through 8, 10 through 15, 22 through 27, and 34
through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 3,516 acres;
(ix) T. 15 S., R. 5 W., secs. 27, 28, 33,
and 34, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,455.63 acres;
(x) T. 11 S., R. 6 W., secs. 25, 26, and 34
through 36, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 2,088.26 acres;
(xi) T. 12 S., R. 6 W., secs. 1 through 3,
8 through 10, and 16 through 19, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 2,777.5
acres;
(xii) T. 11 S., R. 7 W., sec. 31, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately 577.8
acres;
(xiii) T. 12 S., R. 7 W., sec. 5 through 7,
10 through 15, and 18 through 24, Copper River
Meridian, comprising approximately 6,596.93
acres;
(xiv) T. 13 S., R. 7 W., secs. 18 and 19,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
700 acres;
(xv) T. 10 S., R. 8 W., secs. 33 and 34,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
1,197 acres;
(xvi) T. 11 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through 4,
10 through 16, 21 through 26, 31, 35, and 36,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
7,647.41 acres;
(xvii) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1, 12
through 14, and 24, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 591.75 acres;
(xviii) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 1 through
3, 10, 11, 14 through 16, 21 and 22, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately 2,112
acres;
(xix) T. 12 S., R. 8 W., secs. 5 through 8,
18, and 19, Copper River Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,220.5 acres;
(xx) T. 13 S., R. 8 W., secs. 13, 14, 17,
19 through 21, 23, 24, and 28 through 30,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
1,400 acres;
(xxi) T. 11 S., R. 9 W., secs. 22, 23, 25,
26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, Copper River Meridian,
comprising approximately 1,157.75 acres;
(xxii) T. 12 S., R. 9 W., secs. 1 through
4, 9 through 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27, Copper
River Meridian, comprising approximately
6,445.71 acres;
(xxiii) T. 13 S., R. 9 W., secs. 24 and 25,
Copper River Meridian, comprising approximately
345.33 acres;
(xxiv) T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 1, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 64.16 acres;
(xxv) T. 3 N., R. 7 E., secs. 24, 25, and
36, Seward Meridian, comprising approximately
385.75 acres;
(xxvi) T. 1 N., R. 8 E., secs. 11, 14, 15,
22, 23, 26, and 27, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,667.65 acres;
(xxvii) T. 2 N., R. 8 E., secs. 2 through
11, 26, 30, 31, 32, and 35, Seward Meridian,
comprising approximately 4,339.84 acres;
(xxviii) T. 3 N., R. 8 E., secs. 1 through
4, 8 through 11, 14 through 17, 19 through 23,
and 26 through 35, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 11,339.4 acres;
(xxix) T. 4 N., R. 8 E., sec. 35, Seward
Meridian, comprising approximately 1.5 acres;
(xxx) T. 1 N., R. 9 E., secs. 1, 2, 11
through 14, and 24, Seward Meridian, comprising
approximately 1,560.25 acres; and
(xxxi) T. 1 N., R. 10 E., secs. 6, 7, 17
through 20, 29 and 30, Seward Meridian,
comprising approximately 2,720.65 acres.
(2) Management.--Land acquired by the Secretary under this
subsection shall--
(A) become part of the unit of Federal land in
which the land acquired by the Secretary is located;
and
(B) be administered in accordance with that unit of
Federal land.
(3) Exclusion of village corporation development and
shareholder sites.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), Chugach
Alaska shall exclude from the conveyance of non-Federal land
all right, title, and interest in any land, not to exceed a
total of 209 acres, that--
(A) a Village Corporation has retained development
rights, other than timber development rights; or
(B) has been designated for a shareholder homesite
program.
SEC. 5. MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) Minor Errors.--The Secretary and Chugach Alaska may correct, by
mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or
description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act.
(b) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage
estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control
unless the Secretary and Chugach Alaska mutually agree otherwise.
Union Calendar No. 386
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3903
[Report No. 119-451]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for
certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
January 14, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed