[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 141 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2041]
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                     OMNIBUS INDIAN ADVANCEMENT ACT

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                               speech of

                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Resources 
Committee and author of title XV of H.R. 5528 as passed by the House, I 
wish to make a statement to provide factual background and clarify 
congressional intent as to the meaning and implementation of that 
title.
  The Secretary of Interior has created allocation pools for acreage 
entitlements of regional corporations under sections 14(h)(1) and 
14(h)(8) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and 
conveyances to one regional corporation under section 14(h)(1) may have 
the effect of reducing the entitlements of all other regional 
corporations under section 14(h)(8). Chugach Alaska Corporation 
(Chugach) currently has significant entitlement remaining under its 
section 14(h)(1) allocation and the Secretary believes Chugach is over-
conveyed under its current section 14(h)(8) but allocations under 
section 14(h)(8) have not been finalized. In the event that any acreage 
ultimately conveyed to Chugach as a result of title XV would have the 
effect of reducing the section 14(h)(8) allocations of other regional 
corporations under current regulations, section 1506(a) provides that 
such reduction shall be charged solely against Chugach's final section 
14(h)(8) allocation, notwithstanding such current regulations, or other 
applicable law.

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