[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4112-S4114]
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SA 6699. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1__. CHUGACH ALASKA LAND EXCHANGE OIL SPILL RECOVERY
ACT.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section 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.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(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 subsection
(c)(5).
(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 subsection (c)(6); 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.
(c) Land Exchange.--
(1) 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)).
(2) Condition on acceptance.--Title to the non-Federal land
exchanged in paragraph (1) shall be in a form that is
acceptable to the Secretary.
(3) Treatment of land conveyed.--Except as otherwise
provided, any land conveyed to Chugach Alaska under paragraph
(1) shall be considered to be land conveyed by the Secretary
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.).
(4) Valid existing rights.--The conveyances under paragraph
(1) 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.
(5) Conveyance of federal exchange land.--The Secretary
shall, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, convey to Chugach Alaska--
(A) 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--
(i) T. 3 N., R. 10 E., Seward Meridian, Drier Bay Parcel,
comprising approximately 2,996 acres of surface estate;
(ii) 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;
(iii) T. 2 N., R. 1 and 2 E., Seward Meridian, Snow River
Parcel, comprising approximately 11,462 acres of surface and
subsurface estate;
(iv) T. 17 and 18 S., R. 8 W., Copper River Meridian,
Hinchinbrook Island Parcel, comprising approximately 2,617
acres of surface and subsurface estate;
(v) 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;
(vi) 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;
(vii) 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;
(viii) 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;
(ix) 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;
(x) 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;
(xi) 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
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(xii) 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
(B) 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--
(i) T. 21 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian, Taan Fjord
Parcel, comprising approximately 450 acres of surface and
subsurface estate;
(ii) T. 21 and 22 S., R. 24 E., Copper River Meridian,
Kageet Point Parcel, comprising approximately 310 acres of
surface and subsurface estate; and
(iii) 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.
(6) Conveyance of non-federal land.--
(A) 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--
(i) 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;
(ii) 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
(iii) 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;
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(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.
(B) Management.--Land acquired by the Secretary under this
paragraph shall--
(i) become part of the unit of Federal land in which the
land acquired by the Secretary is located; and
(ii) be administered in accordance with that unit of
Federal land.
(C) Exclusion of village corporation development and
shareholder sites.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 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--
(i) a Village Corporation has retained development rights,
other than timber development rights; or
(ii) has been designated for a shareholder homesite
program.
(d) Maps, Estimates, and Descriptions.--
(1) 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 section.
(2) Conflict.--If there is a conflict between a map, an
acreage estimate, or a description of land in this section,
the map shall control unless the Secretary and Chugach Alaska
mutually agree otherwise.
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