Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
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Overview
This bill proposes a land exchange between the Chugach Alaska Corporation and the federal government to address historical conflicts stemming from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. If Chugach Alaska offers to transfer approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface land to the Department of the Interior, the federal government must accept and transfer approximately 65,374 acres of surface land in return. The bill is driven by concerns about how the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council’s program impacted Native land ownership and development rights, aiming to consolidate land ownership and resolve these issues. It specifically references a 2022 study by the Bureau of Land Management.
Key provisions
- Chugach Alaska must offer to transfer approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface land to the Department of the Interior.
- The federal government must accept the offer and transfer approximately 65,374 acres of surface land in exchange.
- The exchange excludes up to 209 acres held by Village Corporations with development rights or designated for shareholder homesites.
- The transferred federal land includes parcels within the Chugach Region managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, as identified in the Chugach Region Land Study Report.
- The exchange aims to consolidate Federal ownership of surface and subsurface estates.
- The bill references and builds upon the findings of the Chugach Region Land Study Report.
- Conveyances are subject to existing rights, reservations, and encumbrances.
- The land exchange is intended to balance land selections with cultural history and economic value.
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![Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Begich](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcivik-platform-media-us-east-1-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Flegislator-portraits%2Fcongress%2FB001323.jpg&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
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