S 2016 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

This bill authorizes a land exchange between Chugach Alaska Corporation (a Native Regional Corporation) and the U.S. government to resolve a conflict created by the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup efforts. It would exchange approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface rights held by Chugach Alaska for 65,374 acres of surface land owned by the federal government in the Chugach Region. The exchange aims to consolidate ownership of both surface and subsurface rights on these lands, addressing a split ownership issue that has prevented Chugach Alaska from developing its subsurface resources as required by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The bill also includes provisions to protect certain Native Village Corporation development rights and shareholder homesites from the exchange.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 10, 2025 Last action Dec 17, 2025
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Committee
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Dec 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Dec 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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