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Alaska Native Land Exchange for Oil Spill Recovery

Also known as: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

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Key Points

  • This bill, introduced by Alaska's senators, aims to fix a long-standing land dispute caused by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. After the spill, the government bought thousands of acres of surface land for conservation, but the Chugach Alaska Corporation still owned the rights to the resources deep underground.
  • To resolve this conflict, the Chugach Alaska Corporation will trade away its underground rights to roughly 231,000 acres of protected land. In exchange, the federal government will give the corporation about 65,000 acres of new land that is easier to access and develop for economic use.
  • The goal is to fully protect the areas damaged by the oil spill while making sure Alaska Native communities can still benefit from their land. Currently, the split ownership makes it hard for the government to conserve the surface and hard for the corporation to use the resources underneath without causing damage.
  • The exchange involves land in the Chugach Region, including parts of the National Forest System and areas managed by the National Park Service. Once the trade is complete, the government will have total control over the conservation areas, and the corporation will have land it can use to support its shareholders.

Milestones

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Dec 17, 2025Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Dec 2, 2025Senate

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Jun 10, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jun 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 2016
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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