Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
Alaska Native Land Exchange for Oil Spill Recovery
Superseded
The companion bill in the other chamber is advancing instead.
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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.
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Milestones
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
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