U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB2016: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
A bill to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
A BILL To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Purposes; Findings (a) Purposes The purposes of this Act 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) Findings Congress finds that-- (1) on March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11,000,000 gallons of crude oil, spreading in the months that followed and covering approximately 1,300 miles of coastline, with immense impact for fish and wildlife and their habitats, and for local industries and communities; (2) civil settlement funds of $900,000,000 paid by Exxon to the United States and the State of Alaska were used to establish the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (referred to in this section as EVOSTC ) and to develop the Program; (3) through the Program, the EVOSTC dedicated nearly 60 percent of the funds to acquire fee title of, and conservation easements …
Sponsors
- Murkowski, Lisa (R) · primary sponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Native Americans, Land use and conservation, Land transfers, Alaska
Common questions
- What is SB2016?
- SB2016 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025.
- What does SB2016 do?
- In its own words: To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB2016?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2016?
- Murkowski, Lisa (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB2016?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2016
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