Federal · 119th Congress
Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
Policy areaNative Americans
Summary
This bill authorizes a land exchange between the Chugach Alaska Corporation (also known as Chugach, an Alaska Native regional corporation in southcentral Alaska) and the federal government.
Specifically, if Chugach offers to convey to the Department of the Interior all rights, title, and interest of Chugach in and to approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate within one year of the bill's enactment, then Interior must accept the offer and convey in exchange all rights, title, and interest of the federal government in and to approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land located in the Chugach region. (The Chugach region includes portions of land on the Kenai Peninsula and the coast of Prince William Sound in Alaska.)
The bill directs Chugach to exclude from its conveyance to Interior all rights, title, and interest in any land, not to exceed a total of 209 acres, for which a village corporation has retained development rights (other than timber development rights) or that has been designated for a shareholder homesite program.
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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.Official Title as Introduced
Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025Short Title(s) as IntroducedShort Title(s) as Reported to Senate
Legislative history5
Sep 17, 2026
SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
Sep 17, 2026
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 17, 2025
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 2, 2025
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Jun 10, 2025
SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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