A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 8, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Declares that the Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox) of Saxman, Alaska, shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of specified unconveyed federal land.
Allows Cape Fox to select, and requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, on receiving written notice of the selection, the approximately 99 acres of the surface estate of Tongass National Forest land located outside the exterior selection boundary of Cape Fox.
Requires the Secretary, on conveyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to such land, to convey its subsurface estate to Sealaska Corporation.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-73 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS82 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 20, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
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