S 1826 · 106th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
A bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska for the purpose of assisting that State in fulfilling its responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1999-10-28)
Plain Language Summary
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Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the Governor of Alaska, to certify to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that a bill or resolution has been passed by the Alaska State Legislature which, if approved, would amend the Alaska State Constitution to enable the implementation of State laws consistent with specified provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act which authorize, and provide for local and regional participation in, the taking of fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for nonwasteful subsistence uses. Requires, after such certification, grants to Alaska to fulfill such responsibilities. Outlines specified restrictions on Federal action to manage or assert jurisdiction over land, water, and wild, renewable resources in Alaska for subsistence uses, effective on the date of the above certification (with exceptions). Requires the participation of, and consultation with, Alaska Native Corporations and other Alaska Native entities in undertaking activities to implement such State laws. States that this Act has no effect on any Alaska title claim to any tidal or submerged Alaska lands.…
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