S 2944 · 95th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alaska Lands Conservation and Management Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1978-04-19)
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Alaska Lands Conservation and Management Act - Title I: National Park System - Designates specified areas in Alaska as components of the National Park System. Adds land to the existing areas of specified national parks. Title II: National Wildlife Refuge System - Designates specified areas in Alaska as components of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Establishes the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Alters the boundaries of specified wildlife refuges. Title III: National Wild and Scenic Rivers System - Designates specified rivers in Alaska as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Title IV: National Forest System - Expands the area of the Tongass and the Chugach National Forests in Alaska. Title V: Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas - Designates specified lands within the Tongass National Forest as wilderness. Includes special provisions to provide for access, cabins, aquaculture facilities, and other uses in wilderness areas. Directs the Alaska Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission to conduct studies of wilderness demands, uses, and potential wilderness areas. Title VI: Alaska Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission - Establishes the Alaska Fede…
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