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H. Rept. 119-451 1 (2026-01-14)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        2d Session   j HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-451






                           CHUGACH ALASKA LAND EXCHANGE OIL SPILL
                                         RECOVERY ACT OF 2025



                     JANUARY 14, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed



                        Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
                                           submitted  the following


                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 3903]

                       The Committee   on  Natural Resources,  to whom   was referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3903) to exchange non-Federal  land held by  the Chugach
                     Alaska  Corporation  for certain Federal Land   in the Chugach   Re-
                     gion, and for other purposes,  having  considered the  same, reports
                     favorably thereon  with  an amendment and recommends that the
                     bill as amended do pass.
                       The amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                     This Act may be cited as the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery
                     Act of 2025.
                     SEC. 2. 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.
                     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
                     In  this Act:
                          (1) ANSCA TERMS.-The terms Native Corporation, Regional Corporation,
                        and Village Corporation have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of
                        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
                          (2) CHUGACH ALASKA.-The term Chugach Alaska means the Chugach Alas-
                        ka Corporation, a Regional Corporation.
                          (3) CHUGACH REGION LAND STUDY REPORT.-The term Chugach Region Land
                        Study Report means the report and recommendations submitted to Congress
                        by the Secretary pursuant to section 1113 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva-
                        tion, Management, and Recreation Act (Public Law 116-9; 133 Stat. 614).

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