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Calendar No. 105 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 156 

[Report No. 113–51] 

To allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within 

Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 28, 2013 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit 

people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State 

of Alaska. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Huna Tlingit Tradi5 tional Gull Egg Use Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR COLLECTION OF GULL EGGS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi3 sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior may allow the 

4 collection of the eggs of glaucous-winged gulls (Larus 

5 glaucescens) not more frequently than twice each calendar 

6 year at up to 5 locations within Glacier Bay National Park 

7 in the State of Alaska by members of the Hoonah Indian 

8 Association. 

9 (b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

10 establish harvest schedules and locations and any other 

11 terms and conditions the Secretary determines to be nec12 essary, based on an annual harvest plan to be prepared 

13 jointly by the Secretary and the Hoonah Indian Associa14 tion. 

15 SEC. 2. LIMITED AUTHORIZATION FOR COLLECTION OF 

16 GULL EGGS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re18 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may allow the col19 lection by members of the Hoonah Indian Association of 

20 the eggs of glaucous-winged gulls (Laurus glaucescens) with21 in Glacier Bay National Park (referred to in this Act as 

22 the ‘‘Park’’) not more frequently than twice each calendar 

23 year at up to 5 locations within the Park, subject to any 

24 terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be 

25 necessary. 


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1 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—For the purposes of sections 

2 203 and 816 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Con3 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 410hh–2, 3126), the collection of 

4 eggs of glaucous-winged gulls within the Park in accordance 

5 with subsection (a) shall be considered to be a use specifi6 cally permitted by that Act. 

7 (c) HARVEST PLAN.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 schedules, locations, and any additional terms and condi9 tions that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 

10 harvesting of eggs of glaucous-winged gulls in the Park, 

11 based on an annual harvest plan to be prepared by the Sec12 retary and the Hoonah Indian Association. 


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Calendar No. 105 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 156 

[Report No. 113–51] 

A BILL 

To allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna 

in the State of Alaska. Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported with an amendment 


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