The Nome nugget., 1921-03-05
FULL TEXT DEVELOPMENT BOARD BOARD
 FOR ALASKA

Through the kindness of Repnesen-
 tatve Chsls. w. Brown. the Nugget
 is enabled to preisent below the full text of the Alaska Development Board bill, introduced in ufIe House of Rep
 resentatives March ?. 1920 by Repre- sentative Curry of California. and
 which will probably become the basis of anticipated future changes in the methods of federal administration of
 Alaslcan affairs.
 \ BILL.
 To p,nutd.. for ths. ,ulnli nistration of
 national property and interests in the Territory of Alaska. and for other purposes.
 Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted States of America in Congress as- senbled- That Il board IS hereby creat- ed and established. to be known aE the A1aSl1i Develonnen. Board. which shall be composed of three persons to
 be appointed by the President, by and
 with the advise and consent of the Senate, to serve for terms of seven years. The members Of the board shall reside and maintain their prn- cipal and such branch offices as may he necessary within the Territory of \ Not than t-u.n # bn board shall be appointed from the
 same political party. and they sh;,ll not engage in any other business, vo- ! cation or employment. No vacancy in the board shall impair the righ. cf
 the remaining members to exercise all the power of the board. The chair $s.500 and the other members an an- | nual salary o6 Ss,0o0 each.
 Sec. ?. That the board hereby | created shall. subject to the provisions of this Act ant' under such laws as Con Gress has "nacted or may hereafter ! enact have jurisdiction and control over the care, nSe, and disposition of all reserved and unreserved public lands. includin~ forests and waters and resources crain. over fish and | fisheries. s7alc. re ndeer. mines II: \. l erals and mining In tians. Eskinios, l and other Alaskan natives who .trr
 not citizens. toll roads. and ove1. all 
 ] or which may hc made subject to na- tional ownership. care. dispoG:tion, control. or regulation within the te-- ritorlal limits Of Alaska. except with 1 respect 70 rates regulations. and con- trol of railroads. steamship lines. md | other common carriers, which shall 1 remain subject to the jurisdiction of
 the Interstate Commerce Comm,ssion | under the Act of Congress entitled
 proved February (. 1887. as amended by the Act of Congress approved June 29. 1906. and Acts ;lmentfatory thereof | and supplemental thereto: and to this
 end there is hereby conferred upon the hoard hereby created all the authority. i jurisdiction rights. and powers now corning rhe matters herein described | by any nf the existing executive de-
 mrHments, commissions. bureaus or
 offices.
 | SEC. 3. That the board IS author
 ized to provide itself with furnished
 offices at some accessible point in AL
 aska, and with such branch offices as t1nay he required for the transaction
 of business. with such books, records.
 stationary. and appliances. and such
 office and field assistants, clerks. ste
 nograprers .typewriters. and otlper en- 1 ployees as may be necessary for the
 proper discharge of the duties imposed
 by this Act upon such Board. fixing
 the compensation of such employees
 within appropriations made for that
 purpose.
 f SEC. |. That the heads of der1rt- ments or of Independent commissions.
 bureaus. and offices now having juris-
 diGtion and control over tho matters
 and things su',iect to the provisions
 of this Act are hereby authorize ard
 directed to transfer to the Alaskan De- veloInnent Board such jurisdiction,
 supervision and control. and the ap-
 proprations made therefor may be ex- 1 pended by the board in manner as if
 same were so directed in the appro-
 priation Acts. and such Jurisdiction
 and control shall hereafter he within the province of the Alaskan Develop ment Board and shall cease and deter
 mine under the other aforesaid de- pa rtuentS commissions bureaus and