To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Bill: 113-hr-5167
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: 
Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. 
 
Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. 
 
Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. 
 
Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

action_date: 2014-11-12
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. 
 
Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. 
 
Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. 
 
Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

action_date: 2014-11-13
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 12, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. 
 
Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. 
 
Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. 
 
Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7948)
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7948)
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5167.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7948-7949)
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 459.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-618.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-618.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Introduced in House