ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1486
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-06-29
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Birds

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Oil and gas

Roads and highways

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017</b></p> This bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 to require the Department of the Interior to convey to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC), an Alaska Native village corporation, sand and gravel deposits underlying specified surface estate owned by the UIC upon execution of an agreement between the UIC and North Slope Borough, Alaska.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1486 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017 . 2. Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources Section 3 of the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–366 ; 98 Stat. 470) is amended— (1) by striking Sec. 3. The Secretary and inserting the following: 3. Conveyance to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (a) In general The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Inclusions (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the conveyance to UIC under subsection (a) shall include all right, title, and interest held by the United States to sand and gravel deposits underlying the surface estate owned by UIC within and contiguous to the Barrow gas fields, in the areas depicted on the map entitled 1984 Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act and dated April 25, 2016 and more particularly described as follows: (A) T. 21 N. R. 16 W., secs. 7, 17-18, 19-21, and 28-29. (B) T. 21 N. R. 17 W., secs. 1-2, and 11-14. (C) T. 22 N., R. 18 W., secs. 4, 9, and 29-32. (D) T. 22 N. R. 19 W., secs. 25 and 36. (2) Requirements (A) Road construction In constructing roads to access any of the sand and gravel deposits lying within the areas described in paragraph (1), UIC shall continue to mitigate negative impacts on the nesting sites of the Steller’s eider. (B) Excavation In excavating any of the sand and gravel deposits lying within the areas described in paragraph (1), UIC shall not blast or use explosives during the active nesting season of the Steller’s eider. .