Land swap would trade 65,374 federal acres for Chugach Alaska's underground rights
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Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski · Senator · AK
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Official title: Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Family & community
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Chugach Alaska could trade underground rights on about 231,000 acres for about 65,374 acres of federal land, and the Interior Secretary must accept.
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What does this do?
If Chugach Alaska Corporation offers its underground rights to roughly 231,000 acres to the Interior Department, the Secretary of the Interior must accept. In exchange, the government would transfer about 65,374 acres of federal land, mostly Forest Service land plus smaller pieces managed by the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. The deal must be completed within one year of the bill becoming law, and the land transfer can follow "as soon as practicable" after the government receives its title.
Who does it affect?
The bill mainly affects Chugach Alaska and its Alaska Native shareholders, federal land managers, and the four Native village corporations whose lands were involved in the original purchases. People who use the transferred federal land for hunting, fishing, or recreation could also be affected.
Why does it matter?
Chugach Alaska would receive land with more development potential in place of underground rights that were hard to use on conservation lands. Federal land managers would own both the surface and underground rights on those lands, and management of the transferred land could change once it is in private Native corporation hands.
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Based on the “Reported to Senate” text of Sep 17, 2026.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJun 10, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 17, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.