Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act - Title I: National Park System - Designates specified public lands in Alaska to be included as units of the National Park System.
Title II: National Wildlife Refuge System - Establishes specified areas in Alaska as units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Title III: National Wild and Scenic Rivers System - Lists rivers in Alaska which shall be wild rivers for purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Designates other rivers for study for inclusion as wild and scenic rivers.
Title IV: National Forest System - Adds specified lands to the Tongass and Chugach National Forest in Alaska.
Title V: Designation of Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Area Provisions - Designates specified lands to be included in the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Title VI: Subsistence; Fish and Wildlife Management - Permits establishment of subsistence management zones and prescribes conditions under which subsistence uses may be permitted.
Title VII: Cooperative Study and Planning Commission - Provides for the establishment of the Alaska Cooperative Study and Planning Commission to study, plan and make recommendations concerning proposed land and resource uses in Alaska.
Title VIII: General Administrative Provisions - Provides for withdrawal of designated lands from appropriation under mining and mineral leasing laws. Delineates rights of Native Corporations with respect to designated lands.
Title IX: Mineral Study, Exploration and Extraction in Conservation System Units - Requires that exploration studies not result in any lasting environmental impact which appreciably alters the natural character of the land. Grants the exploring party the right of first refusal should a permit for extraction of minerals other than liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons be issued. Requires competitive bidding where the exploring party refuses the offer of an extraction permit and in all cases concerning the extraction of liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons.
Title X: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets criteria for designation of segments of Iditarod Trail as part of Iditarod National Historic Trail. Requires that lands owned by the State of Alaska, or political subdivisions thereof, be acquired for the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park only by donation or exchange.
Title XI: Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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