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Don Young: “The reason I ask that question is I have heard some people are claiming that they own the subsurface, and that would…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
The reason I ask that question is I have heard some people are claiming that they own the subsurface, and that would stop road. That is not the law, to my knowledge.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

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Young clarifies legal misconceptions regarding land ownership and subsurface rights related to the project.

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