Don Young

We are attempting to make sure that any lands that are acquired, it takes it off the tax roll, that there is full reimbursement for those small communities. I understand the problem. We have gone from 7.5 in 25 years to 1.5 of rural…

I just want to remind the other gentleman from California, if CARA is not passed, how much money did they get in PILT? How much money do they get?

Then that is the fault of the Committee on Appropriations. But they will have more money than they have now for PILT.

CARA creates a ratio and it will be fully funded under that ratio. As long as the Committee on Appropriations continues to do as they have done in the past, we will match that under the CARA bill. It does not do it historically, but we…

Today I am introducing legislation that would address several matters of concern to Alaska Natives through an amendment to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).

I strongly agree with that but with the understanding the review does not stand in the way of getting this bill enacted into law. I want to make sure we go forth with the law, the review can come after the law, because I am looking at the…

I agree it is my understanding that the Fish and Wildlife Service has authority to undertake this review in a fairly rapid manner. My only concern that any review is truly independent of undue influence. For that reason, I agree with you…

The bill I bring to the House today is designed to make sure that not one dime of wildlife or sport fishing conservation trust funds are misspent again.

First, let me say that I have jurisdiction over the Marianas. We have reviewed this. We requested a GAO report and most of the accusations made, in fact all of the accusations made, by the Interior Department have been proven false. In…

I heartily applaud Ms. Ewing for her initiative in seeking to make her community a better place to live, and for the positive impact she has had on the lives of others.

I heartily applaud Ms. Dickison for her initiative in seeking to make her community a better place to live, and for the positive impact she has had on the lives of others.

I hope that the Congressional Leadership joins with us to pass this historic bill into Law this year.

Another provision of this bill would allow shareholder stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and to their descendants.

This bill will give the Elim Native Corporation 2 years in which to select no more than 60,000 acres depicted on the map dated August 1, 1999, and entitled Land Withdrawal Elim Native Corporation Land Restoration.

The failure to replace these lands has been and continues to be a source of deep concern to the indigenous people of Elim and until this matter is dealt with equitably, it will continue to be a source of great frustration and sense of loss…

Today I am introducing legislation that would address several matters of concern to Alaska Natives through amendments to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971.

I am pleased to introduce H.R. 3013, a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act...

This bill does exactly that.

As I am sure my colleagues will agree, the history of our nation reflects many examples of injustices to Native Americans.

This loss of land from the original Reservation has become over the years a festering wound to the people of Elim.

Our Alaska Natives veterans should not be penalized for serving during the entire dates of the Viet Nam conflict.

This provision allows them to apply for their native allotments and would expand the dates to include the full years of the Viet Nam war.

As the years pass, issues arise which require amending that Act.

I believe it is time that we authorize Alaska Native entities to manage federal conservation units in the manner consistent with lands that they have carefully preserved and utilized for thousands of years.

I believe that Alaska Natives should be given the opportunity to manage federal conservation units that are in close proximity to their own lands.