Federal Land Acquisition: An Update on Federal Agencies' Progress Under the Alaska Lands Act

摘要

Three major pieces of legislation--the Alaska Statehood Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-508), the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-203), and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (Public Law 96-487, December 2, 1980)--provide the framework for federal and nonfederal land ownership and management in Alaska. As the December 1978 congressional deadline approached, with no lands bill in sight, the executive branch took administrative actions to keep the withdrawn federal lands from reverting to public land status. On December 2, 1980, the President signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The act revoked the 1978 executive branch withdrawals, restricted future executive land withdrawal powers, required congressional concurrence on specific major actions, and mandated specific executive branch actions. The report discusses the agencies involved and an assessment of their progress in management and conservation.