Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025

This bill would authorize a land exchange between the federal government and the Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation. If the corporation conveys approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate to the Department of the Interior, the federal government would be required to transfer approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land in the Chugach region to the corporation. The exchange would exclude up to 209 acres where village corporations have retained certain development rights or designated land for shareholder homesite programs.

This bill directly affects the Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, and the Department of the Interior through a mandated exchange of land and subsurface estates. Certain Alaska Native village corporations are also affected, as the bill requires the exclusion of up to 209 acres where these corporations have retained specific development rights or designated shareholder homesites. Additionally, the exchange involves federal land located within the Chugach region, specifically on the Kenai Peninsula and the coast of Prince William Sound.

• Authorization of land exchange. The bill authorizes a land exchange between the federal government and the Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation.
• Conveyance of subsurface estate to the Department of the Interior. If Chugach offers the conveyance within one year of enactment, the Department of the Interior must accept approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate.
• Transfer of federal land to Chugach Alaska Corporation. In exchange for the subsurface estate, the federal government must convey approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land located in the Chugach region to the corporation.
• Exclusion of specific lands from conveyance. Chugach is directed to exclude up to 209 acres from the exchange where village corporations have retained development rights or land has been designated for shareholder homesite programs.

The land exchange is triggered if the Chugach Alaska Corporation offers to convey its subsurface estate interests to the Department of the Interior within one year of the bill's enactment.

The bill facilitates a land exchange involving the Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and involves land within the Chugach region including the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound.

The bill authorizes a land exchange between the federal government and the Chugach Alaska Corporation to facilitate the transfer of approximately 231,000 acres of subsurface estate to the Department of the Interior in exchange for approximately 65,374 acres of fee simple land within the Chugach region of Alaska.