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HR 1493 98th Congress House Animals Alaska Animals and Animal Protection Hunting Land use Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Real Property Sports and Athletics Trapping

A bill to redesignate public land in Alaska to allow hunting.

Introduced: February 15, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Feb 15, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Feb 15, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to increase the acreage of the following preserves in Alaska (thereby easing restrictions on hunting on certain lands): (1) the Katmai National Preserve; (2) the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve; (3) the Noatak National Preserve; (4) the Lake Clark National Preserve; (5) the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve; (6) the Denali National Preserve; (7) the Kenai Fjords National Preserve; (8) the Glacier Bay National Preserve; and (9) the Aniakchak National Preserve.

What's happening now March 8, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 49 Identical bill A bill to reopen hunting and trapping lands in Alaska.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 9, 1983
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Feb 15, 1983
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