A bill to amend Section 504 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to promote the development of mineral wealth in Alaska.
Public Law 99-235 · H.R. 2651 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jan 9, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to permit the holder of an unperfected mining claim to continue to hold and explore its unperfected claims in the Greens Creek area of the Admiralty Island National Monument, Alaska, for an additional year.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate with Shee Atika, Inc. to preserve the Shee Atika lands as wilderness.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jan 9, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-235.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jan 3, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 12, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 7, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 5, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 3, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.