A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to clarify the treatment of submerged lands and ownership by the Alaskan Native Corporation.
Public Law 99-644 · S. 485 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 10, 1986 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Ted Stevens
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 extend for two additional years the time that the State of Alaska can file a judicial challenge to: (1) the conveyance of submerged lands to a Native Corporation or Native group pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act or this Act; or (2) a decision by the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the navigability of water covering such lands.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 10, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-644.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 16, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 4, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.