# 116-hr-8398: University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act

116-hr-8398, University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8398
- Congress: 116
- Title: University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish a program to identify and convey available federal land in Alaska to the University of Alaska for a land grant to support higher education. No later than two years after enactment of the bill, Alaska and the university may jointly identify no more than 500,000 acres of land for inclusion in the program. Upon the request of Alaska and the university, the BLM shall provide technical assistance in the identification of land. If Alaska and the university submit to the BLM one or more joint letters concurring with the conveyance of all or a portion of the land identified for conveyance, the BLM shall convey the land to the Board of Regents of the university, to be held in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the university. The BLM shall convey no more than 360,000 acres of land to the university. The BLM shall notify Congress upon conveyance of the land.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8973: To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8951: American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8825: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congr…
- 116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8751: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8398 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8398)

## Related
- [116-hr-8973: To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8973)
- [116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8968)
- [116-hr-8951: American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8951)
- [116-hr-8825: To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to pu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8825)
- [116-hr-8768: Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8768)
- [116-hr-8751: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8751)
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