# 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-8973, To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes., 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-8973
- Congress: 116
- Title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey up to 6,400 acres of surface estate to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation, for the village of Canyon Village. Further, Interior must convey equal acreage of subsurface estate to Doyon Limited, the Alaska Native regional corporation for Canyon Village.

## Related bills

- 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
- 116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8973)

## Related
- [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)
- [116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8729)
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