# 117-hr-9496: Alaska Land Conveyances and Trails Act

117-hr-9496, Alaska Land Conveyances and Trails Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9496
- Congress: 117
- Title: Alaska Land Conveyances and Trails Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-12-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Alaska Land Conveyances and Trails Act This bill addresses issues involving Alaska lands and trails and Alaska Natives. Specifically, the bill establishes within the Bureau of Land Management a program to (1) identify and convey available state-selected land to the University of Alaska to support higher education in the state; and (2) acquire, by purchase or exchange, University of Alaska-owned inholdings (certain interests in land owned by the university) in the state. The bill provides for exclusion of certain settlement trust payments to Alaska natives for purposes of determining eligibility for certain federal programs. The bill (1) designates the Chilkoot National Historic Trail, and (2) provides for a study of the feasibility and desirability of designating the Alaska Long Trail as a national scenic trail.

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- 117-hr-9255: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9496)

## Related
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- [117-hr-9442: Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9442)
- [117-hres-1498: Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritag…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1498)
- [117-hr-9295: To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Cree…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9295)
- [117-hr-9269: To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9269)
- [117-hr-9255: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9255)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9496 (as of 2025-11-18).