Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3173 Stikine River Region; Presidential Study and Report to Congress
Title 16 › CHAPTER 51 — ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN AND ACROSS, AND ACCESS INTO, CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNITS › § 3173
Summary
Within five years after December 2, 1980, the President must consult with Canada and report to Congress on whether Canada needs access to the Stikine River region of southeast Alaska. The report must analyze the need and the social, environmental, and economic impacts of access options, including a road along the Stikine and Iskut Rivers.
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Title 16, §3173
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Congress finds that there is a need to study the effect of this Act upon the ability of the Government of Canada to obtain access in the Stikine River region of southeast Alaska. Accordingly, within five years from December 2, 1980, the President shall consult with the Government of Canada and shall submit a report to the Congress containing his findings and recommendations concerning the need, if any, to provide for such access. Such report shall include, among other things, an analysis of the need for access and the social, environmental and economic impacts which may result from various forms of access including, but not limited to, a road along the Stikine and Iskut Rivers, or other alternative routes, should such access be permitted.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2466, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 3173
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102