WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) praised the Senate’s action to approve the Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act. Murkowski introduced the bicameral legislation with Congressman Don Young (R-AK) in May, to streamline future infrastructure development and potential uses of Point Spencer, Alaska by calling for the conveyance of approximately 2,500 acres of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski voted on the final version of the transportation funding agreement, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which passed by a vote of 83-16. The legislation provides funding for our nation’s surface transportation needs over the next five years, from highways to ferries and railroads. Senator Murkowski […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today passed legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young to strengthen and reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary law governing fisheries resources and fishing activities in United States. H.R. 1335, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, aims to […]
JUNEAU—On Tuesday, the House Fisheries Committee passed House Bill 119 sponsored by Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage). The bill seeks to protect the world-famous Bristol Bay fisheries from the harmful impacts of any large-scale metallic sulfide mine located within the boundaries of the existing Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve. “In a couple of months thousands of stakeholders […]