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Article: U.S. HOUSE PASSES REP. YOUNG'S BILL TO RESOLVE ALASKA NATIVE-COPPER VALLEY ELECTRIC LAND DISPUTES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 17, 2007
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Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee issued the following news release:
Alaska Rep. Don Young's legislation to resolve an ongoing conflict involving certain Alaska Native allotments and the Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA) was approved by the House of Representatives today.
Young's legislation (H.R. 865) was approved by a voice vote.
"H.R. 865 resolves an ongoing conflict between two of my constituencies, an electric cooperative serving several thousand Alaskans and several Alaska Native landowners," Young said during the floor debate on the legislation. "Because of an unusual set of historical and legal circumstances, rights-of-way for electrical transmission lines ...