Murkowski Secures Senate Passage of Bipartisan Lands Package

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, today led the Senate's strong bipartisan approval of S. 47, her Natural Resources Management Act. The Senate passed the legislation this afternoon on a final vote of 92 to 8, and it will now head to the House of Representatives.

"The Senate's overwhelming approval of this bipartisan lands package is a significant victory for Alaska and states across the country, particularly out west," Murkowski said. "From increasing access to federal lands for sportsmen, to land conveyances for communities to boost the local economy, to protecting Alaskans from natural hazards, this package addresses a wide range of priorities important to our state."

Murkowski also spoke to the Alaska-specific provisions within the lands package.

"This bill provides routing flexibility for our proposed natural gas pipeline. It creates new economic opportunities for communities like Kake and Utqiagvik. And it includes a provision that Sen. Sullivan and I have worked long on that will finally uphold our commitment to the Alaska Natives who served during the Vietnam War, but never received the land allotments promised to them by the federal government," Murkowski said.

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