Geese House Site Conveyance Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires Interior to convey roughly 21,578 acres selected by Doyon, Limited in 1978, within one year and subject to valid existing rights. It excludes two specified lots and land beneath two lakes, requires Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act public easements, and treats the transfer as an ANCSA section 14(h)(8) conveyance. Doyon may not transfer the land to anyone other than the United States, allow mining or mineral activity, or permit development that diminishes the Geese House's cultural value. Interior must remove the conveyed acreage from Denali's boundary and align the remaining boundary with the bill's map where practicable. The transfer is exempt from 43 C.F.R. part 2650 and existing withdrawals. Interior may make minor survey corrections only with Doyon's written approval.
Who Benefits and How
Doyon, Limited and Alaska Native shareholders benefit from title to a long-selected cultural landscape and authority to steward the Geese House site outside the Denali preserve boundary. Alaska residents and public-access users benefit from mandatory reservation of ANCSA section 17(b) easements, while cultural preservation organizations benefit from permanent anti-mining, anti-alienation, and protective-development covenants.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Doyon land managers must comply with permanent restrictions on transfer, mining, mineral activity, and culturally harmful development, limiting the parcel's commercial uses. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service administrators must complete title and survey work within one year, reserve easements, correct the Denali boundary, and enforce the conveyance conditions.
Key Provisions
- Requires Interior to convey approximately 21,578 acres to Doyon, Limited within one year, subject to valid rights and specified exclusions.
- Requires reservation of statutory public easements and adjustment of the Denali National Park and Preserve boundary.
- Prohibits transfer to anyone but the United States, all mining or mineral activity, and development that derogates Geese House cultural significance.
- Exempts the conveyance from 43 C.F.R. part 2650 and existing withdrawals.
- Allows minor survey or legal-description corrections only with Doyon's written approval.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Convey approximately 21,578 acres in Denali National Park and Preserve to Doyon, Limited while reserving public access and permanently protecting the Geese House cultural site.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Alaska Native Affairs, Historic Preservation
Primary Purpose
Convey approximately 21,578 acres in Denali National Park and Preserve to Doyon, Limited while reserving public access and permanently protecting the Geese House cultural site.
Policy Domains
Geese House Site Conveyance Act
Identified Gains
- Doyon Limited shareholders
- Alaska public-access users and residents
- Cultural preservation organizations
Identified Costs
- Doyon land managers
- Department of the Interior conveyance administrators
- National Park Service boundary staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Alaska public-easement users, Doyon, Limited, Holders of valid existing land rights
Bureau of Land Management title staff, Department of the Interior conveyance administrators, National Park Service boundary staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "recipient"
- → Doyon, Limited
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "park_administrator"
- → National Park Service
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Approximately 21,578 selected acres identified by the listed BLM serial numbers and April 14, 2026 map, excluding the specified lots and lakebeds.
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