Murkowski, Young Invite Jewell to Glacier Bay National Park
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, joined together in a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to call upon her expertise and experience in the tourism industry to find a solution to the concessioner contract situation that is threatening to shut down Glacier Bay Lodge and the […]
Wyden Calls for New Basin-Wide Solution to Klamath Water Issues
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called for a new solution to water issues in the Klamath Basin, including possible federal legislation, to lower costs and address the concerns of all stakeholders in the region. “My own take with respect to these intractable resource challenges is that nobody in a situation like this […]
Sen. Murkowski Marks Century Anniversary, Passes Bill Honoring First Athabascan Climber to Summit Denali
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded Senate passage of legislation honoring Alaskan Native Walter Harper, the first man to summit North America’s highest peak. The Denali National Park Improvement Act (S. 157) renames the National Park Service Ranger Station in Talkeetna after Harper. The Talkeetna Ranger Station is home to […]
Wyden, Murkowski Applaud Senate’s Passage of Energy, Lands Bills
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded the Senate’s passage of 14 bills that will encourage the development of energy on federal lands, protect wilderness areas, expand the boundaries of a historically significant site and expand recreational […]
Legislation Finalizing Sealaska Land Claims Advances in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approval of legislation to complete the aboriginal land claims of the Sealaska Native Regional Corp. The Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act (S. 340) was approved Tuesday by the energy panel by unanimous voice vote. […]
Sen. Murkowski Applauds Passage of Bill to Rename Mount McKinley
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commended her colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for helping advance legislation to officially restore the nation’s tallest peak, Mount McKinley, to its traditional Koyukon Athabascan name, Denali. The energy panel on Tuesday approved the measure by voice vote, clearing it for consideration […]
Wyden, Merkley Applaud Step Forward for Secure Rural Schools Extension, Oregon Treasures
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., today applauded the passage of legislation through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that would expand wild and scenic river and wilderness protections for lands in Oregon, as well as provide much-needed payments to timber communities through the Secure Rural Schools program. […]
Committee Passes Helium Legislation, 11 Public Lands Bills
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the committee’s passage of eleven public lands bills that would protect wilderness areas, increase access to wild lands and scenic rivers and expand the boundaries of national parks. “You don’t get these kinds of bipartisan measures passed unless people are […]
Energy Committee Advances 12 Lands, Energy Bills to Full Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded her colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for advancing 12 energy and lands bills out of the panel for consideration by the full Senate. “It’s important to acknowledge the work that has gone into these bills, as some have been worked on […]
Sen. Murkowski Welcomes PILT Payments to Alaskan Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced that the Department of the Interior is distributing $26.5 million to Alaskan communities in compensation for taxes that could not be levied on federal lands in their jurisdictions during fiscal year 2013. The Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program provides monetary compensation to local governments […]