COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
10:00 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 5617 (Young), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corporation. "13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act"
• H.R. 5781 (Young), To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska. "Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Jim Hughes
Deputy Director
Bureau of Land Management

Panel II

Ms. Robin Nazzaro
Director
Natural Resources and Environment Team
Government Accountability Office

Mr. Robert Wilkinson
CEO
Cooper Valley Electric Association

Mr. Norman Ream
President
13th Regional Corporation

Ms. Julie Kitka
President
Alaska Federation of Natives