COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
11:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 2445 (D. Young): To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as a Native village, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3350 (D. Young): To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native veterans. (Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act)
- H.R. 3351 (D. Young): To adapt the lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to similarly situated remote Native American communities, and for other purposes. (Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2007)
- H.R. 3560 (D. Young): To provide for the completion of certain land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. (Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act)
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Michael Nedd (H.R. 2445, H.R. 3350, H.R. 3351, H.R. 3560)
Assistant Director for Minerals
Realty and Resource Protection
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Melissa Simpson (H.R. 3560)
Deputy Undersecretary
Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ben Erulkar (H.R. 3351)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce
Panel II
Stephanie Thompson (H.R. 2445)
President
Alexander Creek
Julie E. Kitka (H.R. 3351)
President
Alaska Federation of Natives
*Accompanied by Paul Applegarth, Chief Executive Officer, Value Enhancement International, LLC
Nelson N. Angapak, Sr. (HR 3350)
Vice President
Alaska Federation of Natives
Panel III
Byron Mallott (H.R. 3560)
Board Member
Sealaska Corporation
* Accompanied by Chris McNeil, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Sealaska Corporation
Buck Lindekugel (H.R. 3560)
Conservation Director
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
*Accompanied by Don Hernandez, Pt. Baker, AK
