S.1680 - Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007

A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge Enhancement Act of 2008 as reported to senate.

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6/21/2007--Introduced.Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Alaska King Cove Road and Sitkinak Island upon: (1) conveyance by the state and other owners of specified non-federal land, inc

Official Summary

6/21/2007--Introduced.
Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Alaska King Cove Road and Sitkinak Island upon:
(1) conveyance by the state and other owners of specified non-federal land, including King Cove Corporation, to the Secretary of title to such non-federal land; and
(2) certification by the governor of the state that the state-owned land at Kinzaroff Lagoon has been designated under state law as a state refuge. Requires the King Cove Road conveyance to be used for construction of a state road. Provides, upon conveyance of the non-federal land to the Secretary, for the designation of the wilderness additions to the Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuges as wilderness.


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03/19/08
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Tickets cost $7 per person and must be purchased in advance at the Habitat for Humanity office, 1119 S. 1680 West. Proceeds from the planned annual event ...

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11/14/08
Land Swap at Izembek NWR Could Win Approval

S. 1680, a proposed land exchange that would remove 206 acres of critical wildlife habitat on a narrow wetland isthmus in order to build a $56 million US taxpayer-funded road, has been attached to an omnibus public lands package of 150 ...

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10/15/08
Demarcated Landscapes: The Izembek Road Proposal: Another Example ...

Called the Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement Act, this bill (S. 1680/H.R. 5151) will do anything but “enhance” wilderness. In fact, the Act would allow the construction of a road between the towns of King Cove and Cold ...

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10/09/08
Alaska Road would Destroy Wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife ...

I strongly oppose a bill (S. 1680) that would remove federal wilderness protection from globally significant wetlands habitat at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in order to build a road between the small communities of King ...

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