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With Alaska Congressman Don Young’s support, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2838, The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 today. This legislation authorizes the Coast Guard to spend $8.49 billion for FY 2012, $8.6 billion for FY 2013, and $8.7 billion for FY 2014. In addition to securing numerous Alaskan priorities in the underlying bill, Rep. Young fought on the House F... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 441 and H.R. 295 which were both introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young. H.R. 441, the Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for hydroelectricity projects in the Kantishna Hills area located within the Denali National Park. Additionally, this legislation would fa... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced H.R. 3113, the Polar Protection Act. This important legislation would authorize the Coast Guard to enter into long-term lease agreements for two new icebreakers. Specifically, H.R. 3113 requires the Coast Guard to enter into each lease within four years from enactment of the legislation and requires each lease to be at least ten years long. “The race f... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young joined his colleagues on the House General Aviation Caucus this week in sending a letter to Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray, the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The letter urges the Committee to not include aviation user fees in any fashion in their deficit reduction package. User fees on the aviation industry woul... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young participated and spoke at today’s Tanana River Bridge Groundbreaking in Salcha. The construction of the Tanana River Bridge will allow the Alaska railroad to expand to the east, specifically from Fairbanks to Delta Junction. Additionally, the Tanana River Bridge will make it possible for year round, all weather access to the Military’s Joint Pacific Alaska Range Comp... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young joined several colleagues this week in introducing the BARR Preservation Act. In the past, the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program has allowed general aviation aircraft users to opt out of having their flight information made available to the public. However, with the FAA’s recent decision to curtail this decade-old policy and start allowing public acc... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2887, the Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011. This legislation extends federal highway, transit, and highway safety programs, which would have expired at the end of September, through March 31, 2012. Furthermore, this bill continues funding levels for those programs at SAFETEA-LU levels, which is Alaska Congressman Don Youn... Read more »

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed H.R. 2838, The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011 out of committee today. This legislation authorizes the Coast Guard to spend $8.49 billion for FY 2012, $8.6 billion for FY 2013, and $8.7 billion for FY 2014. Alaskan Congressman Don Young worked hard to ensure that several provisions important to Alaska were included i... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young has reintroduced legislation that would reduce transportation project delivery times. H.R. 1952 would shorten the amount of time permits and approvals can be challenged through litigation. “Across America, important projects that would create jobs and modernize our aging infrastructure system are being held hostage,” said Rep. Young. “To solve this problem, it is goin... Read more »

Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted yes today on H.R. 658, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. H.R. 658 is long-term legislation that will set policies and priorities for the nation’s aviation system, and create jobs through infrastructure improvements. This bill passed with a vote of 223 – 196. Congressman Young worked with Chairman Mica to ensure key... Read more »