Senate advances measure for possible Port Spencer port

The U.S. Senate has passed legislation aimed at assisting the development of a deep-water port on Alaska’s west coast for Arctic-bound vessels.
The Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act conveys 2,500 acres of federal land.
The state under the measure would receive about 110 acres of federal lands including shoreline and a right of way for a future road from the airstrip to the mainland.
The Coast Guard would retain 161 acres.
The Bering Strait Native Corp. would receive approximately 2,209 acr