Southeast land exchange bill reintroduced in Congress

A springtime view of Deer Mountain. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)
With a new U.S. Congress convening, Alaska’s Congressional Delegation has reintroduced a bill that would trade federal land for land owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust – including Ketchikan’s Deer Mountain.
A joint statement Thursday from Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young announced that companion bills to accelerate the exchange have been filed.
The House and Senate bills are pre