HR 4343 · 100th Congress · Energy
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Energy Plan Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1988-06-10)
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Energy Plan Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress within three years (but not earlier than two years) an energy plan which: (1) includes a national energy policy objectives statement; (2) focuses upon petroleum demand over an estimated period of potential production from the Arctic Coastal Plain; and (3) describes a resource portfolio to meet such demand. Outlines the contents of such report. Requires the Secretary to evaluate potential alternatives to meet petroleum demand scenarios on a consistent basis. Requires the Secretary to prepare a study of present and future oil and gas development in the Alaskan Arctic regions, (excluding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). Outlines the study contents. Requires that the energy plan and study be accompanied by a certain report incorporating a legislative action recommendation concerning the future management of specified lands under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (Coastal Plain lands). Prohibits oil or gas exploration or production within the Coastal Plain, including land exchanges or leasing activities leading to production or exploration, un…
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Cosponsors (4)
3 Democrats1 Republican