Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish on any public lands, with specified exceptions, national petroleum reserves, the development of which needs to be regulated in a manner that will meet the total energy needs of the Nation. Requires the Secretary, 60 days before beginning development of such reserves, to give the Congress a detailed plan of the proposed development, explaining the need for the resources as compared with the reasons for prohibiting development to further some other public interest. Directs the Secretary to explore for gas and oil on public lands in Alaska and to prepare a plan for the development of such resources for the approval of Congress.…