S 2525 · 96th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Arctic North Slope National Conservation Area Act

Introduced 1980-04-02· Sponsored by Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1980-04-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Arctic North Slope National Conservation Area Act - Title I: Short Title, Policy, and Purposes - States that the purposes of the Congress in enacting this Act are to: (1) establish the Arctic North Slope National Conservation Area in the State of Alaska; (2) encourage and promote the prompt and orderly leasing of lands for exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Area; (3) provide protection, consistent with multiple use management of the Area, of other resources of the Area; (4) provide opportunities for the continued subsistence use of the Areas as an element of multiple use; and (5) create an independent, wholly federally owned corporation to expedite exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources located within the Area. Title II: Establishment and Planning of the Area - Redesignates the area known as the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska as the Arctic North Slope National Conservation Area to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management. Withdraws and reserves subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the exterior boundaries of such Area from all forms of entry and …

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