Arctic National Wildlife Refuge : Legislative Issues.

Reviews early history of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on Alaska's north slope, administered by the Department of Interior through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Describes Congressional action pertaining to ANWR and legislative choices facing Congress; and ass...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Reviews early history of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) on Alaska's north slope, administered by the Department of Interior through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Describes Congressional action pertaining to ANWR and legislative choices facing Congress; and assesses oil, natural gas, and advanced technology energy resources, as well as biological resources, especially caribou habitat. Outlines issues in current legislation, including environmental direction, native lands, revenue disposition options and the Alaska Statehood Act, project labor agreements, oil export restrictions, and compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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