Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/1171

 PUBLIC LAW 96-487—DEC. 2, 1980

94 STAT. 2449

(c) After completion of the study, the Secretary shall make findings on— (1) the potential oil and gas resources of these lands; (2) the impact of oil and gas development on the wildlife resources on these lands, particularly the Arctic and Porcupine caribou herds and the polar bear; (3) the national need for development of the oil and gas resources of all or any portion of these lands; (4) the national interest in preservation of the wilderness characteristics of these lands; and (5) the national interest in protection of the wildlife resources of these lands. (d) In the course of the study, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and other Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, Native Village and Regional Corporations, the North Slope Borough, the Alaska Land Use Council and the Government of Canada. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment on a draft study and proposed findings prior to their final approval. (e) The Secretary shall submit the study and his findings to the President and the Congress no later than eight years after the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall submit annual reports to Congress on the progress in carrying out this title. (f) Nothing in this title shall be construed as impeding, delaying, or otherwise affecting the selection and conveyance of land to the State pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act, or any other Federal law referred to in section 102(3)(A) of this Act, and to the Natives pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and this Act.

Public review and comment.

Report to President and Congress.

48 USC note prec. 21. 43 USC 1601 note.

ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COASTAL PLAIN RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

SEC. 1002. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide for 16 USC 3142. a comprehensive and continuing inventory and assessment of the fish and wildlife resources of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; an analysis of the impacts of oil and gas exploration, development, and production, and to authorize exploratory activity within the coastal plain in a manner that avoids significant adverse effects on the fish and wildlife and other resources. (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— (1) The term "coastal plain" means that area identified as such in the map entitled "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge", dated August 1980. (2) The term "exploratory activity" means surface geological exploration or seismic exploration, or both, for oil and gas within the coastal plain. (c) BASELINE STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of the State, Native Village and Regional Corporations, and the North Slope Borough within the study area and interested persons, shall conduct a continuing study of the fish and wildlife (with special emphasis on caribou, wolves, wolverines, grizzly bears, migratory waterfowl, musk oxen, and polar bears) of the coastal plain and their habitat. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall— (A) assess the size, range, and distribution of the populations of the fish and wildlife; (B) determine the extent, location and carrying capacity of the habitats of the fish and wildlife;

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