119-HR3067

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3067

1. Short title
2. Repeal of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program
3. Designation of additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Arctic Refuge Protection Act".

2. Repeal of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program

Section 20001 of Public Law 115–97 is hereby repealed.

3. Designation of additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

(a) Designation - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness", dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03–0172, and available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the Interior, is designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

(b) Administration - The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the enactment of this Act.