ARCTIC REGIONS

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (see S. 199), S438 [31JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 139), H32 [3JA]

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 272), S589 [11FE] (see S. 1344), S5840 [23JY]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see S. 270), S589 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H29 [3JA]

Health: study mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arctic health assessment program, and create NIH ‘‘Arctic Desk’’ (see S. 271), S589 [11FE]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1881), H2533 [8MY]

Shipping industry: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports (see S. 428), S1012 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), H6334 [7OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (S. 199), S442 [31JA], S1680 [12MR]

Arctic Council: meeting, S3541S3543 [16MY]

Shipping industry: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports, S3451 [15MY]

Reports filed

Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 113–117), S7876 [6NO]

Texts of

S. 199, Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act, S442 [31JA]