S.J.Res. 80
Reopens part of Alaska oil reserve to leasing
Cancels a 2022 plan that closed about half of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and gas leasing, so the earlier 2020 plan applies again.
- Cancels the 2022 plan for the reserve, about 23 million acres on Alaska's North Slope
- The 2022 plan had closed about 48% of the reserve to oil and gas leasing
- That plan aimed to protect wildlife and provide subsistence for communities
- The 2020 plan, which had been replaced by the 2022 plan, applies again
Became law · Public Law 119-47