,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjac ,mr4 ,markey introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to preserve the ,arctic coastal plain of the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 ,alaska1 as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of ,americans4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,udall-,eisenhower ,arctic ,wilderness ,act4 #b4 ,findings and statement of policy 7a7 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,americans cherish the continued existence of expansive1 unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wildlife found on their public lands1 and feel a strong moral responsibility to protect this wilderness heritage as an enduring resource to bequeath undisturbed to future generations of ,americans4 7#b7 ,it is widely believed by ecologists1 wildlife scientists1 public land specialists1 and other experts that the wilderness ecosystem centered around and dependent upon the ,arctic coastal plain of the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 ,alaska1 represents the very epitome of a primeval wilderness ecosystem and constitutes the greatest wilderness area and diversity of wildlife habitats of its kind in the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,president ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower initiated protection of the wilderness values of the ,arctic coastal plain in #aifj when he set aside #h1ijj1jjj acres establishing the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,range expressly for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife1 wilderness and recreational values4 7#d7 ,in #aihj1 when the ,congress acted to strengthen the protective management of the ,eisenhower-designated area with the enactment of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act 7,public ,law #if-dhg71 ,representative ,morris ,k4 ,udall led the effort to more than double the size of the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge and extend statutory wilderness protection to most of the original area4 7#e7 ,before the enactment of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act1 the ,house of ,representatives twice passed legislation that would have protected the entire ,eisenhower-designated area as wilderness1 including the ,arctic coastal plain4 7#f7 ,a majority of ,americans have supported and continue to support preserving and protecting the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 including the ,arctic coastal plain1 from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside4 7#g7 ,when the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge was established in #aihj by paragraph 7#b7 of section #cjc of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act 7,public ,law #if-dhg2 #id ,stat4 #bcij2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd note71 subparagraph 7,b77iii7 of such paragraph specifically stated that one of the purposes for which the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge is established and managed would be to provide the opportunity for continued subsistence uses by local residents1 and1 therefore1 the lands designated as wilderness within the ,refuge1 including the area designated by this ,act1 are and will continue to be managed consistent with such subparagraph4 7#h7 ,canada has taken action to preserve those portions of the wilderness ecosystem of the ,arctic that exist on its side of the international border and provides strong legal protection for the habitat of the ,porcupine ,river caribou herd that migrates annually through both countries to calve on the ,arctic coastal plain4 7#i7 ,the extension of full wilderness protection for the ,arctic coastal plain within the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge will still leave most of the ,north ,slope of ,alaska available for the development of energy resources1 which will allow ,alaska to continue to contribute significantly to meeting the energy needs of the ,united ,states without despoiling the unique ,arctic coastal plain of the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge4 7b7 ,statement of ,policy ,the ,congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to honor the decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great wilderness ecosystem of the ,arctic coastal plain2 7#b7 to sustain this natural treasure for the current generation of ,americans2 and 7#c7 to do everything possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of ,americans4 #c4 ,designation of additional wilderness1 ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 ,alaska 7a7 ,inclusion of arctic coastal plain ,in furtherance of the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 an area within the ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge in the ,state of ,alaska comprising approximately #a1eei1ech acres1 as generally depicted on a map entitled ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge--#ajjb ,area ,alternative ,e--,wilderness ,designation and dated ,october #bh1 #aiia1 is hereby designated as wilderness and1 therefore1 as a component of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system4 ,the map referred to in this subsection shall be available for inspection in the offices of the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7b7 ,administration ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by subsection 7a7 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 ,act4