,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to pres]ve !     
,arctic coa/al pla9 ( ! ,arctic         
,national ,wildlife ,refuge1 ,alaska1 z 
wild]ness 9 recognition ( its           
extraord9>y natural ecosy/ems & = !     
p]man5t good ( pres5t & future g5]ations
 ( ,am]icans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,udall-,eis5h[] ,arctic
 ,wild]ness ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & /atem5t 
( policy  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,am]icans *]i% ! cont9u$ 
exi/5ce ( expansive1 unspoil$ wild]ness 
ecosy/ems & wildlife f\nd on _! public  
l&s1 & feel a /rong moral responsibility
 to protect ?is wild]ness h]itage z an  
endur+ res\rce to bequea? undi/urb$ to  
future g5]ations ( ,am]icans4  7#b7 ,x  
is widely believ$ by ecologi/s1 wildlife
 sci5ti/s1 public l& speciali/s1 & o!r  
exp]ts t ! wild]ness ecosy/em c5t]$     

ar\nd & dep5d5t ^u ! ,arctic coa/al pla9
 ( ! ,arctic ,national ,wildlife        
,refuge1 ,alaska1 repres5ts ! v epitome 
( a primeval wild]ness ecosy/em &       
con/itutes ! greate/ wild]ness area &   
div]sity ( wildlife habitats ( its k9d 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,presid5t       
,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[] initiat$ protection
 ( ! wild]ness values ( ! ,arctic coa/al
 pla9 9 #aifj :5 he set aside #h1ijj1jjj
 acres e/abli%+ ! ,arctic ,national     
,wildlife ,range expressly = ! purpose (
 pres]v+ unique wildlife1 wild]ness &   
recreational values4  7#d7 ,9 #aihj1 :5 
! ,congress act$ to /r5g!n ! protective 
managem5t ( ! ,eis5h[]-designat$ area ) 
! enactm5t ( ! ,alaska ,national ,int]e/
 ,l&s ,cons]vation ,act 7,public ,law   
#if-dhg71 ,repres5tative ,morris ,k4    
,udall l$ ! ef=t to m ?an d\ble ! size (
 ! ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge &
 ext5d /atutory wild]ness protection to 
mo/ ( ! orig9al area4  7#e7 ,be=e !     
enactm5t ( ! ,alaska ,national ,int]e/  
,l&s ,cons]vation ,act1 ! ,h\se (       

,repres5tatives twice pass$ legislation 
t w\ld h protect$ ! entire              
,eis5h[]-designat$ area z wild]ness1    
includ+ ! ,arctic coa/al pla94  7#f7 ,a 
majority ( ,am]icans h support$ &       
cont9ue to support pres]v+ & protect+ ! 
,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1    
includ+ ! ,arctic coa/al pla91 f any    
indu/rial developm5t & consid] oil & gas
 exploration & developm5t 9 p>ticul> to 
be incompatible ) ! purposes = :i* ?is  
incomp>able wild]ness ecosy/em has be5  
set aside4  7#g7 ,:5 ! ,arctic ,national
 ,wildlife ,refuge 0 e/abli%$ 9 #aihj by
 p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #cjc ( !       
,alaska ,national ,int]e/ ,l&s          
,cons]vation ,act 7,public ,law #if-dhg2
 #id ,/at4 #bcij2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd 
note71 subp>agraph 7,b77iii7 ( su*      
p>agraph specifically /at$ t "o ( !     
purposes = :i* ! ,arctic ,national      
,wildlife ,refuge is e/abli%$ & manag$  
w\ld be to provide ! opportunity =      
cont9u$ subsi/5ce uses by local         
resid5ts1 &1 !re=e1 ! l&s designat$ z   

wild]ness )9 ! ,refuge1 includ+ ! area  
designat$ by ?is ,act1 are & w cont9ue  
to be manag$ consi/5t ) su* subp>agraph4
  7#h7 ,canada has tak5 action to       
pres]ve ^? portions ( ! wild]ness       
ecosy/em ( ! ,arctic t exi/ on its side 
( ! int]national bord] & provides /rong 
legal protection = ! habitat ( !        
,porcup9e ,riv] c>ib\ h]d t migrates    
annually ?r\gh bo? c\ntries to calve on 
! ,arctic coa/al pla94  7#i7 ,! ext5sion
 ( full wild]ness protection = ! ,arctic
 coa/al pla9 )9 ! ,arctic ,national     
,wildlife ,refuge w /ill leave mo/ ( !  
,nor? ,slope ( ,alaska available = !    
developm5t ( en]gy res\rces1 :i* w all[ 
,alaska to cont9ue to contribute        
significantly to meet+ ! en]gy ne$s ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates )\t despoil+ ! unique     
,arctic coa/al pla9 ( ! ,arctic         
,national ,wildlife ,refuge4  7b7       
,/atem5t ( ,policy ,! ,congress h]eby   
decl>es t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates--  7#a7 to honor ! decades (     
bip>tisan ef=ts t h increas+ly protect$ 

! great wild]ness ecosy/em ( ! ,arctic  
coa/al pla92  7#b7 to su/a9 ?is natural 
treasure = ! curr5t g5]ation (          
,am]icans2 &  7#c7 to d ev]y?+ possible 
to protect & pres]ve ?is magnific5t     
natural ecosy/em s t x may be bequea!d 9
 its unspoil$ natural condition to      
future g5]ations ( ,am]icans4  #c4      
,designation ( additional wild]ness1    
,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge1    
,alaska  7a7 ,inclusion ( arctic coa/al 
pla9 ,9 fur!rance ( ! ,wild]ness ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq471 an area  
)9 ! ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge
 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska compris+           
approximately #a1eei1ech acres1 z       
g5]ally depict$ on a map entitl$ ,arctic
 ,national ,wildlife ,refuge--#ajjb     
,area ,alt]native ,e--,wild]ness        
,designation & dat$ ,octob] #bh1 #aiia1 
is h]eby designat$ z wild]ness &1 !re=e1
 z a compon5t ( ! ,national ,wild]ness  
,pres]vation ,sy/em4 ,! map ref]r$ to 9 
?is subsection %all be available =      
inspection 9 ! (fices ( ! ,secret>y ( ! 

,int]ior4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,!         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all adm9i/] !   
area designat$ z wild]ness by subsection
 7a7 9 accordance ) ! ,wild]ness ,act z 
"p ( ! wild]ness area already 9 exi/5ce 
)9 ! ,arctic ,national ,wildlife ,refuge
 z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4