ANWR Resolution Passes Legislature
Will Be Hand-delivered to Alaska's Congressional Delegation
Juneau -- The Alaskan State House passed Senate Joint Resolution 9 Monday by a vote of 33 to 1 urging the United States Congress to pass legislation that will open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, (ANWR) to oil and gas exploration, development and production. The Senate passed the resolution unanimously Thursday, February 13, 1997.
"We cannot give up the fight to develop our resources and create jobs for Alaskans," said Senator Drue Pearce, prime sponsor of SJR 9. "Passage of this resolution has been perfectly timed. We will personally deliver our joint message in support of opening ANWR to our Congressional Delegation while we are in Washington D.C. attending The Energy Council, Federal Energy, and Environmental Matters Conference March 1-4, 1997."
"Through this resolution, and our continued efforts to inform Americans that we can safely develop our oil reserves without harm to wildlife or the environment, we are once again sending a strong message to our Congressional Delegation that the state of Alaska, and its Legislature, is fully behind their efforts to open ANWR."
If opened by the year 2005, ANWR will create an estimated new 38,300 jobs in Alaska.
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