Alaska Native drilling won't be pushed

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on the energy bill without provisions allowing drilling on Alaska Native lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) last week vowed to introduce an amendment to allow drilling on Inupiat-owned lands. He changed his mind yesterday, saying the best hopes for development are in the joint House-Senate conference committee that will resolve differences in the versions passed by each chamber.

The House last summer passed a version allowing development. The Senate rejected drilling last week.

Thursday's vote was agreed to after Democrat leaders said they would schedule a vote on repealing the federal estate tax. It also came after attempts by New York and California senators to eliminate a provision affecting the use of corn-based ethanol in gasoline.

Get the Story:
Stevens backs off ANWR plan (The Anchorage Daily News 4/24)
Tax Vote Agreement Clears Way for Action On Energy Legislation (The Washington Post 4/24)
Plans Sputter to Strip Ethanol Rules From Senate Energy Bill (The Los Angeles Times 4/24)
Deal recharges energy bill (The Los Angeles Times 4/24)
Senate Backs More Ethanol; Nears Passage of Energy Bill (The New York Times 4/24)
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Relevant Links:
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Willdife Service - http://arctic.fws.gov
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - http://www.anwr.org

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