Sec. 7. Coastal Plain environmental protection
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In accordance with section 3, the Secretary shall administer this Act through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, or other provisions that— ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal Plain will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment; require the application of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas exploration, development, and production on all new exploration, development, and production operations; and ensure that the maximum surface acreage covered in connection with the leasing program by production and support facilities, including airstrips and any areas covered by gravel berms or piers for support of pipelines, does not exceed 2,000 acres on the Coastal Plain.
The Secretary shall require, with respect to any proposed drilling and related activities on the Coastal Plain, that— a site-specific environmental analysis be made of the probable effects, if any, that the drilling or related activities will have on fish and wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment; a plan be implemented to avoid, minimize, and mitigate (in that order and to the maximum extent practicable) any significant adverse effect identified under paragraph (1); and the development of the plan occur after consultation with— each agency having jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan; the State of Alaska;
North Slope Borough, Alaska; the City of Kaktovik, Alaska; and the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Before implementing the leasing program authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, or other measures designed to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the activities carried out on the Coastal Plain under this Act are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes and environmental requirements of this Act.
The regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, and stipulations for the leasing program under this Act shall require— compliance with all applicable provisions of Federal and State environmental law (including regulations); and implementation of and compliance with— standards that are at least as effective as the safety and environmental mitigation measures, as described in items 1 through 29 on pages 167 through 169 of the Final Statement; reclamation and rehabilitation requirements in accordance with this Act for the removal from the Coastal Plain of all oil and gas development and production facilities, structures, and equipment on completion of oil and gas production operations, except in a case in which the Secretary determines that those facilities, structures, or equipment— would assist in the management of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and are donated to the United States for that purpose; and reasonable stipulations for protection of cultural and archaeological resources.
The Secretary shall— manage public land in the Coastal Plain in accordance with subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 811 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3121 ); and ensure that local residents shall have reasonable access to public land in the Coastal Plain for traditional uses.
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