Energy Scorecard

By clear and specific legislation, Congress has directed that the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and a portion of the Alaska Coastal Plain shall be available for oil and gas leasing and development. The Department of Interior, with no legal authorization, has declared that it will simply ignore this clear law and will of Congress, purporting to cancel leases and suspending leasing in these areas. These actions by Interior are illegal, and this legislation reiterates that Interior\'s actions are in contravention of clearly stated existing statute.