Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2461 To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. BENNET, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. UDALL, and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arctic Refuge Protec- 4 tion Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF ARCTIC NATIONAL 6 WILDLIFE REFUGE AS WILDERNESS. 7 Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad- 8 ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd) is amended 9 by adding at the end the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2461.IS S2461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2461 IS ‘‘(p) DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN LAND AS WILDER- 1 NESS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 2 a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska 3 comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally 4 depicted on the map entitled ‘Arctic National Wildlife Ref- 5 uge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 6 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03–0172, and available 7 for inspection in the offices of the Secretary, is designated 8 as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 9 System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 10 seq.).’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2461.IS S2461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS