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Executive Order 14153 of January 20, 2025 

Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: 

Section 1. Background. The State of Alaska holds an abundant and largely 

untapped supply of natural resources including, among others, energy, mineral, timber, and seafood. Unlocking this bounty of natural wealth will 

raise the prosperity of our citizens while helping to enhance our Nation’s 

economic and national security for generations to come. By developing 

these resources to the fullest extent possible, we can help deliver price 

relief for Americans, create high-quality jobs for our citizens, ameliorate 

our trade imbalances, augment the Nation’s exercise of global energy dominance, and guard against foreign powers weaponizing energy supplies in 

theaters of geopolitical conflict. 

Unleashing this opportunity, however, requires an immediate end to the 

assault on Alaska’s sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop these 

resources for the benefit of the Nation. It is, therefore, imperative to immediately reverse the punitive restrictions implemented by the previous administration that specifically target resource development on both State and 

Federal lands in Alaska. 

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to: 

(a) fully avail itself of Alaska’s vast lands and resources for the benefit 

of the Nation and the American citizens who call Alaska home; 

(b) efficiently and effectively maximize the development and production 

of the natural resources located on both Federal and State lands within 

Alaska; 

(c) expedite the permitting and leasing of energy and natural resource 

projects in Alaska; and 

(d) prioritize the development of Alaska’s liquified natural gas (LNG) 

potential, including the sale and transportation of Alaskan LNG to other 

regions of the United States and allied nations within the Pacific region. 

Sec. 3. Specific Agency Actions. (a) The heads of all executive departments 

and agencies, including but not limited to the Secretary of the Interior; 

the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce 

for Oceans and Atmosphere; and the Secretary of the Army acting through 

the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Public Works, shall exercise all 

lawful authority and discretion available to them and take all necessary 

steps to: 

(i) rescind, revoke, revise, amend, defer, or grant exemptions from any 

and all regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other 

similar agency actions that are inconsistent with the policy set forth in 

section 2 of this order, including but not limited to agency actions promulgated, issued, or adopted between January 20, 2021, and January 20, 

2025; and 

(ii) prioritize the development of Alaska’s LNG potential, including the 

permitting of all necessary pipeline and export infrastructure related to 

the Alaska LNG Project, giving due consideration to the economic and 

national security benefits associated with such development. 


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(b) In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, 

the Secretary of the Interior shall exercise all lawful authority and discretion 

available to him and take all necessary steps to: 

(i) withdraw Secretarial Order 3401 dated June 1, 2021 (Comprehensive 

Analysis and Temporary Halt on All Activities in the Arctic National 

Wildlife Refuge Relating to the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program); 

(ii) rescind the cancellation of any leases within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, other than such lease cancellations as the Secretary of the 

Interior determines are consistent with the policy interests described in 

section 2 of this order, initiate additional leasing through the Coastal 

Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, and issue all permits, right-of-way 

permits, and easements necessary for the exploration, development, and 

production of oil and gas from leases within the Arctic National Wildlife 

Refuge; 

(iii) rescind the final supplemental environmental impact statement entitled 

‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement,’’ which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of 

the Final Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska’’ 89 Fed. Reg. 88805 (November 8, 2024); 

(iv) place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted 

to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on December 

8, 2024, entitled ‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record 

of Decision,’’ which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of the Record 

of Decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska,’’ 89 Fed. 

Reg. 101042 (December 13, 2024), in order to review such record of 

decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration of 

relevant public interests, and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts; 

(v) reinstate the final environmental impact statement entitled ‘‘Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing 

Program,’’ which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability,’’ 84 Fed. Reg. 

50472 (September 25, 2019); 

(vi) reinstate the record of decision signed on August 21, 2020, entitled 

‘‘Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision,’’ which 

is referred to in ‘‘Notice of 2021 Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease 

Sale and Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale,’’ 85 

Fed. Reg. 78865 (December 7, 2020); 

(vii) evaluate changes to, including the potential recission of, Public Land 

Order 5150, signed by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior on December 

28, 1971, and any subsequent amendments, modifications, or corrections 

to it; 

(viii) place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted 

to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on June 27, 2024, 

entitled ‘‘Ambler Road Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

Record of Decision,’’ which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of 

the Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, 

Alaska,’’ 89 Fed. Reg. 32458 (April 26, 2024), in order to review such 

record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and for consideration 

of relevant public interests and, as appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts; 

and reinstate the record of decision signed on July 23, 2020, by the 

Bureau of Land Management and United States Army Corps of Engineers 

entitled ‘‘Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement Joint Record of 

Decision,’’ which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of the Record 

of Decision for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Environmental Impact Statement,’’ 85 Fed. Reg. 45440 (July 28, 2020); 


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(ix) rescind the Bureau of Land Management final rule entitled ‘‘Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska,’’ 89 

Fed. Reg. 38712 (May 7, 2024); 

(x) rescind any guidance issued by the Bureau of Land Management related 

to implementation of protection of subsistence resource values in the 

existing special areas and proposed new and modified special areas in 

the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, as published on their website 

on January 16, 2025; 

(xi) facilitate the expedited development of a road corridor between the 

community of King Cove and the all-weather airport located in Cold 

Bay; 

(xii) place a temporary moratorium on all activities and privileges granted 

to any party pursuant to the record of decision signed on April 25, 

2022, entitled ‘‘National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity 

Plan Record of Decision,’’ (NEPA No. DOI–BLM–AK–R000–2019–0001– 

EIS), in order to review such record of decision in light of alleged legal 

deficiencies and for consideration of relevant public interests and, as 

appropriate, conduct a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, 

interests, and environmental impacts; 

(xiii) rescind the Bureau of Land Management final rule entitled ‘‘Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska,’’ 89 

Fed. Reg. 38712 (May 7, 2024), and rescind the Bureau of Land Management 

notice entitled ‘‘Special Areas Within the National Petroleum Reserve 

in Alaska,’’ 89 Fed. Reg. 58181 (July 17, 2024); 

(xiv) reinstate Secretarial Order 3352 dated May 17, 2017 (National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska), which is referred to in ‘‘Final Report: Review 

of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially Burden Domestic 

Energy,’’ 82 Fed. Reg. 50532 (November 1, 2017), and the record of decision 

signed on December 31, 2020, entitled ‘‘National Petroleum Reserve in 

Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision,’’ which is referred 

to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 

Integrated Activity Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement,’’ 85 Fed. 

Reg. 38388 (June 26, 2020); 

(xv) reinstate the following Public Land Orders in their original form: 

a. Public Land Order No. 7899, signed by the Secretary of the Interior 

on January 11, 2021; 

b. Public Land Order No. 7900, signed by the Secretary of the Interior 

on January 16, 2021; 

c. Public Land Order No. 7901, signed by the Secretary of the Interior 

on January 16, 2021; 

d. Public Land Order No. 7902, signed by the Secretary of the Interior 

on January 15, 2021; 

e. Public Land Order No. 7903, signed by the Secretary of the Interior 

on January 16, 2021; and 

f. any other such Public Land Order that the Secretary of the Interior 

determines would further the policy interests described in section 2 of 

this order. 

(xvi) immediately review all Department of the Interior guidance regarding 

the taking of Alaska Native lands into trust and all Public Land Orders 

withdrawing lands for selection by Alaska Native Corporations to determine 

if any such agency action should be revoked to ensure the Department 

of the Interior’s actions are consistent with the Alaska Statehood Act 

of 1958 (Public Law 85–508), the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act of 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), the Alaska Land Transfer 

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era Veterans Land Allotment Program under section 1629g–1 of title 43, 

United States Code. 

(xvii) rescind the record of decision ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision 

and Approved Resource Management Plan,’’ signed on November 12, 2024, 

which is referred to in ‘‘Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision 

and Approved Resource Management Plan for the Central Yukon Resource 

Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska,’’ 89 Fed. Reg. 

92716 (November 22, 2024); 

(xviii) reimplement the draft resource management plan and environmental 

impact statement referenced in the National Park Service notice entitled 

‘‘Notice of Availability for the Central Yukon Draft Resource Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska,’’ 85 Fed. Reg. 80143 (December 11, 2020); 

(xix) rescind the National Park Service final rule entitled ‘‘Alaska; Hunting 

and Trapping in National Preserves,’’ 89 Fed. Reg. 55059 (July 3, 2024), 

and reinstate the National Park Service final rule entitled ‘‘Alaska; Hunting 

and Trapping in National Preserves,’’ 85 Fed. Reg. 35181 (June 9, 2020), 

in its original form; 

(xx) deny the pending request to the United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service to an establish indigenous sacred site in the Coastal Plain of 

the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; 

(xxi) immediately conduct a review of waterways in the State of Alaska 

and direct the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the 

State of Alaska, to provide recommendations of navigable waterways subject to the equal footing doctrine and the Submerged Lands Act of 1953, 

as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., and prepare Recordable Disclaimers 

of Interest pursuant to section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1745, to restore ownership of said waterways 

to the State as appropriate; 

(xxii) direct all bureaus of the Department of the Interior to consider 

the Alaskan cultural significance of hunting and fishing and the statutory 

priority of subsistence management required by the ANILCA, to conduct 

meaningful consultation with the State fish and wildlife management agencies prior to enacting land management plans or other regulations that 

affect the ability of Alaskans to hunt and fish on public lands, and to 

ensure to the greatest extent possible that hunting and fishing opportunities 

on Federal lands are consistent with similar opportunities on State lands; 

and 

(xxiii) identify and assess, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, 

the authorities and public and private resources necessary to immediately 

achieve the development and export of energy resources from Alaska— 

including but not limited to the long-term viability of the Trans-Alaska 

Pipeline System and the associated Federal right-of-way as an energy 

corridor of critical national importance—to advance the Nation’s domestic 

and regional energy dominance, and submit that assessment to the President. 

(c) In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, 

the Secretary of Agriculture shall place a temporary moratorium on all 

activities and privileges authorized by the final rule and record of decision 

entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System 

Lands in Alaska,’’ 88 Fed. Reg. 5252 (January 27, 2023), in order to review 

such rule and record of decision in light of alleged legal deficiencies and 

for consideration of relevant public interests and, as appropriate, conduct 

a new, comprehensive analysis of such deficiencies, interests, and environmental impacts. Further, the Secretary of Agriculture shall reinstate the 

final rule entitled ‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National 

Forest System Lands in Alaska,’’ 85 Fed. Reg. 68688 (October 29, 2020). 

(d) In addition to the actions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, 

the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the 


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Army for Civil Works, shall render all assistance requested by the Governor 

of Alaska to facilitate the clearing and maintenance of transportation infrastructure, consistent with applicable law. All such requests for assistance 

shall be transmitted to the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Interior, 

and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy for approval prior to 

initiation. 

(e) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, under the direction 

of the Secretary of the Army, shall immediately review, revise, or rescind 

any agency action that may in any way hinder, slow or otherwise delay 

any critical project in the State of Alaska. 

(f) The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of 

the Interior, shall immediately review, revise or rescind any agency action 

that may in any way hinder, slow or otherwise delay any critical project 

in the State of Alaska. 

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed 

to impair or otherwise affect: 

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, 

or the head thereof; or 

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. 

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and 

subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 

employees, or agents, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

January 20, 2025. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01955 

Filed 1–28–25; 8:45 am] 

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