I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4529 
To provide for exploration, development, and production of oil and gas re-
sources on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, to resolve outstanding 
issues relating to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, to benefit the coal miners of America, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2004 
Mr. POMBO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for exploration, development, and production of 
oil and gas resources on the Arctic Coastal Plain of 
Alaska, to resolve outstanding issues relating to the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, to 
benefit the coal miners of America, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Arctic Coastal Plain 
and Surface Mining Improvement Act of 2004’’.
TITLE I—OIL AND GAS LEASING 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
COASTAL 
PLAIN OF ALASKA 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Arctic Coastal Plain 
Domestic Energy Security Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COASTAL
PLAIN.—The term ‘‘Coastal 
Plain’’ means that area identified as such in the 
map entitled ‘‘Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’’, 
dated August 1980, as referenced in section 1002(b) 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142(b)(1)), comprising ap-
proximately 1,549,000 acres, and as described in ap-
pendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, except 
as otherwise provided, means the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary’s designee. 
SEC. 103. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LANDS WITHIN THE 
COASTAL PLAIN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take such ac-
tions as are necessary—
(1) to establish and implement in accordance 
with this Act a competitive oil and gas leasing pro-
gram under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 
et seq.) that will result in an environmentally sound 
program for the exploration, development, and pro-
duction of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal 
Plain; and 
(2) to administer the provisions of this title 
through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restric-
tions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions 
that ensure the oil and gas exploration, development, 
and production activities on the Coastal Plain will 
result in no significant adverse effect on fish and 
wildlife, their habitat, subsistence resources, and the 
environment, and including, in furtherance of this 
goal, by requiring the application of the best com-
mercially available technology for oil and gas explo-
ration, development, and production to all explo-
ration, development, and production operations 
under this title in a manner that ensures the receipt 
of fair market value by the public for the mineral re-
sources to be leased. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 1003 of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
3143) is repealed.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER CER-
TAIN OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) COMPATIBILITY.—For purposes of the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966, the oil and gas leasing program and activities 
authorized by this section in the Coastal Plain are 
deemed to be compatible with the purposes for which 
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established, 
and that no further findings or decisions are re-
quired to implement this determination. 
(2) ADEQUACY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR’S LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
STATEMENT.—The 
‘‘Final 
Legislative 
Environ-
mental Impact Statement’’ (April 1987) on the 
Coastal Plain prepared pursuant to section 1002 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) 
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is deemed to satisfy the re-
quirements under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 that apply with respect to actions au-
thorized to be taken by the Secretary to develop and 
promulgate the regulations for the establishment of 
a leasing program authorized by this title before the 
conduct of the first lease sale.