43 U.S.C. § 1651 : US Code - Section 1651: Congressional findings and declaration

Search 43 U.S.C. § 1651 : US Code - Section 1651: Congressional findings and declaration

The Congress finds and declares that:
(a) The early development and delivery of oil and gas from
Alaska's North Slope to domestic markets is in the national
interest because of growing domestic shortages and increasing
dependence upon insecure foreign sources.
(b) The Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies,
have, over a long period of time, conducted extensive studies of
the technical aspects and of the environmental, social, and
economic impacts of the proposed trans-Alaska oil pipeline,
including consideration of a trans-Canada pipeline.
(c) The earliest possible construction of a trans-Alaska oil
pipeline from the North Slope of Alaska to Port Valdez in that
State will make the extensive proven and potential reserves of low-
sulfur oil available for domestic use and will best serve the
national interest.
(d) A supplemental pipeline to connect the North Slope with a
trans-Canada pipeline may be needed later and it should be studied
now, but it should not be regarded as an alternative for a trans-
Alaska pipeline that does not traverse a foreign country.