Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 10 R · 2 D · 1 I cosponsors

HJR 34 — Supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Last action — (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 4/19 LEGIS RESOLVE 14

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This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

96 added · 107 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HJR 34, additional lines were added to emphasize the historical context and significance of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, outlining its establishment, its purpose for the U.S. Navy, and its current designation. These changes highlight the importance of this area for oil and gas leasing and development, further supporting the state's economic interests. This matters because it underscores Alaska's ongoing reliance on oil production for revenue and jobs, particularly in local communities.

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32-LS1578\B (LIMITED RUN SHOWING ALL ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
S T A T E O F A L A S K A THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No.
34 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES PATKOTAK, Rasmussen, Thompson, Cronk, Rauscher, Gillham, McCabe, McKay, Nelson, Schrage, Vance, Kaufman, Fields, Tilton, McCarty, Merrick, Hopkins, Johnson, Stutes, Josephson, Kurka SENATORS Revak, Costello, Myers, Shower, Hughes, Reinbold, Kawasaki, Holland, von Imhof, Stevens, Bishop, Wilson, Micciche Introduced:
HJR 34 14 Supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
2/22/22 Referred:
_______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
Resources A RESOLUTION Supporting oil and gas leasing and development within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and WHEREAS the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska falls entirely within the boundary of the North Slope Borough and includes the communities of Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, HJR034a -1- HJR 34 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1578\B Utqiagvik, and Wainwright;
and WHEREAS the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska falls entirely within the boundary of the North Slope Borough and includes the communities of Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Utqiagvik, and Wainwright;
and WHEREAS, in 2017, the United States Geological Survey estimated there to be 8,700,000,000 barrels of recoverable oil and 25,000,000,000,000 cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;
and -1- Enrolled HJR 34 WHEREAS, in 2017, the United States Geological Survey estimated there to be 8,700,000,000 barrels of recoverable oil and 25,000,000,000,000 cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;
and WHEREAS the 2020 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and Environmental Impact Statement estimates that the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Reserve could generate 3,600 direct jobs and 2,750 indirect jobs annually over a period of 30 years;
and WHEREAS the 2020 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and Environmental Impact Statement estimates that the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the reserve could generate 3,600 direct jobs and 2,750 indirect jobs annually over a period of 30 years;
and WHEREAS state royalties from oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska are allocated to the NPR-A Impact Mitigation Fund, which is used to provide the local communities of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Wainwright, Utqiagvik, and the North Slope Borough with grants to mitigate impacts related to oil and gas development;
and WHEREAS state royalties from oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska are allocated to the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Impact Mitigation Fund, which is used to provide the local communities of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Wainwright, Utqiagvik, and the North Slope Borough with grants to mitigate impacts related to oil and gas development;
and WHEREAS, in January of 2022, the Department of the Interior took action that would effectively revert management of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the 2013 Integrated Activity Plan, removing 7,000,000 acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from potential oil and gas development;
and WHEREAS, in January of 2022, the Department of the Interior took action that would effectively revert management of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the 2013 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, removing 7,000,000 acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from potential oil and gas development;
and WHEREAS the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, and the North Slope Borough are all united in opposition to the Department of the Interior's reversion from the 2020 NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan to the 2013 NPR-A HJR 34 -2- HJR034a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1578\B Integrated Activity Plan and have expressed concern that this reversion diminishes Alaska Native self-determination by ignoring the needs, concerns, and input of the local people who live, work, and subsist in and around the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;
and WHEREAS the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, and the North Slope Borough are all united in opposition to the Department of the Interior's reversion from the 2020 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan to the 2013 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and Enrolled HJR 34 -2- have expressed concern that this reversion diminishes Alaska Native self-determination by ignoring the needs, concerns, and input of the local people who live, work, and subsist in and around the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, when considering management activities related to the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, to take into account the long history of safe and responsible oil and gas development on the North Slope region and the enormous benefits development of oil and gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska would bring to local communities, tribal governments, the state, and the nation.
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, when considering management activities related to the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, to take into account the long history of safe and responsible oil and gas development on the North Slope region and the enormous benefits that development of oil and gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska would bring to local communities, tribal governments, the state, and the nation.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Josephden, President of the United States;
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Joseph R.
Biden, President -3- Enrolled HJR 34 of the United States;
Harris, Vice President of the United States and HJR034a -3- HJR 34 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS1578\B President of the U.S.
Harris, Vice President of the United States and President of the U.S.
Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S.
Senators, and the U.S.
Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
Representative for Alaska, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
HJR 34 -4- HJR034a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Enrolled HJR 34 -4-
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Action History

  1. (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 4/19 LEGIS RESOLVE 14

  2. (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)

  3. (H) 4:30 P.M. 4/14/22 Transmitted to Governor

  4. (S) VERSION: HJR 34

  5. (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  6. (S) PASSED Y14 N- E2 A4

  7. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 34

  8. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/12 CAL

  9. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  10. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/11/2022

  11. (S) FN1: ZERO(H.RES)

  12. (S) NR: KIEHL

  13. (S) DP: MICCICHE, BISHOP, STEVENS

  14. (S) RES RPT 3DP 1NR

  15. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  16. (S) Moved HJR 34 Out of Committee

  17. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  18. (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  19. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  20. (S) HOLLAND, VON IMHOF, STEVENS, BISHOP, WILSON, MICCICHE

  21. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): REVAK, COSTELLO, MYERS, SHOWER, HUGHES, REINBOLD, KAWASAKI

  22. (S) RES

  23. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  24. (H) VERSION: HJR 34

  25. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)

  26. (H) KURKA

  27. (H) COSPONSOR(S): TILTON, MCCARTY, MERRICK, HOPKINS, JOHNSON, STUTES, JOSEPHSON,

  28. (H) PASSED Y35 E4 A1

  29. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 34

  30. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  31. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  32. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/18/2022

  33. (H) COSPONSOR(S): FIELDS

  34. (H) FN1: ZERO(H.RES)

  35. (H) DP: SCHRAGE, GILLHAM, RAUSCHER, HOPKINS, PATKOTAK

  36. (H) RES RPT 5DP

  37. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  38. (H) Moved HJR 34 Out of Committee

  39. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  40. (H) COSPONSOR(S): NELSON, SCHRAGE, VANCE, KAUFMAN

  41. (H) Heard & Held

  42. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  43. (H) COSPONSOR(S): GILLHAM, MCCABE, MCKAY

  44. (H) COSPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER

  45. (H) RES

  46. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HJR 34?
HJR 34 is sponsored by Zack Fields (D), Cathy Tilton (R), McCarty, Kelly Merrick (R), Hopkins, DeLena Johnson (R), Louise Stutes (R), Andy Josephson (D), Kurka, PATKOTAK, Rasmussen, Thompson, Mike Cronk (R), George Rauscher (R), Gillham, Kevin McCabe (R), McKay, David Nelson (R), Calvin Schrage (N), Sarah Vance (R), and James Kaufman (R).
What is the current status of HJR 34?
This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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