{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/legislation-to-unlock-1002-areas-vast-energy-resources-advances-in-senate", "Legislation to Unlock 1002 Areas Vast Energy Resources Advances in Senate", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.16.17\n\t\t\t Legislation to Unlock 1002 Area\u2019s Vast Energy Resources Advances in Senate \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Authorizes Responsible Exploration and Development in Coastal Plain, Generates Over $1 Billion in Revenues Over First 10 Years\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced reconciliation language pursuant to its instruction in\u00a0H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, to raise\u00a0$1 billion in federal revenues. Following\u00a0a bipartisan\u00a013-10 vote in favor of the reconciliation language that would end the years-long moratorium on oil and gas development in a small portion of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge\u00a0(ANWR), Alaska\u2019s congressional delegation shared the following\u00a0statements:\r\n\u201cOur bipartisan vote today is another positive step forward for Alaska and our nation, and I thank my colleagues for their strong support,\u201d\u00a0Senator Lisa Murkowski said.\u00a0\u201cOpening a small part of the non-wilderness 1002 Area for responsible energy development will create thousands of good jobs, keep energy affordable for families and businesses, ensure a steady long-term supply of American energy, generate new wealth, reduce the federal deficit, and strengthen our national security.\u201d\r\n\u201cI want to thank Senator Murkowski for her leadership on this issue and for passing the bill out of her committee,\u201d\u00a0Senator Dan Sullivan said.\u00a0\u201cThis is another step that could result in a decades-long dream of opening a small section of the 1002 area in ANWR for responsible resource development. Alaskans overwhelmingly support developing the area because we know that doing so would create good paying jobs, and more state funds to help pay for public safety, education, and much needed infrastructure across our state. We also know that increasing our domestic energy production will strengthen our national security by stopping importation of energy from countries that don\u2019t like us, and exporting energy to our allies.\u201d\r\n\u201cThe Alaska Delegation remains unified in our efforts to open ANWR\u2019s coastal plain to safe and responsible development. I thank Senator Murkowski and her team on the Energy Committee for working to move us one step closer to that goal,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Don Young.\u00a0\u201cFor over 40 years, I have worked -- with the backing of a large majority of Alaskans, including the residents of Kaktovik -- to develop the 1002 Area.\u00a0 As the House and Senate proceed with their respective tax packages, I look forward to coming together in the conference committee process to ensure this critical language stays within the underlying legislation and the needs of Alaskans are met.\u201d\r\nThe legislation authorizes limited and responsible energy development on 2,000 federal acres in the non-wilderness portion of\u00a0ANWR, known as the \u201c1002 Area\u201d or Coastal Plain. The\u00a0Congressional Budget Office\u00a0estimates the legislation will raise nearly $1.1 billion over the 10-year budget window. Between rents, royalties, and federal taxes, it will raise substantially greater revenues once production from the 1002 Area begins.\u00a0The budget reconciliation language now moves to the Senate\u00a0Budget\u00a0Committee.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t  \n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/legislation-to-unlock-1002-areas-vast-energy-resources-advances-in-senate"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.905964920297265, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}