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AK SJR11
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Giessel
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AI Summary
- Urges the President and Congress to acquire Central Park on Manhattan for the federal government and declare it a wilderness area
- Requests Congress enact protections similar to 16 U.S.C. 3143 to prohibit any further improvement or development of Central Park unless authorized by Act of Congress
- Documents that Manhattan's 1.3 square mile Central Park comprises approximately six percent of the island, which historically contained at least 1,000 species of plants and vertebrates before development
- Draws comparison to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge protections, noting that the 1002 Area proposed for oil and gas development comprises only one-eighth of one percent of the 29,687 square mile refuge
- Resolution to be sent to federal officials including the President, Vice-President, Congressional leaders, Secretary of Interior, and Alaska's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Declare Central Park A Wilderness Area
Oil & Gas
Last Action
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2/2/2015
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Resources2/2/2015
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