AK SJR18

Urges withdrawal of the Bureau of Land Management's proposed September 2023 regulations that restrict oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, comprising 23.5 million acres.

Asserts that the proposed regulations lack adequate tribal consultation despite Executive Orders requiring meaningful government-to-government engagement with nine federally recognized tribes on the North Slope and five within the reserve.

States the proposal conflicts with the Congressional policy under 42 U.S.C. 6501 (Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976) that directs oil and gas production subject to reasonable mitigation measures.

Cites economic impacts including potential generation of 3,600 direct jobs and 2,750 indirect jobs annually over 30 years, plus state royalty funding for local impact mitigation grants to six communities.

Directs copies be sent to the President, Interior Secretary, Bureau of Land Management Director, and members of Alaska's Congressional delegation.