Rep. Begich Accuses Biden Admin. of Violating Alaskan Native Claims Act with Resource Plan

Overturning the Yukon Resource Management Plan

• 🎯 House Joint Resolution 106 aims to overturn the Bureau of Land Management's 2024 Central Yukon Resource Management Plan, which Rep. Begich argues was developed without consulting Alaskan natives.
• 🗺️ The plan impacts over 13 million acres in Alaska, part of a larger 56 million-acre region, and is criticized for locking up land, threatening economic opportunity, and undermining national security.

Environmental Designations and Access Restrictions

• 🏞️ Over 3.6 million acres are designated as areas of critical environmental concern with little justification, according to the resolution.
• ⚖️ The Biden plan is accused of restricting access to native lands, which violates commitments made under the Alaskan Native Claim Settlement Act.
• ⛏️ Outdated land withdrawals are seen as blocking responsible access to critical mineral resources.

Economic and Energy Security Impacts

• ⚡ The resource plan obstructs vital projects like the Ambler Road, intended to provide access to strategic minerals, and the Alaska LNG project, which could deliver 3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily and create over 10,000 jobs.
• 📉 These projects are deemed essential for American energy security, Alaska's economic growth, and lowering costs for working families.
• 💡 The resolution is presented as a way to restore balance to public land policy, meet commitments to native communities, and provide opportunity in an impoverished region of Alaska.

Call to Action

• 🇺🇸 Rep. Begich urges colleagues to support H.J.Res. 106 to strengthen America's energy and mineral dominance, economic and national security, and to uphold promises made to the people of Alaska.