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ANWR: JOBS, ENERGY AND DEFICIT REDUCTION PARTS 1 AND 2 OVERSIGHT HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Wednesday, September 21, 2011 (Part 1) Friday, November 18, 2011 (Part 2) Serial No. 112-62 Printed for the use of the Committee on Natural Resources ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html or Committee address: http://naturalresources.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 68-508 PDF WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES DOC HASTINGS, WA, Chairman EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, Ranking Democrat Member Don Young, AK Dale E. Kildee, MI John J. Duncan, Jr., TN Peter A. DeFazio, OR Louie Gohmert, TX Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, AS Rob Bishop, UT Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ Doug Lamborn, CO Grace F. Napolitano, CA Robert J. Wittman, VA Rush D. Holt, NJ Paul C. Broun, GA Rau´ l M. Grijalva, AZ John Fleming, LA Madeleine Z. Bordallo, GU Mike Coffman, CO Jim Costa, CA Tom McClintock, CA Dan Boren, OK Glenn Thompson, PA Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, CNMI Jeff Denham, CA Martin Heinrich, NM Dan Benishek, MI Ben Ray Luja´n, NM David Rivera, FL John P. Sarbanes, MD Jeff Duncan, SC Betty Sutton, OH Scott R. Tipton, CO Niki Tsongas, MA Paul A. Gosar, AZ Pedro R. Pierluisi, PR Rau´ l R. Labrador, ID John Garamendi, CA Kristi L. Noem, SD Colleen W. Hanabusa, HI Steve Southerland II, FL Vacancy Bill Flores, TX Andy Harris, MD Jeffrey M. Landry, LA Charles J. ‘‘Chuck’’ Fleischmann, TN Jon Runyan, NJ Bill Johnson, OH Todd Young, Chief of Staff Lisa Pittman, Chief Counsel Jeffrey Duncan, Democrat Staff Director David Watkins, Democrat Chief Counsel (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY CONTENTS Page Hearing held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ................................................ 1 Statement of Members: Hastings, Hon. Doc, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington .................................................................................................... 1 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 3 Markey, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ................................................................ 53 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 55 Tsongas, Hon. Niki, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Statement submitted for the record .. 71 Young, Hon. Don, the Representative in Congress for the State of Alaska 13 Testimony of .............................................................................................. 14 Statement of Witnesses: Begich, Hon. Mark, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska ...................... 8 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 10 Hall, Carey, Commercial Ice Road Truck Driver, Carlile Transportation Systems .......................................................................................................... 23 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 25 Response to questions submitted for the record ..................................... 26 Jenkins, David E., Vice President for Government and Political Affairs, Republicans for Environmental Protection ................................................. 26 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 28 Karpinski, Gene, President, League of Conservation Voters ........................ 31 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 33 Murkowski, Hon. Lisa, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska, Oral statement of ................................................................................................... 11 Parnell, Hon. Sean, Governor, State of Alaska .............................................. 4 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 6 Rexford, Fenton, City Council Member, City of Kaktovik, Alaska ............... 16 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 17 Response to questions submitted for the record ..................................... 19 Sharp, Tim, Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer, Alaska District Council of Laborers, Local 942 ..................................................................... 20 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 21 Response to questions submitted for the record ..................................... 22 Additional materials supplied: Gwich’in Steering Committee, Statement submitted for the record ............ 66 Millett, Hon. Charisse, Alaska State Representative, Letter submitted for the record ................................................................................................. 67 Poupore, Raymond J., Executive Vice President, National Construction Alliance II, Letter submitted for the record ............................................... 70 (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY CONTENTS Page Hearing held on Friday, November 18, 2011 ........................................................ 73 Statement of Witnesses: Brinkley, Douglas, Professor of History, Rice University ............................. 73 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 75 James, Sarah Agnus, Chairperson, Gwich’in Steering Committee .............. 76 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 77 Pagel, Lauren, Policy Director, Earthworks ................................................... 84 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 86 Pica, Erich, President, Friends of the Earth .................................................. 79 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 81 (V) VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:35 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 L:\DOCS\68508.TXT Hresour1 PsN: KATHY OVERSIGHT HEARING ON ‘‘ANWR: JOBS, ENERGY AND DEFICIT REDUCTION.’’ PART 1 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Washington, D.C. The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:06 a.m. in Room 1324, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Doc Hastings [Chairman of the Committee] presiding. Present: Representatives Hastings, Young, Duncan of Tennessee, Bishop, Lamborn, Fleming, McClintock, Rivera, Duncan of South Carolina, Tipton, Labrador, Southerland, Flores, Harris, Landry, Fleischmann, Runyan, Johnson, Markey, Faleomavaega, Holt, Costa, Sarbanes, Garamendi and Hanabusa. The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will come to order. The Chair- man notes the presence of a quorum, which under Committee Rule 3(e) is two Members. The Committee on Natural Resources is meeting today to hear testimony on an oversight hearing on ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction. Under Committee Rule 4(f), opening statements are limited to the Chairman and Ranking Member, and the Rank- ing Member has a previous engagement. When he comes, we will allow him to make his opening statement. But I will ask unanimous consent that any other Members who want to have an opening statement, that will be in the record as long as they submit it by the close of business today. Without objec- tion, so ordered. At this time, I will make my opening statement, and then we will go to our distinguished panelists that are here and by remote Gov- ernor Parnell. Governor Parnell, good seeing you. Thank you for taking the time. STATEMENT OF HON. DOC HASTINGS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON The CHAIRMAN. At a time when our nation desperately needs to create new jobs and cut the staggering national debt, this Com- mittee is uniquely positioned to advance solutions that accomplish both these priorities. Responsibly harnessing America’s onshore and offshore energy resources will create millions of new jobs and generate billions of dollars in new revenue. And without a doubt, ANWR is the single greatest opportunity for new energy production on Federal land. No single energy project in America can produce more jobs and do more to reduce the debt. As I stated two weeks ago, I believe that the Joint Select Com- mittee working to find $1.5 trillion in budget savings should em- brace opening ANWR. The Joint Committee should act on ANWR and increase production of the taxpayers’ energy resources across (1) VerDate