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H. National Needs Mineral Activity f Point 6^ 



Title Fifteen of ANILCA recognized that ANILCA's 

 withdrawal of large tracts of federal lands into 

 conservation system units would adversely impact 

 development. Title Fifteen allowed the President to 

 recommend overriding ANILCA's restrictions on mineral 

 exploration, development, or extraction in specific areas, 

 but the override authority does not apply to the National 

 Park System. Sealaska recommends wider use of Title Fifteen 

 to encourage mineral development, subject to appropriate 

 environmental controls. Specifically, Sealaska recommends a 

 limited modification to extend Title Fifteen to the Brady 

 Glacier area of Glacier Bay National Park and to require an 

 analysis and report on potential world-class patented 

 deposits of nickel and strategic metals located there. 



TITLE IV. ENCOURAGING MINERAL 

 DEVELOPMENT 



SEC. 401. NATIONAL NEEDS MINERAL 

 ACTIVITY 



Section 1501 of ANILCA (16 U.S.C. 

 3231) is amended by inserting "(a)" at 

 the beginning thereof and inserting at 

 the end thereof a new subsection as 

 follows; 



**(b) For the purpose of assessing 

 potential mineral development from the 

 standpoint of national minerals policy, 

 the creation of employment 

 opportunities, and other national 

 interest values, including the policies 

 of the Alaska Native Claims settlement 



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