Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential

Key claim: Executive Order 14153, signed January 20, 2025, sets U.S. policy to fully develop Alaska’s energy, mineral, timber, and other resources on federal and state lands. It directs agencies to rescind or revise inconsistent prior rules and actions (especially 2021-2025 restrictions), reopen leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain and National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and prioritize Alaska LNG projects and related infrastructure.

Abstract

Presidential Documents 8347Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 29, 2025 / Presidential Documents Executive Order 14153 of January 20, 2025 Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Background. The State of Alaska holds an abundant and largely untapped supply of natural resources including, among others, energy, min- eral, timber, and seafood. Unlocking this bounty of natural wealth will raise the prosperity of our citizens while helping to enhance our Nation’s economic and national security for generations to come. By developing these resources to the fullest extent possible, we can help deliver price relief for Americans, create high-quality jobs for our citizens, ameliorate our trade imbalances, augment the Nation’s exercise of global energy domi- nance, and guard against foreign powers weaponizing energy supplies in theaters of geopolitical conflict. Unleashing this opportunity, however, requires an immediate end to the assault on Alaska’s sovereignty and its ability to responsibly develop these resources for the benefit of the Nation. It is, therefore, imperative to imme- diately reverse the punitive restrictions implemented by the previous admin- istration that specifically target resource development on both State and Federal lands in Alaska. Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to: (a) fully avail itself of Alaska’s vast lands and resources for the benefit of the Nation and the American citizens who call Alaska home; (b) efficiently and effectively maximize the development and production of the natural resources located on both Federal and State lands within Alaska; © expedite the permitting and leasing of energy and natural resource projects in Alaska; and (d) prioritize the development of Alaska’s liquified natural gas (LNG) potential, including the sale and transportation of Alaskan LNG to other regions of the United States and allied nations within the Pacific region. Sec. 3. Specific Agency Actions. (a) The heads of all executive departments and agencies, including but not limited to the Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; and the Secretary of the Army acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Public Works, shall exercise all lawful authority and discre

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Executive Order 14153, signed January 20, 2025, sets U.S. policy to fully develop Alaska’s energy, mineral, timber, and other resources on federal and state lands. It directs agencies to rescind or revise inconsistent prior rules and actions (especially 2021-2025 restrictions), reopen leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain and National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and prioritize Alaska LNG projects and related infrastructure.

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