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ATTACHED
ND '{ADE A ~ART OF THE ~INUTES OF THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL-VOL~ 17
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1 0 BE IT RESOLVED BY _ qwQI) crrr colllen:
1 1 WHERr.AS, our D&t1CD. 'a grow1q dependence OD bportecl eurg baa at
1 2 thia point in u.e appron..tecl 40% of our 011 auppq 18 ..-rt~1 troa tordp
1 3 aouro.., due ~ to the tact that .Ince 1968 the t)dtecl state. ba. b.-
1 ,. depleting ita Prond reHrY" taater than new 0DeCI are &dded} aDd
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WHl!:RIAS, the Bdtecl stat.. baa an abUDd&Dce of energ 1I01U'C" ~
1 6 to be dneloped. - OODftDt1.oaal aourc.. auch aa 011, g&a aDd coal} aDd
1 7 alt.erD&te 80urcee auoh .. 180~, tar sanda, DllClear, 011 abale, 8Olar,
1 8 coalllquetact1C11, coal gaa1t1cat1cm and otberaJ aDd
1 9 Wf'I'JUUS, a&1d alt.erD&te fo~ ot eurg oarmot poea1blT OODtr1.1nrt.e
2 0 a1ga1t1cantlT to our D&t1OD'a inherent energ ~ta in t.be uxt 10 to
2 1 15 ;rears becau.. the teclmolog .. DOt. be. clenlopecl in ... Oh..} om l.m
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2 2 ecoD01ldc cond.1tione .-ke it 1Ult...1ble in certain ot.her caa..; long lead
2 :3 t1.1llea are needed to br1n<< new e8117 eoarc.. OIl product.ion, and tor certain
2 4 other re&8OIl8; and
2 5 WJfF.JltiS, 77% ot our Outer Continental Shelf r rift. 'lm"QCp1ored,
2 6 75~ to 9J% ot this U. s. Outer Continental Shelf 11.. oft the coast. ot Al-.p
2 7 where the" reaina 11ttle doubt of potent1&llJ" t.raandou 011 and ..
2 8 reaerve. otterin8 the ONLY ebort.-tera altematiTe which can hup u to
2 9 .ubstanti~ .1n1.1 lie our depadenq on toreign 011.
3 0 NOW'mIRKJI'OU, BE IT USOLnD t.b&t. it is the will ot this S..vd
3 1 CU,. COUDcll that we lend. official npport to our federal pnl'DMDtl8 in\eDt,
3 2 to accelerate l.sing of oft shore tracts 1A the Galt ot Alaeka tor the
3 :3 purpose ot 011 and .. exploratioD, d.....loJaeDt. and product.1OD; and
3 4 BE rr rtJR'1'HIR 1ISOLn:D tbat t.be SfM&rd Cit,. Councll 1ada official
:3 5 support to the concept ot iapact. tand8 8uch as would be pI'O'rideci in s_te
:3 6 Bill 130, or Senat.e Bill '86, the Coutal Zone Act, prorldeci t1DaAcial
:3 7 assistance could be realized b,. .m.c1pal1t.1.. who han to deal with the
:3 8 apected 80C1&1, em1roDMllta1 and econOllic Outer Continetal Shelf
:3 9 denlopunt impacts.
40 COPIES ot t.h1e reeolutioll sball be traaadt.t.ed to the HoDorable
4 1 Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Pre8ideat ot the ~ted state.; tile HoDorable Stanl..,. I.
4 2 Hathaw,., SecretarT ot the Interior; the Honorable Itlb IIUlafield, a_te
4 3 MajorU,. Leader; the Honorable carl Albert, Speaker ot tile Roue ot
4 4 Representatinll; the Honorable Klke Qre.nl; the Honorable Ted SteTeu;
4 , Honorable Don Young, Alaeka IS CoD&nes1oDal Delegation; the Bmorable 11.,.
4 6 11--0""', GoTernor ot Ala_; th. Hcmorable E. 1.. Patton, Pree1ci_t .f the
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4 7 !lyeslea Pipeline s.rrtce C~; the HoDorable Stanlq ,. ~, *101' of
4 8 the lena! PeninlJula BoroU&h; the HoDorable JaM. V. Ame.., Predd._t, 1_1
4 9 Peninsula Borough AsseBb17; the RoDorable Ja7 lerttula, Alaaka state S_tor,
5 0 and the Honorable leith Speck1Dc, Aluka Hwae of RepreaentatiTea.
AOOPTED BY THE smwm ern COUlcn 'I'HlS / /~I 01" #-rr--
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