Number: 1983-10
WHEREAS, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) was signed into law in December, 1980;
WHEREAS, this bill designated approximately 107 million acres of Federal land as National Conservation Units;
WHEREAS, 24 million of those acres were designated as National Parks, and were thus closed to sport hunting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 17-20, 1983, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hereby reaffirms its support for the principle that the maximum amount of acreage in Alaska, with high-quality hunting opportunities, be open to sport hunting, fishing, and trapping, in conjunction with provisions that ensure strong protection for Alaska’s valuable wildlife habitat; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation will oppose other amendments that sacrifice provisions in ANILCA which provide for sound resource management and protection for wildlife habitat; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation reaffirms its conviction that any legislation dealing with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act be consistent with the principles outlined in previous National Wildlife Federation resolutions dealing with this subject.