In a letter to President Donald Trump and his transition team, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy pulled no punches about how devastating the past four years have been for Alaska. And he asked Trump to, on his first day in office, issue an executive order to help restore Alaska’s economy, starting with the Ambler Access Road to the state’s mining district, and reopening the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for energy development.
“In your first term, you led in realizing A1aska’s potential like no other President in history. Alaska’s untapped energy and mineral resources stand ready to contribute to America’s economic revival and national security,” Dunleavy said.
“Over the last four years, under the Biden Administration, Alaska has been targeted by no less than 60 White House executive orders and agency actions, undermining the State’s authority over its land and people, cutting off access to public lands, foreclosing future energy and mineral development for our Nation, and destroying economic opportunity.
Your election will hail in a new era of optimism and opportunity, and Alaska stands ready and is eager to work with you to repair this damage wrought by the previous administration, and to set both Alaska and America on a course to prosperity,” Dunleavy wrote. “In order to move quickly, I ask that you issue an Alaska-specific Executive Order on your first day in office, setting in motion critical agency actions that would restore opportunity to Alaska that your Administration set forth.:
Dunleavy specified:
Reversing Biden’s resource lockdown on Alaska and reinstating Trump’s previous administration’s actions, opening ANWR and the Ambler Mining District.
Ending the Biden “Deep State” overreach by reversing agency actions that lock up Alaska lands and resources.
Restoring Alaska’s authority over wildlife, lands, and waters, and completing the transfer of statehood lands promised in 1959 for the benefit of the people of our State and the Nation.
Dunleavy also said he expects more 11th-hour punishment of Alaska by the Biden Administration that will need to be undone by Trump when he takes office on Jan. 20.
In addition to the reversal of these actions listed above, we anticipate the Biden Administration in the closing days of their tenure, between now and January 20, 2025, will Dunleavy will flag those for the incoming president’s consideration.
The specific executive orders that Dunleavy requested include these items to reverse Biden’s Alaska resource lockdown:
- Reissue TRUMP ANWR Leases, Initiate Exploration, and Hold Lease Sale
- Reissue TRUMP National Petroleum Reserve Plan, Reverse Biden Reserve Lock-Up Rule
- Reissue TRUMP Ambler Mining Road Permits to Open Alaska Critical Mineral Storehouse
- Reissue TRUMP Tongass Roads Rule to Allow Mineral, Timber, and Community Access
- Restore TRUMP Wetlands Policies and Allow Alaska to Develop One Percent
End Biden’s Deep State Agency Alaska Overreach - Reverse Over 60 Biden Agency Actions Targeting the Lock-Up of Alaska Lands
- Reverse Biden Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Weaponized
Actions Used to Lock-Up Oil & Gas and Mineral Resources in the Name of Climate Change - Reverse Biden Agency Actions Dividing Alaskans over Fish, Wildlife and State authority
Counter Biden’s Attack on Alaskan Management of Alaska’s Assets - Restore Alaska’s Primary Authority Over Fish & Wildlife Guaranteed by Law
- Restore Full Primacy for States Under the Clean Water Act Guaranteed by Law
- Revoke Obsolete Public Land Orders so Alaska May Finally Receive its Statehood Lands
- End Agency Stonewalling and Recognize Alaska’s Ownership of its Submerged Lands
Read the full Dunleavy report to the Trump transition team at this link.