[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  1997 ANNUAL REPORT ON ALASKA'S MINERAL RESOURCES--MESSAGE FROM THE 
                     PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Redmond) laid before the House the 
following message from the President of the United States; which was 
read and, together with the accompanying papers, without objection, 
referred to the Committee on Resources:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the 1996 Annual Report on Alaska's Mineral 
Resources, as required by section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 16 U.S.C. 3151). This report 
contains pertinent public information relating to minerals in Alaska 
gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and 
other Federal agencies.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 10, 1998.

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