[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1696-S1697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     REPORT ENTITLED ``THE 1996 ANNUAL REPORT ON ALASKA'S MINERAL 
            RESOURCES''--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 108

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.


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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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