16 USC § 3146 - Transportation alternatives portion of study

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3146"
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title: "16 USC § 3146 - Transportation alternatives portion of study"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3146"
section_name: "Transportation alternatives portion of study"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL NORTH SLOPE LANDS STUDIES, OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM AND MINERAL ASSESSMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–487, title X, § 1006, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2453.)"
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# § 3146. Transportation alternatives portion of study

In studying oil and gas alternative transportation systems, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation and shall consider—

**(1)** the extent to which environmentally and economically feasible alternative routes could be established;

**(2)** the prospective oil and gas production potential of this area of Alaska for each alternative transportation route; and

**(3)** the environmental and economic costs and other values associated with such alternative routes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title X, § 1006, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2453.)