the Coastal Plain. Oil and gas activities are not compatible with the protection of this national treasure. (10) Repeal of section 20001 would best protect the unspoiled ecosystem of the Coastal Plain, the human rights of the Gwich’in, and the integrity of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 3. Statement of policy The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States— (1) to honor the decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain