II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 282 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2023 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Luján , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Peters , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Warren , Mr. Welch , Mrs. Murray , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Duckworth , and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Designation of portion of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Designation of certain land as wilderness Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed Wilderness , dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03–0172, and available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary, is designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ). .