16 U.S.C. § 3143 : Conservation — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation — Federal North Slope Lands Studies, Oil And Gas Leasing Program And Mineral Assessments — Production Of Oil And Gas From Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Prohibited Date: 7 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF Production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is prohibited and no leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the range shall be undertaken until authorized by an Act of Congress. (Pub. L. 96–487, title X, § 1003, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2452.)