So do you think then that we need to address this language that limits it to these Federal lands that are either bordering or adjacent to, because it is not just Alaska, it would be throughout the Lower 48, where you have got some…

it is inconceivable to me; I mean when you talk about 1.6 million acres of a beetle kill, seems to me that our communities would be eligible for more than one of these Community Grant Programs.

It has been observed on roughly 193,500 acres statewide, more than 98 percent of those acres mapped in 2021.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It was around a lot earlier than that, but I think that was when we started really mapping it.

Alaska is willing and able to increase our Nation's and our allies energy security.

A failure to have meaningful oil and gas programs, including in the 1002 area where the Administration is illegally disregarding the law, will reduce domestic investment at the worst possible time for our country and our global allies.

There is a common sense, straightforward solution here to getting communities off diesel power generation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Assistant Secretary, we have had a conversation in other committees as well, about the budget proposal to shift the Office of Subsistence Management, OSM, from Fish and Wildlife to BIA.

As you well know we have a public safety issue in the State of Alaska, some have described it as a crisis.

I am looking forward to finding further creative funding solutions with you.

I hope that you and your team will be able to explore ways in which CDS projects can be awarded faster.