Brian Nesvik
34:42 - 35:17
“this is a recent development. This is a pretty recent court decision. We are aware of it in the Department of Interior, and we've already begun looking at what the options may be in order to ensure that this doesn't disrupt our abilities to issue those permits that previously state primacy was able to address. So I don't have specific options identified here today, but please know that we are working on those, and myself as well as senior officials in the department are very well aware.”
- Speaker
- Brian Nesvik
- Timestamp
- 34:42 – 35:17
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- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
As you mentioned, this is a recent development. This is a pretty recent court decision. We are aware of it in the Department of Interior, and we've already begun looking at what the options may be in order to ensure that this doesn't disrupt our abilities to issue those permits that previously state primacy was able to address. So I don't have specific options identified here today, but please know that we are working on those, and myself as well as senior officials in the department are very well aware. Well, thank you, and we'll look forward to working with that and keeping close communication.
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