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Posted by AlaskaHippie on Feb 10 2006
Senate approves off-road vehicle use along pipeline corridor
By MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer
Published: February 8, 2006
Last Modified: February 8, 2006 at 03:18 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Senate on Wednesday tentatively approved lifting a ban on snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles along the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline corridor despite concerns that the plan could make the pipeline more vulnerable to sabotage.
The bill passed by a razor-thin margin, 11-9, mostly along party lines. Senate Resources Chairman Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai, was the lone Republican to vote against the measure.
Besides pipeline security worries, opponents of the proposal argued that lifting the ban along the Dalton Highway north of the Yukon River could put caribou herds in jeopardy, damage the environment and endanger lives.
"It's going to be opening up some of the roughest areas in the world to the weekend warriors that are out there," said Sen. Donny Olson, D-Nome.
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