The Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act (NPRPA) of 1976 states any exploration within the Teshekpuk Lake Area shall be conducted in a manner which will assure maximum protection of significant surface values “….to the extent consistent with the requirements of this Act [NPRPA] for the exploration of the reserve.” Public Law 96-514 of December 12, 1980, amended the NPRPA authorizing oil and gas leasing in the reserve by stating, “There shall be conducted, not withstanding any other provision of law and pursuant to such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska: Provided, That (1) activities undertaken pursuant to this section shall include or provide for such conditions, restrictions, and prohibitions as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate to mitigate reasonably foreseeable and significantly adverse affects on the surface resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska….” In exercising this authority several major protective measures, not part of the Draft Preferred Alternative B, have been developed to protect important resources and subsistence activities, and included in the final Proposed Action.