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Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act

President Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, authorizing construction of the pipeline and preempting certain state and local restrictions.

Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act

Passed amid the 1973 energy crisis, the law enabled rapid development of Alaska oil resources and became a landmark in U.S. energy policy and federal-state regulatory authority.

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