00SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20                                                                                     
01 Supporting the reopening and development of the Alaska-Juneau Mine.                                                     
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS the Alaska-Juneau Mine (A-J Mine) was one of the world's great gold                                            
04 mines until it was closed by World War II; and                                                                          
05  WHEREAS Echo Bay Alaska, Inc., intends to reopen the A-J Mine and restore it to                                        
06 its status as one of the world's great gold mines; and                                                                  
07  WHEREAS a majority of the people of the City and Borough of Juneau support Echo                                        
08 Bay Alaska, Inc., and its efforts to reopen the A-J Mine; and                                                           
09  WHEREAS the A-J Mine will represent a significant step toward private economic                                         
10 development in the State of Alaska; and                                                                                 
11  WHEREAS the A-J Mine promises to reduce the dependence of the City and Borough                                         
12 of Juneau on government employment at a time when revenues are declining; and                                           
13  WHEREAS the A-J Mine promises major economic benefits to the state in increased                                        
14 private sector employment and in increased purchases of goods and services in the City and                              

01 Borough of Juneau and throughout Southeastern Alaska;                                                                   
02  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports Echo Bay Alaska, Inc.,                                       
03 in the reopening and development of the A-J Mine.                                                                       
04  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Echo Bay Alaska, Inc., the City and                                         
05 Borough of Juneau, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Alaska                                        
06 Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.