00SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2                                                                                      
01 Relating to reimbursement of expenses for residents who travel to the capital city                                      
02 to attend legislative sessions or to testify before legislative committees.                                             
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04  WHEREAS it is essential that residents of the state have the opportunity to participate                                
05 in state government; and                                                                                                
06  WHEREAS it is through their representatives elected to the legislature that the                                        
07 residents of the various districts in this vast state have the greatest chance to making their                          
08 special concerns and needs known; and                                                                                   
09  WHEREAS travel to the state capital can be prohibitively expensive for many state                                      
10 residents who would like to communicate with their representatives and observe the legislature                          
11 in action; and                                                                                                          
12  WHEREAS it is in the best interest of Juneau to ensure that all of the people have                                     
13 access to the state capital; and                                                                                        
14  WHEREAS Juneau greatly benefits from its status as the capital city of Alaska and                                      

01 should, therefore, take some responsibility for making the capital accessible to all of the state                       
02 residents; and                                                                                                          
03  WHEREAS Juneau has set aside a portion of its sales tax receipts in a rainy day                                        
04 account to meet special needs of the capital city;                                                                      
05  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests Juneau, the state capital                                    
06 city, to provide money from its rainy day account for reimbursement of expenses incurred by                             
07 state residents in traveling to the capital city to attend legislative sessions or to testify before                    
08 legislative committees; and be it                                                                                       
09  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Affairs Agency is directed to make                                               
10 recommendations to the Legislative Council and the Assembly of the City and Borough of                                  
11 Juneau regarding the method by which the rainy day account should be used to ensure                                     
12 efficient and fair treatment in the reimbursement of expenses incurred by state residents                               
13 traveling to the capital city.                                                                                          
14  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Mayor of the City and Borough of                                        
15 Juneau and to each of the members of the Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau.