00HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3                                                                                          
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 initiatives regarding natural resources belonging to the state.                                                         
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                              
04    * Section 1.  Article XI, sec. 6, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                         
05  Section 6.  Enactment.  If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition favor                                    
06 its adoption, the initiated measure is enacted , except that an initiated measure not                                  
07 otherwise prohibited by Section 7 of this article that relates to the utilization,                                      
08 development, or conservation of a natural resource belonging to the State,                                              
09 including land and waters, is enacted only if at least two-thirds of the votes cast                                     
10 on the proposition favor its adoption .  If a majority of the votes cast on the                                        
11 proposition favor the rejection of an act referred, it is rejected.  The lieutenant                                     
12 governor shall certify the election returns.  An initiated law becomes effective ninety                                 
13 days after certification, is not subject to veto, and may not be repealed by the                                        
14 legislature within two years of its effective date.  It may be amended at any time.  An                                 

01 act rejected by referendum is void thirty days after certification.  Additional procedures                              
02 for the initiative and referendum may be prescribed by law.                                                             
03    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                          
04 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
05 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.