00SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 16                                                                                   
01 Relating to Avalanche Awareness Month.                                                                                  
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                              
03  WHEREAS Alaskans live, work, and play in and on the edge of the wilderness; and                                      
04  WHEREAS the abundance and variety of the state's winter recreational opportunities                                   
05 are unmatched in the United States; and                                                                                 
06  WHEREAS many of the state's popular winter recreation areas are subject to                                           
07 avalanche danger; and                                                                                                   
08  WHEREAS some Alaskans are not properly educated or equipped to recognize and                                         
09 respond to avalanches; and                                                                                              
10  WHEREAS a number of Alaskans are killed each year by avalanches; and                                                 
11  WHEREAS education on the recognition of avalanche risks, response to avalanches,                                     
12 and the use of appropriate equipment could reduce avalanche-related fatalities;                                         
13  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the                                           
14 governor to proclaim the month of November 2000, as Avalanche Awareness Month; and be                                   

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02  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges schools, community                                          
03 groups, and other public and private agencies and individuals to observe Avalanche Awareness                            
04 Month with appropriate activities that increase the public's awareness of avalanche dangers,                            
05 how to respond to avalanches, and the use of appropriate equipment in avalanche areas.                                  
06  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Aidene Arthur, Backcountry Avalanche                                      
07 Awareness and Response Team; to Doug Fesler and Jill Fredston, co-directors, The Alaska                                 
08 Mountain Safety Center, Inc.; to Bill Glude, Southeast Alaska Avalanche Center; and to                                  
09 Colonel Glenn G. Godfrey, Director, Division of Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Department                                
10 of Public Safety.