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SJR 15                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 BY SENATOR GIESSEL,                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          Opposing any international designation of Alaska                                                                      
          land or water as an international park, world heritage                                                                
          site, biosphere reserve, Ramsar site, or other                                                                        
          classification of land or water that affects the use of                                                               
          land or water by the state or an Alaska Native                                                                        
          corporation without approval by the United States                                                                     
          Congress and the Alaska State Legislature;                                                                            
          requesting the United States Department of State and                                                                  
          the United States Department of the Interior to cease                                                                 
          all further action related to an international                                                                        

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          designation for land and water in the state until the                                                                 
          action is approved by the United States Congress and                                                                  
          the Alaska State Legislature; requesting that the                                                                     
          United States Congress pass legislation requiring                                                                     
          Congressional approval of any international                                                                           
          designation that affects the use of land or water by                                                                  
          the state or the United States; requesting that the                                                                   
          governor be involved in the process and development                                                                   
          of any joint action plan; requesting that the state,                                                                  
          including the departments responsible for the                                                                         
          management of fish and wildlife and other natural                                                                     
          resources, be an integral part of any discussion,                                                                     
          agreement, understanding, or other process that                                                                       
          affects the use or development of fish and wildlife                                                                   
          and other natural resources in the state; and urging                                                                  
          the governor and the attorney general to reserve all                                                                  
          legal remedies for a taking of the natural resources of                                                               
          the state by an international designation of land and                                                                 
          water in the state                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.