2014-02-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1673
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, which had been held in third                                                        
reading (page 1643) was before the Senate.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senators McGuire, Stevens, Olson, Egan moved and asked unanimous                                                                
consent to be shown as cosponsors on the resolution. Without                                                                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15                                                                       
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 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, pass the                                                           
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: