2014-09-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 2887
SJR 15                                                                                                                        
Message dated August 11 was received stating the Governor read the                                                              
following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                          
to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
      HOUSE CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                                                  
      15(RES) 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.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                         Legislative Resolve No. 35                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Message dated July 14 was received stating the Governor read the                                                                
following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                          
to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: