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HJR 25                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25 by Representative Eastman:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    Requesting the United States Congress to amend the Alaska                                                                   
    Statehood Act to recognize the State of Alaska's constitutional                                                             
    right to maintain ownership over all land, water, assets, resources,                                                        
    and activities within the state's boundaries; proclaiming the State                                                         
    of Alaska's constitutional ownership of all land, water, assets,                                                            
    resources, and activities within the state's boundaries; recognizing                                                        
    the federal government's jurisdiction over land, water, and                                                                 
    airspace within the state's boundaries for certain purposes if those                                                        
    purposes are determined to be justified by the Alaska State                                                                 

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    Legislature; declaring that the State of Alaska retains all rights                                                          
    reserved to the individual states by the Constitution of the United                                                         
    States, including control over all activities and development                                                               
    wholly within the state's boundaries; finding that the federal                                                              
    government does not have constitutional authority to regulate                                                               
    certain private or business activities conducted wholly within the                                                          
    state's boundaries; requesting the federal government to enact                                                              
    policies, regulations, and legislation to mitigate the disparity of                                                         
    nationwide federal land jurisdiction and to recognize certain state                                                         
    rights; and petitioning the legislative bodies of other states to                                                           
    adopt similar resolutions.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs, Judiciary, and                                                       
Resources Committees.