HJR 3-CONGRESS:NATIVE TRIBAL JURIS. & AUTHORITY  8:22:05 AM CHAIR TILTON announced that the final order of business would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3, Urging members of the Alaska delegation to the United States Congress to introduce substantially similar legislation to the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2013; urging the United States Congress to affirm the criminal jurisdiction of Alaska tribal governments over tribal members within the boundaries of their villages; urging the United States Congress to cooperate with tribes' efforts to transfer Native land to trust; and supporting multilateral negotiations between tribal governments, nontribal municipalities, and the state and federal governments to delineate clearly tribal geographical jurisdictions. 8:22:13 AM REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to adopt CSHJR 3, Version 29- LS0354\W, Wallace/Martin, 2/19/15, as the working document. CHAIR TILTON objected for discussion purposes. 8:22:35 AM TIM CLARK, Staff, Representative Bryce Edgmon, Alaska State Legislature, speaking on behalf of the sponsor, Representative Edgmon, explained that the language on page 2, lines 20-31 of HJR 3 is not included in Version W and the title has been amended accordingly. Furthermore, Version W does not include the final three resolves of HJR 3 that addressed the inherent criminal jurisdiction in Alaska Native villages, transfer of lands into trust, and negotiation of tribal geographical jurisdictions. In the sponsor's view, the complexity and controversy associated with the deleted provision somewhat obscured the core goal of the resolution, which is to encourage the Alaska Congressional delegation to introduce federal legislation to improve public safety and wellbeing in Alaska Native communities, primarily through strengthening tribal authority to keep the peace and deliver justice at the local level. 8:23:53 AM CHAIR TILTON withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, Version W was adopted. Upon determining no one else wished to testify, Chair Tilton then closed public testimony and announced that HJR 3 would be held over.