00 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38                                                                                           
01 Relating to the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation.                                                                    
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation has been established to promote                                        
04 pride, self-respect, education, and career training for young people in general and for young                           
05 persons in the state in particular, including the physically challenged; and                                            
06  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation proposes to accomplish its                                             
07 mission through the construction and operation of a tall sailing ship that will provide sea                             
08 training for young people and unbiased scientific research in the waters of the state and                               
09 elsewhere; and                                                                                                          
10  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation's ship will provide a positive                                         
11 image for the state wherever the ship sails and will promote tourism and scientific interest in                         
12 the state; and                                                                                                          
13  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation will provide jobs for the people                                       
14 of the state both directly through its operations and indirectly by attracting visitors to the state;                   
01 and                                                                                                                     
02  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation intends to build its tall ship                                         
03 without the aid of capital funding from the state; and                                                                  
04  WHEREAS the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation has captured the imagination                                           
05 of people throughout the state and popular support for its purposes and programs;                                       
06  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports and encourages the                                           
07 purposes and programs of the Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation, and encourages the                                    
08 people of the state and others to join with the Alaska State Legislature in supporting the                              
09 Alaska Maritime Heritage Foundation.                                                                                    
10  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the                                           
11 Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S.                                             
12 Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.