00 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33                                                                                          
01 Relating to the development of the Windy Craggy ore deposit.                                                            
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS the state has a mineral policy that encourages environmentally responsible                                     
04 economic development in order to maintain a sound economy and stable employment within                                  
05 the state for the benefit of present and future generations and to encourage economic                                   
06 development and cooperation between the state's mineral industry and Pacific Rim nations;                               
07 and                                                                                                                     
08  WHEREAS the Windy Craggy ore deposit is located in northwest British Columbia,                                         
09 Canada, 90 miles from Haines, Alaska, which is the nearest location for a port site and general                         
10 staging area for development of the deposit; and                                                                        
11  WHEREAS the development and mining of the Windy Craggy ore deposit would                                               
12 provide jobs and contribute substantially to the growth and diversification of the economy of                           
13 the southeastern part of the state; and                                                                                 
14  WHEREAS current environmental laws and regulations of the United States federal                                        
01 government, Alaska, the Canadian federal government, and British Columbia establish                                     
02 standards that ensure environmentally responsible development;                                                          
03  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature finds that the development of                                         
04 the Windy Craggy ore deposit in an environmentally sound manner is in the best interest of                              
05 the state.                                                                                                              
06  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Right Honorable M. Brian Mulroney,                                      
07 Prime Minister of Canada; the Honorable David C. Lam, Lieutenant Governor of the Province                               
08 of British Columbia; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski,                                
09 U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska                                  
10 delegation in Congress.