00HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18                                                                                      
01 Relating to Federal Public Land Week.                                                                                   
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS the citizens of Alaska recognize the many contributions that federally-owned public land, whose                
04 magnificence and vastness comprise more than two-thirds of the                                                          
05 state, have made to the heritage and well-being of all citizens; and                                                    
06  WHEREAS this public land, which is open to all United States citizens, is an                                           
07 immensely valuable asset not only to the nation but to Alaska as well, contributing a vast                              
08 spectrum of wealth to our society that benefits all citizens; and                                                       
09  WHEREAS the citizens of Alaska recognize the abundance of economic, recreational,                                      
10 and social advantages they enjoy because of the very presence of this land; and                                         
11  WHEREAS the citizens of Alaska also recognize the many contributions the use of                                        
12 public land has made not only to the state's rural communities, whose livelihoods often                                 
13 depend upon that use, but to all of Alaska's citizens as well; and                                                      
14  WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature recognizes particularly the contribution that                                     

01 public land has made to Alaska's fishing, mining, timber, oil and gas, and recreation                                   
02 industries, contributing substantially to the state's economy by creating jobs for the working                          
03 people of the state; and                                                                                                
04  WHEREAS the citizens of Alaska acknowledge the need of the United States to                                            
05 sustain the many uses of federally-owned public land while requiring a balance between those                            
06 activities and the conservation of this invaluable resource;                                                            
07  BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that to commemorate the many                                            
08 benefits the state's citizens derive from the use and enjoyment of the federally-owned public                           
09 land of the state, it hereby declares the week of May 9 - 15, 1993, to be Federal Public Land                           
10 Week in Alaska.