00HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3                                                                                            
01 Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                             
02 subsistence uses of fish and wildlife by residents, and establishing an effective date                                  
03 for the amendment.                                                                                                      
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  Article VIII, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                          
06 section to read:                                                                                                        
07  Section 19.  Subsistence Uses of Fish and Wildlife.  Consistent with the                                              
08 sustained yield principle, the legislature shall grant a preference to and among residents                              
09 in the taking of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses on the basis of customary and                                   
10 traditional use, cultural tradition, direct dependence, local residence, or the availability                            
11 of alternative resources.                                                                                               
12    * Sec. 2.  Article XV, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new                               
13 section to read:                                                                                                        
14  Section 29.  Effective Date of Subsistence Amendment.  Section 19 of Article                                          

01 VIII, regarding subsistence uses of fish and wildlife, takes effect immediately upon                                    
02 certification of the election returns by the lieutenant governor.                                                       
03    * Sec. 3.  The amendments proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                           
04 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State                  
05 of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.