2018-03-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 2333
SJR 13                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered SENATE JOINT                                                                                 
RESOLUTION NO. 13 Urging the United States Congress to amend                                                                    
the Marine Mammal Protection Act and urging the United States                                                                   
Department of the Interior to permit Alaska Native organizations and                                                            
the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to co-manage, take, and                                                                  
study marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and                                                                
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                        
          NO. 13(RES) Urging the United States Congress to                                                                      
          amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act; urging                                                                        
          certain federal agencies to permit Alaska Native                                                                      
          organizations and the Alaska Department of Fish and                                                                   
          Game to co-manage, take, and study sea otters; and                                                                    
          urging the United States Secretary of the Interior to                                                                 
          review evidence and waive certain provisions of the                                                                   
          moratorium on taking sea otters.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Giessel, Chair; Senators Bishop, Coghill,                                                              
von Imhof, Stedman, Meyer. Signing no recommendation: Senator                                                                   
Wielechowski.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Senate Resources Committee                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.