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HJR 37                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 37 by Representative Bynum:                                                                          

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    Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove                                                         
    marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and                                                               
    Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection                                                                 
    Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to                                                               
    remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in                                                                    
    accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional                                                                  
    delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support                                                            
    for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and                                                              
    education.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Tribal Affairs and the Resources Committee.