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HJR 37                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs considered:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 37                                                                                              
     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.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Dibert, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           

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Do pass (1):  Schwanke                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Frier, Story, Dibert                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1. Zero, House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs/Office of the                                                                
 Governor                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HJR 37 was referred to the Resources Committee.