2025-04-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 0856
SJR 20                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 BY SENATOR                                                                                       
BJORKMAN,                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          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 Resources Committee.