05/03/1995 03:45 PM Senate RES

          HJR 44 POSTAGE STAMP HONORING ALASKA SALMON                         
                                                                            
  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  called the Senate Resources Committee meeting to             
 order at 3:45 p.m.  He brought  HJR 44  before the committee as the           
 first order of business.                                                      
                                                                               
 ODETTE FOSTER, staff to Representative Kim Elton, who is prime                
 sponsor of HJR 44, said the resolution requests the U.S. Postmaster           
 to issue a series of five postage stamps, each depicting one of               
 Alaska's salmon species.  The postage stamp series will focus                 
 national attention on Alaska's thriving and healthy salmon fishery.           
 Representative Elton believes that by creating more awareness of              
 Alaska wild salmon it is easier to educate those outside of Alaska            
 about one of our most important and economically viable resources.            
                                                                               
 SENATOR LEMAN stated HJR 44 would be held until a quorum of the               
 committee was established.                                                    
 SENATOR LEMAN brought  HJR 44  back before the committee and asked            
 for the pleasure of the committee.                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved that HJR 44 be passed out of committee with              
 individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
 ordered.