04/01/2005 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

HJR 16-OPPOSE UN LAND DESIGNATIONS IN ALASKA                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR RAMRAS announced that the  first order of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  JOINT RESOLUTION NO.  16,  Opposing the  designation of                                                               
any  area  in the  state  as  a  world heritage  site,  biosphere                                                               
reserve, or  any other type of  international designation without                                                               
the consent of the Alaska State Legislature.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  SAMUELS moved  to adopt  the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
HJR 16,  labeled 24-LS0748\G, as  a work  draft.  There  being no                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:05:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JIM VAN  HORN, Staff to  Representative Jim Elkins,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, said that  the committee substitute (CS)  for HJR 16                                                               
added  language  to  request that  local  governments  also  give                                                               
consent prior to the designation of  a world heritage site by the                                                               
United Nations.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:07:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ELKINS  moved to report  HJR 16 as amended  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHJR  16(RES)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Resources Standing Committee.