04/08/2010 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES

           HJR 26-STATEHOOD/ANCSA LAND SURVEY FUNDING                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:45:27 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR MCGUIRE announced consideration of HJR 26.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CRYSTAL KOENEMAN,  aide to Representative Fairclough,  sponsor of                                                               
HJR 26, said  at statehood Alaska was granted  a land entitlement                                                               
from the  federal government of approximately  103 million acres.                                                               
Alaska Natives,  through the Alaska Native  Claims Settlement Act                                                               
(ANSCA),  were  granted  a  land  entitlement  from  the  federal                                                               
government  of  45  million acres.  Currently,  Congress  is  not                                                               
sufficiently budgeting the enough funds  to the US Bureau of Land                                                               
Management for  the timely completion  of land surveys  for lands                                                               
that were promised to the Natives  in the State of Alaska. It was                                                               
supposed to be done by  the 50th statehood anniversary, which has                                                               
come and gone.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:47:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR MCGUIRE noted that there is an amendment in the packet                                                                 
and asked if she supported it.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS. KOENEMAN answered absolutely, and that the amendment had                                                                    
updated numbers since the resolution was first introduced last                                                                  
year.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MCGUIRE moved to adopt Amendment 1.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                 26-LS0739\R.2                                                                  
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                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 8:                                                                                                            
          Delete "December 31, 2008, more than 66,000,000"                                                                      
          Insert "January 31, 2010, more than 57,000,000"                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "40,000,000"                                                                                                   
          Insert "42,000,000"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "14,000,000"                                                                                                   
          Insert "15,000,000"                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 11:                                                                                                           
          Delete "12,000,000"                                                                                                   
          Insert "7,000,000"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI asked what the importance is of getting a                                                                 
land patent.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MS. KOENEMAN replied that she would get an official response                                                                    
back to him, but it makes the land transfers easier.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:48:52 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR MCGUIRE finding no further testimony, closed public                                                                    
testimony and held HJR 26 as amended.