02/12/2001 01:20 PM House STA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
JOINT MEETING
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
February 12, 2001
1:20 p.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
OVERVIEW BY DEPT. OF LAW: INDIAN LAW AND STATE/TRIBAL RELATIONS
TAPES
01-16, SIDES A & B
01-17, SIDE A
[Please note these are House Judiciary Standing Committee
tapes.]
CALL TO ORDER
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COGHILL, Chair, House State Affairs Standing
Committee, called the joint meeting of the House Judiciary
Standing Committee and the House State Affairs Standing
Committee to order at 1:20 p.m.
PRESENT
Committee members present were Representatives Coghill,
Rokeberg, Ogan, Meyer, Fate, Wilson, Berkowitz, Kookesh,
Crawford, and Hayes. Other legislators present were
Representatives Morgan, Kapsner, Joule, and Murkowski.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
BRUCE BOTELHO, Attorney General, Department of Law, presented
the overview and answered questions regarding Indian laws and
their history.
D. REBECCA SNOW, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division (Fairbanks), Department of Law, assisted with the
presentation and answered questions regarding Indian laws and
their history.
Provided as handouts were the following materials: outline of
presentation; Section 1302 of Indian Civil Rights Act; A short
history of the federal recognition of tribes in Alaska and the
evolution of the state's position; Native entities within the
State of Alaska recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian
Affairs; news release from the United States Department of the
Interior; 25 CFR part 151, Department of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, acquisition of title to land in trust; memo to
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs from the solicitor; letter to
Director Virden from Attorney General Bruce Botelho; Public Law
280 (Criminal) Section 1162; Public Law 280 (Civil) Section
1360; the Governor's Administrative Order No. 186; draft of the
Millennium Agreement; State-Tribal Relations Team web site;
letter to Governor from Senator Stevens, Senator Murkowski, and
Congressman Young regarding Administrative Order; Governor's
response to letter from Alaska's congressional delegation; press
release from Governor; memo from Joe Williams to tribal leaders;
State Tribal Relations Team; Achieving Alaska Native Self-
Governance, Executive Summary from final report, The Economic
Resource Group, Inc.; Urban Rural Unity Study, Commonwealth
North; and other available articles.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHAIRMAN COGHILL announced that present via teleconference were
Mayor Sol Atkinson of Metlakatla, and Don Mitchell and Joe
Williams of Saxman IRA (Indian Reorganization Act).
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIR COGHILL adjourned the joint meeting of the House Judiciary
Standing Committee and the House State Affairs Standing
Committee at 3:00 p.m.
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were
taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by
contacting the House Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3,
Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2214, and
after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-Second
Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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