LR006
Resolve: LR006
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCR5
Source Root: SCR005
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 6
Relating to printing pictures of and information about missing children on milk cartons.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS thousands of children in the United States are abducted each year; and
WHEREAS a lack of coordination among law enforcement agencies in different jurisdictions has made it difficult to locate missing children taken across state lines; and
WHEREAS milk carton manufacturers have developed a program to print the pictures of missing children and information about them on millions of milk cartons across the country; and
WHEREAS the program provides wide dissemination on a product that has a short shelf life, allowing frequent rotation of pictures and information; and
WHEREAS the program already has been responsible for the return of some missing children;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that milk producers and distributors in the state are respectfully requested to participate fully in the program and encourage others in the dairy industry to participate.
LR007
Resolve: LR007
Year: 85
Source Bill: HCSSJR14RES
Source Root: SJR014
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 7
Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to postpone the proposed cattle slaughter on Simeonof Island.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS cattle have been on Simeonof Island since 1894;
and
WHEREAS the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that it plans to kill the cattle on this island;
and
WHEREAS the people in the communities near Simeonof Island are suffering difficult economic times due to the decline of the fishery stocks; and
WHEREAS the people in the communities near Simeonof Island have used the cattle on Simeonof Island as a supplemental food source in the past, and would like to continue to do so in the future; and
WHEREAS there are cattle holding pens and loading chutes on Simeonof Island to facilitate removal of the cattle; and
WHEREAS the Shumagin Village Corporation desires to transplant the cattle from Simeonof Island to Unga Island, but the Shumagin Village Corporation may require until September 1985 in order to do so; and
WHEREAS the slaughter of the cattle would constitute a waste of thousands of pounds of beef that could be used by needy Alaskans in the immediate area; and
WHEREAS the elimination of the cattle will be very expensive; and
WHEREAS the cost of the destruction of the cattle could be used to better advantage to help the Shumagin Village Corporation transplant the cattle to Unga Island;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that it respectfully urges the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to postpone its ultimate termination action related to the cattle until at least October 1985; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature respectfully urges the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to assist the Shumagin Village Corporation in its effort to transplant the Simeonof Island cattle to Unga Island; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Alaska delegation in Congress to ensure that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service postpones the cattle slaughter on Simeonof Island until at least October 1985.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
the Honorable Donald Hodel, Secretary of the Interior; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR008
Resolve: LR008
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCSCSHJR16TRSP
Source Root: HJR016
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 8
Relating to essential air service.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Alaskan air carriers are recipients of federal funding under the U.S. Department of Transportation Essential Air Service program; and
WHEREAS the President of the United States has proposed a budget for fiscal year 1986 that would eliminate the Essential Air Service program; and
WHEREAS under the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-504) Congress provided that the program would continue until 1988; and
WHEREAS more than 38 Alaska communities would be directly and adversely impacted, and dozens of others would be indirectly impacted by elimination of the funding; and
WHEREAS the Essential Air Service program provides communities with necessary passenger and cargo service; and
WHEREAS a lack of a state highway system forces people in Alaska to be dependent on air travel; and
WHEREAS Alaskan air operators have been developing free market alternatives consistent with the deregulation of air transportation and the scheduled termination of the subsidy in 1988; and
WHEREAS a reduction or elimination of funds for the Essential Air Service program at this time will almost certainly cause a reduction or elimination of air service to those communities where it is not economically feasible to maintain present service without this program;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that Congress fully fund the Essential Air Service program and that the U.S. Department of Transportation adhere to the scheduled 1988 timetable for elimination of the program.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
the Honorable George Bush, Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Robert Dole, Majority Leader of the Senate; the Honorable Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Transportation; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S.
Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S.
Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR009
Resolve: LR009
Year: 85
Source Bill: CSHCR11(HESS)
Source Root: HCR011
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 9
Relating to the University of Alaska Foundation.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS art. VII, secs. 4 and 5 and art. VIII, secs. 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska call for the promotion and protection of public health, providing for the public welfare, the settlement of lands and the development of resources, and the utilization, development, and conservation of all state natural resources; and
WHEREAS although the Arctic Science and Policy Act of 1984 is commendable and its passage long overdue, the Act focuses on federal interests and priorities solely and it is directed only at part of the state; and
WHEREAS the economic viability of the state, the well-being of its inhabitants, and the promise of a reasonable future for coming generations depends upon the support of applied and fundamental research directed at specific Alaskan problems; and
WHEREAS these physical, biological, medical, and social problems are only partially, or not at all, addressed by conventional sources of support resulting in significant gaps in both scientific and technical research endeavors;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature commends and supports the University of Alaska Foundation in its endeavors to forecast research needs and to find and fill the gaps in the current research effort, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the University of Alaska Foundation to seek support for long-term and stable funding for this research.
LR010
Resolve: LR010
Year: 85
Source Bill: HCR13
Source Root: HCR013
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 10
Relating to the nineteenth annual Boys' State at Camp Carroll.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the nineteenth annual Boys' State will be held June 9 - 15, 1985, at Camp Carroll (Fort Richardson) under the sponsorship of the American Legion and cooperating organizations; and
WHEREAS this fine annual program is dedicated to increasing the delegates awareness of their future roles in state and local government as well as promoting interest and knowledge about the operation of our system of government; and
WHEREAS it is only through an admirable combination of volunteer effort and the enterprising talents of generous individuals who do not receive government or taxpayer monetary support that this week-long youth citizenship exercise known as Boys' State takes place; and
WHEREAS the legislature would like to encourage state and local legislators and other public officials and agencies to volunteer their services and to provide copies of state publications and materials related to the program;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature applauds the sponsors of and participants in the nineteenth annual Boys' State program; commends to the attention of government officials and agencies and private individuals and organizations the opportunity to support and participate in this exercise in youth citizenship; and promises to continue to provide legislative materials, advice and encouragement to the Boys' State program as it does to similar worthy civic efforts.
LR011
Resolve: LR011
Year: 85
Source Bill: HCR14
Source Root: HCR014
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 11
Relating to the seventeenth annual Girls' State at the Fairbanks University of Alaska campus.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the seventeenth annual Girls' State will be held June 2 - 9, 1985, at the Fairbanks University of Alaska campus under the sponsorship of the American Legion Auxiliary and cooperating organizations; and
WHEREAS this outstanding annual program of the American Legion Auxiliary ranks high among the efforts of several Alaskan organizations to bring to the youth delegates an awareness of their future roles in state and local government; and
WHEREAS this week-long youth citizen exercise of Girls' State at the Fairbanks University of Alaska campus is made possible by an admirable combination of volunteer service and the free enterprise of generous people and organizations without placing a financial burden on government or on the taxpayer; and
WHEREAS it is consistent with these standards for the legislature to encourage state and local legislators and other public officials and agencies to volunteer their services and provide copies of state publications and materials that form an important part of the program;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature salutes the sponsors of and participants in the seventeenth annual Girls' State program; commends those government officials and agencies and private individuals and organizations who support and participate in this exercise in youth citizenship; and pledges to continue to provide legislative materials, advice and encouragement to the Girls' State program as it does to similar worthy civic efforts.
LR012
Resolve: LR012
Year: 85
Source Bill: SJR20
Source Root: SJR020
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 12
Relating to federal funding for conservation programs.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the United States Office of Management and Budget has proposed to eliminate funding for many conservation programs; and
WHEREAS the proposal includes severe cutbacks for the Soil Conserva tion Service; and
WHEREAS the Soil Conservation Service provides technical expertise to the conservation districts of Alaska; and
WHEREAS Soil Conservation Service programs administered through the conservation districts include erosion control, flood control, cost-share for conservation practices, reclamation of abandoned mines, and resource conservation and development in urban areas;
and
WHEREAS productive soil and clean water are vital to the survival of man; and
WHEREAS loss of Soil Conservation Service programs would result in reduced agricultural production, lower water quality and direct economic losses to Alaska and the nation;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature declares its opposition to the adoption of policies to eliminate or reduce funding for conservation programs, and memorializes the United States Congress to reject any and all such proposals.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR013
Resolve: LR013
Year: 85
Source Bill: HCR10
Source Root: HCR010
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 13
Relating to the recognition of International Youth Year.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the contribution of young people in shaping and designing the future of humanity by proclaiming 1985 to be International Youth Year; and
WHEREAS the objectives of International Youth Year are to heighten public awareness of the needs and aspirations of youth; to promote policies and programs that allow youth to be an integral part of social and economic development; and to foster among youth the ideals of peace, and mutual respect, and understanding among the people of this world; and
WHEREAS there are over 175,000 young people below 19 years of age in this state; and
WHEREAS this state has a wide range of ethnic residents as well as numerous visitors from a wide variety of foreign countries that allow Alaskan youth to experience rich cultural diversification; and
WHEREAS the state's commitment to broadening its economic relationship with Pacific Rim nations will result in frequent dialogues between Alaskans and foreign merchants and dignitaries;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests Alaskans everywhere to recognize the importance of youth through support of the goals and objectives of International Youth Year.
LR014
Resolve: LR014
Year: 85
Source Bill: HJR23
Source Root: HJR023
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 14
Relating to U.S. Customs Service offices on the West Coast.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the promotion of international trade with Pacific Rim countries is essential to the economic prosperity of Alaska and the United States; and
WHEREAS the uniform regulation of all West Coast ports by the United States Customs Service provides continuity and is essential to the continued growth of international trade in the Pacific Basin; and
WHEREAS the efficient operation of West Coast ports is of paramount importance in the effort to bring about a reduction in the balance of trade deficit this country is currently experiencing; and
WHEREAS discussions are being held at the federal level to separate Alaska, Washington, and Oregon into the jurisdiction of a customs office headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, while leaving California under the jurisdiction of a customs office headquartered in Los Angeles, California; and
WHEREAS the proposed separation would necessarily result in a lack of uniformity in the operations of customs to the inevitable detriment of international trade activities;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the United States Customs Service is urged to maintain its current uniform jurisdiction over all West Coast ports, and to increase the number of customs inspectors to ensure the expeditious movement of trade through West Coast ports.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
the Honorable James Baker, Secretary of the Treasury; the Honorable William Von Raab, Commissioner of the United States Customs Service; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR015
Resolve: LR015
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCSCSHJR20(L&C)
Source Root: HJR020
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 15
Relating to visa waivers for international airline passengers.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS visa waivers would encourage eligible international airline passengers and other eligible nonimmigrants to visit the United States; and WHEREAS all the states of the nation would realize an increase in tourism by granting visa waivers to eligible nonimmigrants;
and
WHEREAS Alaska is particularly interested in securing a visa waiver program because tourism is an important element in the state's immediate future and a vital part of ensuring stable and continuing economic growth; and
WHEREAS 1,500,000 international airline passengers annually transit the Anchorage International Airport on the transpolar route between Europe and Asia; and
WHEREAS research by the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau reveals that among the annual airport transpolar passengers, 84 percent indicated an interest in the state, 80 percent vacation at least once a year in the period from September to May when the state needs more visitors, 62 percent like winter-oriented vacations, 50 percent could have planned a stopover in Anchorage, 50 percent would stop for four to seven days, and 76 percent are frequent transpolar route passengers and previously have landed in Anchorage; and
WHEREAS state revenue from transpolar passengers constitutes more than 50 percent of the revenue necessary to operate all international airports in the state; and
WHEREAS there is the strong likelihood that carriers on the transpolar route will no longer need this state as a refueling stop in the foreseeable future and passenger interest in visits or stopovers in the state will be the only incentive for transpolar air carriers to continue to stop in the state; and
WHEREAS one of several obstacles to a stopover in Alaska or any other state is the present requirement of a United States visa; and
WHEREAS last year Congress considered but failed to pass legislation providing for the granting of visa waivers;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature requests the President and the Congress of the United States to support the renewed effort to secure the waiver of visa requirements for eligible international airline passengers and other eligible nonimmigrants wishing to exercise stopover privileges in Alaska and other states.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, the Honorable Robert Dole, Majority Leader of the Senate, the Honorable Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR016
Resolve: LR016
Year: 85
Source Bill: HJR35AMS
Source Root: HJR035
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 16
Urging the United States Olympic Committee to select Anchorage as the United States nominee for the site of the 1992 Olympic Winter Games.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the Anchorage Organizing Committee is working to bring the 1992 Olympic Winter Games to Anchorage, Alaska; and
WHEREAS worldwide attention would be focused on the grandeur, spirit, and bright promise of the state if the 1992 Olympic Winter Games were held in Anchorage; and
WHEREAS this attention would encourage tourism in the state and stimulate the economy of the state; and
WHEREAS Anchorage, as a three-time All American City, is representative of the can-do spirit that is an inherent trait of the people of North America; and
WHEREAS Anchorage and the southcentral region of the state where Anchorage is located already possess many winter sport facilities of Olympic caliber, including three of the four Olympic-size hockey rinks in the United States, a world-class alpine ski run at Alyeska Ski Resort, Nordic cross-country ski trails and training facilities, and winter biathlon trails and training facilities; and
WHEREAS Alaska is ideally situated on the globe to facilitate worldwide broadcasting of the 1992 Winter Olympics; and
WHEREAS Anchorage is an air crossroads of the world and an international community; and
WHEREAS all Alaskans share the spirit of adventure that is necessary to Olympic competition; and
WHEREAS Alaska possesses the technology, willingness of spirit, and warm hospitality necessary for a successful Olympic Winter Games;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that it supports the efforts of the Anchorage Organizing Committee to bring the 1992 Olympic Winter Games to the state and urges the United States Olympic Committee to select Anchorage, Alaska as the United States nominee for the site of the 1992 Olympic Winter Games.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the United States Olympic Committee and to the Anchorage Organizing Committee.
LR017
Resolve: LR017
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCSHJR33(RLS)AMS
Source Root: HJR033
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 17
Relating to support for the first onshore commercial production of surimi bythe Alaska seafood industry.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS approximately 2,600,000,000 pounds of Alaska pollock is harvested annually, and much of this harvest is either taken by Japanese fishing vessels or purchased by the Japanese fishing industry from the American fishing industry; and
WHEREAS Japanese industry utilizes approximately 70 percent of its supply of Alaska pollock for the production of surimi and surimi products, and a significant portion of this production is then exported to the United States, where surimi usage has risen from less than 1,000 tons in 1979 to 30,000 tons in 1984; and
WHEREAS the American fishing industry receives approximately $.05 a pound for pollock, while the finished surimi products exported from Japan to the United States sell for approximately $1.75 a pound, aggravating the U.S.
trade deficit that was $4,000,000,000 in 1984 for fishery products alone; and
WHEREAS the capacity of the U.S. fishing fleet to harvest Alaska pollock has increased tremendously in recent years, with the American fishing industry harvesting almost 500,000 tons of pollock in 1984; and
WHEREAS the surimi products presently used in the U.S.
can be produced from just 102,000 tons of Alaska pollock;
and
WHEREAS Alaskan surimi is a wholesome food product, made from freshcaught North Pacific pollock, and dollar for dollar has as much or more nutritional value than many traditional seafood products; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring surimi marketed in the form of crab strips and other seafood analogue products to be inappropriately labeled as "imitation", and this labeling requirement would discourage sales of this nutritious product and the development of a new domestic industry; and
WHEREAS surimi has great potential as a functional protein ingredient for many products in addition to seafood analogues, and the U.S. market for surimi in all forms continues to grow; and
WHEREAS projections indicate that establishing a complete pollock surimi industry, including harvesting, processing, distribution and sales in the U.S., would produce a $6,000,000,000-a-year industry; and
WHEREAS Alaska Pacific Seafoods in Kodiak, Alaska, in conjunction with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, has demonstrated that topquality surimi can be produced commercially in on-shore American facilities;
and
WHEREAS Alaska Pacific Seafood will produce an initial pack of 860,000 pounds of surimi for use by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation to encourage growth of the U.S. market for domestically produced surimi; and
WHEREAS funding for this project was provided by the federal government through a Saltonstall-Kennedy grant to the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, with matching money and in-kind services provided by industry, fishing groups, and individuals;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature expresses its appreciation for this project and gratitude for their support, to the United States Congress, the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service, and the many industry organizations, fishery groups, and individuals that contributed to the success of this project; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that it respectfully requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service, and other concerned groups to continue their support for this project because it has the potential to encourage the full domestic use of the resources of the United States Fisheries Conservation Zone and to enhance the economic well-being of all persons in Alaska and in the other states of the nation; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that it respectfully requests the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to work with the seafood processing industry to develop a label other than "imitation" to distinguish, as a consumer service, surimi products from traditional seafood products.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
to the Honorable George Bush, Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; to the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; to the Honorable John C. Danforth, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; to the Honorable Walter B. Jones, Chairman, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; to the Honorable John B. Breaux, Chairman, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; to the Honorable Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; to the Honorable Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; to the Honorable David Stockman, Director, Office of Management and Budget; to the Honorable Frank E. Young, Commissioner , U.S. Food and Administration; to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress; to Chris Mitchell, Executive Director of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation; and to William G. Gordon, Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
LR018
Resolve: LR018
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCR23
Source Root: SCR023
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 18
Relating to a legislative committee to study local option elections.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS there is an ever increasing need to find solutions to problems associated with alcohol abuse in the state; and
WHEREAS the problems associated with alcohol abuse are particularly disruptive to rural communities; and
WHEREAS local option elections offer a means for rural communities to address local alcohol problems; and
WHEREAS the legislature desires to explore the advisability of local option elections on the question of banning possession of alcoholic beverages within a community;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that under Uniform Rule 21 a joint special committee on local option laws is established consisting of three members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house to hold public hearings in rural communities and to take testimony and collect data on the subject of local option elections on the question of banning possession of alcoholic beverages within a community; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that before the committee dissolves on the 10th day of the Second Session of the Fourteenth Legislature, it submit a written report to the legislature that addresses the merits of and makes recommendations concerning these local option elections.
LR019
Resolve: LR019
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCR27
Source Root: SCR027
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 19
Relating to monetary terms of collective bargaining agreements with state employee bargaining organizations.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS state revenue has declined substantially because of the unexpected decline in the price of oil and this downward trend is expected to continue for several years; and
WHEREAS this reduction will require a significant curtailment of the operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year and for several years thereafter; and
WHEREAS the legislature is seeking ways to reduce the state budget without reducing necessary services to the people of the state and without laying off state employees;
and
WHEREAS the legislature recognizes and supports the rights granted in the Public Employment Relations Act to state employees to share in the decision-making process affecting wages and working conditions; and
WHEREAS the state and public employee bargaining organizations have entered into collective bargaining agreements that establish salaries and benefits to be paid to state employees in fiscal year 1985 and fiscal year 1986 and future years; and
WHEREAS the parties negotiated these contracts in good faith, but unfortunately using assumptions about future state revenue that are no longer valid; and
WHEREAS the legislature is in the process of fully funding the fiscal year 1985 and fiscal year 1986 monetary terms of the contracts;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature will not fund the monetary terms of the existing contracts for future years; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the parties to the contracts should renegotiate the monetary terms of those contracts for fiscal year 1987 and subsequent years; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor is requested to report to the legislature by January 13, 1986, on the results of these renegotiations.
LR020
Resolve: LR020
Year: 85
Source Bill: SCR28
Source Root: SCR028
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 20
Suspending Uniform Rule 41(b) of the Alaska State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 122.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
That under Rule 54 of the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature the provisions of Rule 41(b) of the Uniform Rules are suspended in the consideration of House Bill No. 122.
LR021
Resolve: LR021
Year: 85
Source Bill: CSSCR19(FIN)AMH
Source Root: SCR019
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 21
Establishing a Joint Special Committee on Legislative Salaries.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS there exists considerable public concern over the issues of legislative salaries, per diem, and allowances; and
WHEREAS the legislature desires to encourage confidence in the legislative process and to streamline expenditures and reduce operating costs of the legislature;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that under Uniform Rule 21 a Joint Special Committee on Legislative Salaries is established consisting of three members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House to examine legislative salaries, per diem, and allowances; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that three public exofficio members be selected by the Joint Special Committee on Legislative Salaries; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee, when constituted, be directed to compare the approach taken by the state regarding salaries with the approach taken by other states and to develop recommendations for reducing operating expenses; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee is authorized to meet during and between sessions of the legislature and is to report its recommendations and findings on the first day of the Second Session of the Fourteenth Legislature and is terminated on the first day of the Second Session of the Fourteenth Legislature.
LR022
Resolve: LR022
Year: 85
Source Bill: HJR38
Source Root: HJR038
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 22
Relating to fisheries enhancement by the Department of Fish and Game within the Andy Simons Wilderness Unit, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing a comprehensive conservation plan for the Andy Simons Wilderness portion of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge;
and
WHEREAS the final draft for the comprehensive conservation plan states that fisheries enhancement will not be permitted in wilderness areas; and
WHEREAS THE Alaska Department of Fish and Game has had a fisheries enhancement program in operation on Tustumena Lake; and
WHEREAS the fisheries enhancement program on Tustumena Lake has resulted in an increase in the total production of fish from the lake without negative results on wild stocks or the rearing environment; and
WHEREAS the Tustumena fishery enhancement program has resulted in the production of at least 300,000 additional adult salmon, with a value to Central Cook Inlet fishermen of $1,600,000; and
WHEREAS the comprehensive conservation plan, if implemented, would put the state fisheries enhancement program in jeopardy; and
WHEREAS the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has recommended to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the comprehensive conservation plan permit fisheries enhancement in special situations under cooperative agreements; and
WHEREAS the Department of Fish and Game has also recommended that the Tustumena Lake sockeye stocking be continued until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Fish and Game jointly determine that these projects have been completed or that they no longer achieve their stated objectives;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to permit the stocking of fish and the enhancement of the fishery resources within Tustumena Lake of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior; to Robert A. Jantzen, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; to Robert Gilmore, Director, Alaska Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; to W. Vernon Wiggins and Robert Grogan, Co-Chairman, Alaska Land Use Council; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.
LR023
Resolve: LR023
Year: 85
Source Bill: HCR31
Source Root: HCR031
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 23
Proposing an amendment to the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature to include the Pledge of Allegiance as part of the daily order of business.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
* Section 1. Rule 17 of the Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature is amended to read:
RULE 17. DAILY ORDER OF BUSINESS. Unless changed by a twothirds vote of the full membership of the house the daily order of business of each house is as follows:
(1) roll call;
(2) invocation or meditation;
(_(3) Pledge of Allegiance;
(4)_)[(3)] certification by the chief clerk or secretary to the house as to the correctness of the journal of the previous day, journal approved or ordered changed;
(_(5)_) [(4)] introduction of guests;
(_(6)_) [2(5)] messages from the governor;
(_(7)_) [(6)] messages from the other house;
(_(8)_) [2(7)] communications;
(_(9)_) [2(8)] reports of standing committees;
(_(10)_) [(9)] reports of special committees;
(_(11)_) [(10)] introduction of resolutions;
(_(12)_) [(11)] introduction, first reading and
reference ofbills;
(_(13)_) [(12)] consideration of daily calendar;
(A) second reading of bills of house;
(B) second reading of bills of other
house;
(C) third reading of bills of house;
(D) third reading of bills of other
house;
(E) all other matters up for final
action in the house;
(_(14)_) [(13)] unfinished business;
(_(15)_) [(14)] announcement of committee
meetings;
(_(16)_) [(15)] special orders (not set for a
particular hour);
(_(17)_) [(16)] adjournment.
LR024
Resolve: LR024
Year: 85
Source Bill: HJR43AM
Source Root: HJR043
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 24
Relating to the interception of Alaska salmon on the high seas.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Alaska's salmon represents one of the state's most important renewable resources; and
WHEREAS more than 40,000 people are employed in commercial fish processing and harvesting jobs in the state during the salmon season, and thousands of other people in the transportation and service industries in the state benefit from this economic activity; and
WHEREAS the Alaska commercial salmon industry contributes millions of dollars annually to state and local government treasuries through taxes, assessments and fees, and salmon fishing and processing represent the economic backbone of many coastal communities in the state;
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WHEREAS salmon is a mainstay in the diets of state residents who harvest the great fish by rod and reel, net, and fishwheel for personal and family consumption; and
WHEREAS recreational fishing for salmon is an experience enjoyed by most state residents each year; and
WHEREAS more than 1,000,000 salmon originating in the state are estimated to have been harvested on the high seas by Japanese fishing fleets during 1983; and
WHEREAS high seas interceptions deprived Alaska of commercial fishing opportunities valued at more than $19,000,000 to fishermen, and more than $36,000,000 to seafood processors; and
WHEREAS this lost opportunity cost the state treasury roughly $500,000 to $800,000 in lost fisheries business tax revenue alone; and
WHEREAS the interception figures include 106,000 chinook salmon from South Central Alaska stocks, more than the combined catches of recreational, commercial and subsistence fishermen in Cook Inlet in 1983; and
WHEREAS foreign fishing fleets catch billions of pounds of fish and shellfish in the state's 200-mile fishery conservation zone each year;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the U.S. Department of State to vigorously pursue negotiations that will lead to complete elimination of high seas interceptions of salmon of Alaska origin; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests U.S. Congress to adopt amendments to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act preventing nations that intercept Alaska-bound salmon on the high seas from receiving allocations to harvest groundfish in the United States' 200-mile fishery conservation zone.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
the Honorable George Schultz, Secretary of State; the Honorable Robert Dole, U.S. Senate Majority Leader; the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress; to Mr. William Gordon, assistant administrator for fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service; and to Mr. James Campbell, chairman, North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
LR025
Resolve: LR025
Year: 85
Source Bill: HJR39
Source Root: HJR039
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 25
Relating to the foreign export of Alaskan crude oil.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Congress is now considering legislation that includes provisions concerning the foreign export of Alaskan crude oil; and
WHEREAS there are proposals before Congress to change existing federal law that effectively prohibit the foreign export of Alaskan crude oil; and
WHEREAS the export of Alaskan crude oil would improve the national security of the United States by strengthening the defensive capabilities of our Pacific Rim allies; and
WHEREAS the export of Alaskan crude oil would encourage increased domestic oil exploration and development; and
WHEREAS Japan, Korea, and Taiwan have each expressed interest in obtaining Alaskan crude oil to diversify their energy sources; and
WHEREAS the export of Alaskan crude oil would decrease the federal trade deficit with these nations; and
WHEREAS exporting Alaskan crude oil to these nations would mitigate panic buying in the spot markets, thus moderating the cost of petroleum products for all consumers; and
WHEREAS it is far more costly to ship oil from Alaska through the Panama Canal and to the Gulf Coast than to ship directly to the Pacific Rim; and
WHEREAS the additional cost of shipping Alaska's oil to the Gulf Coast and Eastern states imposes an unnecessary burden on the consumers of those states; and
WHEREAS under the International Energy Agreement, the United States is required to export crude oil to participating nations in the event of a worldwide disruption of oil supplies;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the United States Congress to enact laws providing for the export of all Alaskan crude oil;
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska congressional delegation is urged to continue using its best efforts to obtain passage of legislation permitting the foreign export of Alaskan crude oil.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States;
the Honorable George Bush, Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Robert Dole, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress; the National Conference of State Legislatures; and the Council of State Governments.
