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;
and
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.
SR001
Resolve: SR001
Year: 85
Source Bill: SR1
Source Root: SR0001
SENATE RESOLVE NO. 1
Relating to the University of Alaska Foundation.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:
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 Senate commends and encourages the University of Alaska Foundation in its endeavors to forecast research needs, find and fill gaps in the current research effort, and to seek support for research requiring long-term and stable funding.
SR002
Resolve: SR002
Year: 85
Source Bill: SR3
Source Root: SR0003
SENATE RESOLVE NO. 2
Relating to establishment of a sister state relationship with Taiwan.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE:
WHEREAS the people of Taiwan have developed a prosperous and successful free economy while surmounting great difficulties; and
WHEREAS Alaskans share the same spirit and economic goals as the people of Taiwan; and
WHEREAS the people-to-people program initiated by President Eisenhower in 1956, was designed to bring the people of the world closer together in the interest of peace; and
WHEREAS the City of Fairbanks has had a sister city relationship with the City of Tainan, Taiwan since August 1982; and
WHEREAS the people of Taiwan have established themselves as great producers of products sold in the world market; and
WHEREAS Alaska is the source of many of the raw materials required for those products; and
WHEREAS a sister state relationship with strong economic ties is in the mutual interest of Taiwan and Alaska; and
WHEREAS the House of Representatives of the Alaska State Legislature in the Thirteenth State Legislature adopted a Joint Resolution that an invitation be extended to the people of Taiwan through the Provincial Legislature to establish a sister state relationship with Taiwan;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Senate that it is the sense of the Senate that an invitation from the people of Taiwan through their Provincial Legislature to be a sister state with the State of Alaska, with strong social, educational, economic, and cultural exchange programs would be well received; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that it is the sense of the Senate that the people of Alaska and Taiwan should work closely together to improve international goodwill and understanding.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Chiu Chuang-huan, Governor of Taiwan and to Yu-jen Kao, Speaker of the Provincial Legislature of Taiwan; 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.
86
HR010
Resolve: HR010
Year: 86
Source Bill: HR13
Source Root: HR0013
HOUSE RESOLVE NO. 10
Relating to cooperation between the states of Alaska and Washington on matters of mutual concern.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
WHEREAS the State of Alaska, and in prior time the Territory of Alaska, has relied on the Port of Seattle and the State of Washington as the primary connection for Alaskan commerce; and
WHEREAS Alaskans have traditionally held in high esteem the great political leaders of Washington, including Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Warren G. Magnusen, and Lloyd Meeds; and
WHEREAS the businesses and citizens of Washington have shared handsomely in the economic uplift associated with construction of the TransAlaska Pipeline and development of Alaska's North Slope oil fields; and
WHEREAS Alaskan people continue to show their admiration, appreciation, and goodwill toward the people of Washington; and
WHEREAS the economy of Alaska is adversely affected by national policies, such as the Jones Act and the ban on the export of Alaskan crude oil; and
WHEREAS Alaska's congressional delegation needs help in the Congress from Alaska's friends, especially those with whom we have long historical ties;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska House of Representatives, in the spirit of continued friendship, respectfully asks the members of the Washington congressional delegation, the members of the Washington legislature, the governor of Washington, and the business leaders of Washington to take into account the interests of Alaska, as well as their own interest in the relationship between Alaska and Washington, when acting on matters that are of mutual and direct concern to both states.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Booth Gardner, Governor of the State of Washington; the Honorable John A. Cherberg, President of the Senate of the Washington State Legislature; the Honorable H. A. Goltz, President Pro tempore of the Senate of the Washington State Legislature; the Honorable Wayne Ehlers, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Washington State Legislature; the Honorable Slade Gorton and the Honorable Danial J. Evans, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable John Miller, the Honorable Al Swift, the Honorable Don Bonker, the Honorable Sid Morrison, the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, the Honorable Norman D. Dicks, the Honorable Mike Lowry, and the Honorable Rod Chandler, U.S. Representatives, members of the Washington delegation in Congress; 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.
LR043
Resolve: LR043
Year: 86
Source Bill: HJR34
Source Root: HJR034
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 43
Urging Congress to maintain the current level of federal funding for child nutrition programs.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the child nutrition programs in the state serve a wide range of children from all economic backgrounds;
and
WHEREAS good nutrition is essential to the growth, development, learning, and general well being of children;
and
WHEREAS the April 1983, National Evaluation of School Nutrition Programs indicated that students who participate in school lunch programs are better nourished than children who do not participate in school lunch programs; and
WHEREAS seven affiliated organizations within the state have adopted the Alaska State Nutrition Committee's School Lunch Resolution of January 1984, and this resolution emphasizes the importance of good nutrition; and
WHEREAS participation in child nutrition programs is increasing in the state; and
WHEREAS the cost of the state's child nutrition programs is also increasing; and
WHEREAS approval of the projected cuts in federal funding for child nutrition programs will jeopardize the continuation of the present lunch programs in the state;
and
WHEREAS the projected federal funding cuts, representing more than a 30 percent reduction from the current funding level of the cash reimbursements for state child nutrition programs, will adversely affect the quality of the existing child nutrition programs and the ability of the state to maintain these programs;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that it urges the United States Congress to maintain the present level of federal funding for child nutrition programs throughout the country.
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 Strom Thurmond, President Pro Tempore of the U.S.
Senate; to 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.
Relating to the payment of just compensation to landowners for certain rights-of-way across land in Alaska.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the Federal Government created certain rights-of-way for highway purposes across land in the state under Public Land Order 601, Public Land Order 757, Department Order 2665, and Public Land Order 1613; and
WHEREAS the rights-of-way created by the Federal Government were not identified in the patents issued to Alaska homesteaders nor were the original homesteaders informed as to the location or true width of the rights-of-way claimed for highway purposes by the Federal Government across their land; and
WHEREAS the original homesteaders and their successors in interest have had no knowledge of the claim of the Federal Government to the rightsof-way along or across their properties and have often utilized and improved the portion of the right-of-way claimed by the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS the enforcement of the rights-of-way would be unfair to homesteaders who entered their property between August 1949 and Alaska statehood in 1959; and
WHEREAS the rights-of-way created by the Federal Government were not recorded in any territorial or state recording office for the purpose of public notice; and
WHEREAS the right to utilize the rights-of-way for highway purposes was conveyed to the state in 1959; and
WHEREAS the United States Department of Transportation has declined to pay federal highway funds to the state to allow the state to pay just compensation to the landowners whose properties are affected by the rights-of-way; and
WHEREAS U.S. Senator Ted Stevens has attempted in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1970, sec. 138, to require the United States Department of Transportation to compensate the State of Alaska for money paid as just compensation for the taking and utilization of the rights-of-way;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Alaska delegation to U.S. Congress is urged to introduce and support legislation to require reimbursement by the United States Department of Transportation to the State of Alaska for money paid by the state as just compensation for the use of any right-of-way created, established, or claimed under Public Land Order 601, Public Land Order 757, Department Order 2665, and Public Land Order 1613.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent 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.
LR045
Resolve: LR045
Year: 86
Source Bill: SJR33
Source Root: SJR033
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 45
Supporting National Friendship Week.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS friendship is an expression of goodwill toward others and a caring force for hope, promise, and understanding; and
WHEREAS the spirit of brotherhood and friendship is important and vital to our survival; and
WHEREAS people throughout the world need the opportunity to communicate peacefully with one another;
and
WHEREAS a national friendship week provides an opportunity for all people to amicably join together in friendship and give evidence of their commitment to peace;
and
WHEREAS a national friendship week has been proposed by former Anchorage Mayor George Byer to remind the people of the United States to extend friendship to others wherever they may be in order to promote amity, peace, and accord among all citizens of the world; and
WHEREAS the United States Congress now has before it Senate Joint Resolution No. 151, introduced by Senator Frank Murkowski and co-sponsored by Senator Ted Stevens, establishing June 22 through June 28 in each year as "National Friendship Week";
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports the establishment of "National Friendship Week";
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the United States Congress is respectfully urged to act quickly in 1986 to designate the week of June 22 through June 28 in each year as "National Friendship Week."
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable George Bush, Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; to the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate; to 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.
LR046
Resolve: LR046
Year: 86
Source Bill: SCR43
Source Root: SCR043
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 46
Suspending Uniform Rules 41(b), 24(c), and 35 of the Alaska State Legislature concerning House Bill No. 382.
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 and the provisions of Rule 24(c) and Rule 35, regarding changes to the title of a bill, are suspended in consideration of House Bill No. 382, relating to a retirement incentive program.
LR047
Resolve: LR047
Year: 86
Source Bill: HJR72
Source Root: HJR072
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 47
Relating to a joint legislative conference of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, and the Alaska State Legislature.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the State of Alaska and the Yukon Territory are neighbors, sharing over 700 miles of international boundary; and
WHEREAS Alaska and the Yukon Territory share rich Native and non-Native cultures that long predate the establishment of international boundaries; and
WHEREAS Alaska and the Yukon Territory share a common habitat for caribou, salmon and other wildlife resources; and
WHEREAS Alaska and the Yukon Territory share the potential for development of tourism, hydroelectric power, and mineral resources; and
WHEREAS Alaska and the Yukon Territory have made cooperative agreements in the areas of transportation and tourism; and
WHEREAS Alaska, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories lie in or near the arctic and thus share common problems and challenges that can best be solved by greater communication and cooperation between the state and territorial governments, rather than at the federal level; and
WHEREAS increased communication, and a mutual understanding of our forms of government will foster improved international cooperation; and
WHEREAS in 1982 the Alaska State Legislature, the Yukon Legislative Assembly and the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly held a joint legislative conference in order to foster such cooperation, and in 1983, 1984, and 1986 the Alaska State Legislature and the Yukon Legislative Assembly held similar conferences; and
WHEREAS a delegation from the Alaska State Legislature was invited to meet with the Yukon Legislature this year during the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature invites members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly and the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to meet in Juneau, Alaska during the First Session of the Fifteenth State Legislature, between January and May 1987, for a joint conference; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature is encouraged to foster cooperation and friendship with the Yukon Legislative Assembly and the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly by continuing joint legislative conferences in the years ahead.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to all members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly and the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly.
LR048
Resolve: LR048
Year: 86
Source Bill: HJR74
Source Root: HJR074
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 48
Relating to friendship between Heilongjiang Province and the State of Alaska.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Chen Lei, former governor of Heilongjiang Province of the People's Republic of China, is a renowned poet and calligrapher; and
WHEREAS friendship and mutual understanding are the common desire of the people of the State of Alaska and the people of Heilongjiang; and
WHEREAS poets and artists enrich our ability to understand and appreciate the world around us; and
WHEREAS Governor Chen Lei visited Alaska in February of 1985 to conclude an agreement of special friendship between the people of Heilongjiang and the people of Alaska; and
WHEREAS during his visit he was moved by his experiences to compose poetry about Alaska;
BE IT RESOLVED that the governor and the legislature of Alaska express their appreciation for Governor Chen's past and continued efforts to increase our friendship and understanding with the people of Heilongjiang; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that Governor Chen is respectfully requested to provide the State of Alaska with a copy of the poetry when it is published so that it may be displayed in Alaska, preserved in our state archives as an historical document, and translated into English so that it may be more readily understood by the people of this country.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Chen Lei, former governor of Heilongjiang Province; Hou Jie, current governor of Heilongjiang Province; and Tang Shubei, consul general for the Peoples Republic of China, in San Francisco, California.
LR049
Resolve: LR049
Year: 86
Source Bill: SJR45
Source Root: SJR045
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 49
Relating to compensation for injuries to commercial fishermen.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the United States commercial fishing industry is facing a crisis in the cost and availability of marine insurance; and
WHEREAS the Alaska commercial fishing industry is experiencing severe economic costs as a result of these problems; and
WHEREAS these costs are having a detrimental impact on the people and the communities of the state; and
WHEREAS the most troublesome part of the marine insurance crisis is the method by which injured fishermen are compensated and the resultant impact on the protection and indemnity insurance (P&I) policy; and
WHEREAS the system for compensating injured commercial fishermen is established under federal law; and
WHEREAS a 1957 survey and study sponsored by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that the system "...disregards completely the financial, economic, and operational characteristics of the industry"; and
WHEREAS the study also stated that "the system is unjust because it is wasteful and slow and it fosters misunderstanding and bitterness between employer and employees"; and
WHEREAS the study recommended that the system be replaced by a more equitable one; and
WHEREAS a more detailed study sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1976 recommended the consideration of an alternative liability system; and
WHEREAS a 1985 study sponsored by the National Council of Fishing Vessel Safety and Insurance also recommends sweeping changes in the existing system of compensating injured fishermen and warns that "This is ... probably the last time this issue will be presented before Congress. Either the system will be changed, or the industry will not be strong enough to return"; and
WHEREAS the Congress is presently evaluating the problem and considering possible solutions to it;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that Congress is respectfully requested to take whatever action is necessary to revise the present system for compensating injured fishermen so that it will be fair to commercial fishermen and affordable by the vessel owners.
LR027
Resolve: LR027
Year: 86
Source Bill: SCR30
Source Root: SCR030
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 27
Relating to extending the existence of the joint legislative committee on local option elections.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS the First Session of the Fourteenth Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 23 establishing a joint special committee on local option laws; and
WHEREAS this joint special committee was intended to dissolve on the 10th day of the Second Session of the Fourteenth Legislature; and
WHEREAS the joint special committee requires additional time in which to address the problems associated with alcohol abuse and the use of local option elections to combat this abuse;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the joint special committee established by the First Session of the Fourteenth Legislature by Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, shall not dissolve on the 10th day of the Second Session, but shall dissolve on the 30th day of the First Session of the Fifteenth Legislature, after submitting a written report to the legislature that addresses the merits of and makes recommendations concerning these local option elections.
LR028
Resolve: LR028
Year: 86
Source Bill: SCR31
Source Root: SCR031
LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 28
Proposing establishment of Constitution Observance Day in Alaska's schools and marking the 30th signing anniversary.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Alaska's Constitution has been recognized as a model modern instrument of government; and
WHEREAS the Alaska Constitution's structure is strong and flexible enough to have withstood three decades of significant change in economic, social, and political forces; and
WHEREAS the Alaska Constitution was signed 30 years ago on February 5, 1956, on the campus of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks; and
WHEREAS it is important that the spirit of Alaskan independence and statehood be preserved and that our young people remember the content and concepts in the state constitution; and
WHEREAS the future of this state is invested in our youth and these younger generations of Alaskans in Alaska's schools will continue to live under this instrument of government in future decades;
BE IT RESOLVED that February 5, 1986, be recognized as Alaska Constitution Day in the state's schools and that education leaders encourage discussions of the Alaska Constitution by students and teachers on that date; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that all Alaskans join students in acknowledging February 5, 1986 as the 30th anniversary of the signing of their state's constitution.
