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LR020

Resolve: LR020

Year: 87

Source Bill: HCR21

Source Root: HCR021

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 20

Relating to use of Alaska products and services.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the state needs to develop and maintain a strong, stable, and prosperous economic base; and

WHEREAS the use of products manufactured, grown, or produced in Alaska strengthens, stabilizes, and diversifies the state's economy; and

WHEREAS all residents of the state can play a vital role in the state's economy by purchasing and using state goods and services; and

WHEREAS individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies too frequently purchase and use out-of-state products and services, which reduces the number of jobs available for state residents and weakens the economy of the state; and

WHEREAS, if more Alaska products and services provided by Alaska residents were used by governmental and private entities in the state, more jobs would be created and retained in the state; and

WHEREAS the bid documents for public and private contracts frequently do not specify the use of available Alaska products, comparable out-of-state goods are purchased instead, and these purchases result in a loss of revenue for the state and weaken the state's economic base; and

WHEREAS private and public service contracts are frequently awarded to out-of-state firms although state residents are fully capable of providing the same services at comparable prices; and

WHEREAS Alaska suppliers, manufacturers, and providers of services are more accessible and responsive to the needs of the state's business community than their out-of-state counterparts;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the Governor to examine the purchasing practices of the executive branch and ensure that the executive branch complies with all statutory requirements dealing with the purchase and use of Alaska products and services; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the judicial branch, the University of Alaska, and the Alaska Railroad Corporation to examine their purchasing practices to determine if they comply with all applicable statutory requirements dealing with the purchase and use of Alaska products and services; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges all state residents, businesses, civic organizations, municipalities, school districts, and other public, quasi-public, and private entities to buy and use Alaska products and services.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the state; the President of the University of Alaska; the commissioner of each department of the executive branch of the state; the mayor of each municipality of the state; the superintendent of each school district in the state; and to the chair of the board of directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporation. ’

LR021

Resolve: LR021

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCSHJR23(L&C)

Source Root: HJR023

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 21

Relating to tributyltin.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS tributyltin is one of the most toxic substances ever deliberately introduced into the marine environment; and

WHEREAS tributyltin is used widely in marine bottom paints as an antifoulant and on the nets of marine fish pens to prevent the growth of plants, algae, and other substances on the pen mesh; and

WHEREAS an ever-increasing body of evidence indicates that tributyltin-based antifouling paints, and pens treated with tributyltin, cause substantial harm to the environment, cause deformities in oysters and other shellfish, and are lethal to juvenile chinook salmon; and

WHEREAS tributyltin is known to be harmful in amounts exceeding five parts per trillion; and

WHEREAS high concentrations of tributyltin have been found in the water of west coast marinas, ranging from 100 to 1,000 parts per trillion; and

WHEREAS recent studies by the National Marine Fisheries Service have found that salmon reared in sea pens treated with tributyltin absorb tributyltin in their flesh, resulting in concentrations in the fish exceeding five parts per trillion; and

WHEREAS pen-reared salmon contaminated with tributyltin and imported into the United States or produced domestically enter the fresh, frozen, and smoked fish markets along with wild salmon; and

WHEREAS studies have shown that exposure to tributyltin can be dangerous to the health of people and, therefore, human consumption of fish contaminated with tributyltin should be avoided; and

WHEREAS cooking was found to be ineffective in destroying or removing tributyltin from the contaminated fish; and

WHEREAS the United States Navy is considering a conversion to the use of tributyltin-additive bottom paints for its fleet; and

WHEREAS tributyltin-based bottom paints have been banned or restricted in France and Great Britain at the insistence of the fishing industry; and

WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency is the agency responsible for the protection of the coastal environment in the United States; and

WHEREAS the Environmental Protection Agency has the expert staff necessary to prepare and distribute appropriate informative materials on the use of tributyltin and its potential adverse effects on the marine environment; and

WHEREAS alternative antifoulant bottom paints exist and are available to military, commercial, and recreational fleets;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Food and Drug Administration is respectfully requested to impose an immediate ban on the importation and sale in the United States of salmon reared in tributyltin-treated aquaculture pens; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Congress of the United States is respectfully requested to

(1) ban the use of tributyltin-based bottom paints on all military, commercial, and recreational vessels, unless a method is developed for the safe use of tributyltin-based bottom paint or paints containing derivatives of organotin;

(2) require the Environmental Protection Agency to expedite its special review of tributyltin and to expand the review to include all 20 tributyltin compounds;

(3) ban the importation and sale in the United States of salmon reared in tributyltin-treated aquaculture pens;

(4) immediately direct the Environmental Protection Agency to create and distribute to every boat owner in the United States a brochure regarding tributyltin;

(5) establish national standards for concentrations of tributyltin in salt water and fresh water;

(6) impose a levy on tributyltin producers, based on the number of pounds of active tributyltin produced, and use the proceeds of the levy to provide each state with money to monitor, review, and evaluate the effects of tributyltin on the marine environment.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; to the Honorable John C. Stennis, President pro tempore of the United States Senate; to the Honorable Jim Wright, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; to the Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; to the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; to the Honorable Walter B.

Jones, chairman, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; to each member of the California, Oregon, and Washington Congressional delegations; to Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; to Dr. Frank E. Young, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; 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. ’

LR022

Resolve: LR022

Year: 87

Source Bill: HJR31

Source Root: HJR031

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 22

Relating to a Siberian crossing and cultural exchange.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev, recognizing the desires of the citizens of their countries, signed an agreement in 1986 encouraging people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union; and

WHEREAS the Alaska Performing Artists for Peace brought this agreement to life by visiting the Soviet Union last year; and

WHEREAS the people of Alaska and the Soviet Union have a shared history; and

WHEREAS some of the inhabitants of the Alaska and Soviet Union coastal communities on the Bering Strait have family and cultural ties; and

WHEREAS the people of St. Lawrence Island in Alaska have extended an invitation to the people in Siberia to participate in an Alaska whaling festival this summer; and

WHEREAS other Alaska communities are planning activities to welcome the people from Siberia and would like to include the Siberian visitors in the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in August; and

WHEREAS, if Siberian residents are allowed to visit Alaska, the visit will be the first Siberian crossing for the residents in almost 40 years; and

WHEREAS the proposed exchange would promote international understanding and world peace;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports a Siberian crossing and cultural exchange in Alaska for Alaskan and Siberian residents this summer; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully encourages the President of the United States to support and assist this proposed Siberian crossing and exchange; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the members of the state's Congressional delegation to support this proposed Siberian crossing and cultural exchange.

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. ’

LR023

Resolve: LR023

Year: 87

Source Bill: HCR23

Source Root: HCR023

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 23

Relating to the nineteenth annual Girls' State.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the nineteenth annual Girls' State will be held June 7 - 14, 1987, at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks 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 Alaska 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 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 nineteenth 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. ’

LR024

Resolve: LR024

Year: 87

Source Bill: HCR24

Source Root: HCR024

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 24

Relating to the twenty-first annual Boys' State.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the twenty-first annual Boys' State will be held June 5 - 11, 1987, at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks 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 twenty-first 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. ’

LR025

Resolve: LR025

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCSHJR29(RES)

Source Root: HJR029

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 25

Relating to the Brooks River Falls fish ladder.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the National Park Service has recently stated that it will remove the fish ladder at Brooks Falls on the Brooks River in Katmai National Park; and

WHEREAS the fish ladder was installed at the falls in 1949 in response to the concerns of fisheries biologists who had recognized as early as the 1920's that a ladder was necessary to allow more sockeye salmon to migrate above the falls, and that it would allow pink, coho, and chum salmon access to the area above the falls; and

WHEREAS the partially successful attempt to construct a bypass of the falls in 1920 and the later construction of the present fish ladder were done with the knowledge and support of the appropriate national fisheries management and National Park Service personnel; and

WHEREAS on-site observers estimate that in recent years approximately one-half of the sockeye salmon that spawn above the falls use the fish ladder to get there; and

WHEREAS the salmon using the ladder annually account for an estimated $134,000 of ex-vessel value to the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery; and

WHEREAS the anticipated annual maintenance costs for the fish ladder are estimated to be less than one percent of the ex-vessel value; and

WHEREAS sockeye salmon are the economic mainstay of the Bristol Bay fishing industry and the major source of income for the residents of the Bristol Bay region; and

WHEREAS the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and National Marine Fisheries Service biologists who have firsthand knowledge of the Brooks River system feel that the removal of the ladder will ultimately prove detrimental to the fishery resources of the river; and

WHEREAS the National Park Service is removing the fish ladder on the basis that the ladder

(1) is insignificant to the production of sockeye salmon;

(2) is inconsistent with National Park Service management objectives and federal mandates;

(3) allows exotic species and races of fish to enter the upper Brooks River ecosystem; and

(4) causes bank erosion and degrades the scenic quality of the Brooks River Falls; and

WHEREAS the State of Alaska has refuted each of these points and has presented its evidence and arguments to the Department of the Interior to no avail; and

WHEREAS fisheries biologists of the State of Alaska and the National Marine Fisheries Service believe that the ladder makes a significant contribution to sockeye salmon production, and they presented the scientific data to back up that belief; and

WHEREAS the State of Alaska has found no provisions in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act or in the legislative history of that Act that compel the National Park Service to remove the fish ladder; and

WHEREAS a careful review of historic species lists for fish, wildlife, and aquatic organisms upstream and downstream of the ladder does not provide an indication that exotic or nonindigenous species, disease vectors, or gene pools have entered the upper Brooks River drainage by way of the ladder; and

WHEREAS on-site inspection of the area by State of Alaska personnel has found no riverbank erosion caused by or in the area of the fish ladder; and

WHEREAS most people who visit the falls are not even aware that the ladder exists because of the heavy brush and vegetation that have grown around the ladder since 1949; and

WHEREAS it seems inconsistent for the National Park Service to say that the ladder is incompatible with the wilderness qualities of Katmai National Park when the service itself installed a viewer platform by the falls, accessed by a well traveled trail from a commercial lodge and the National Park Service headquarters, and from which there is a road into the heart of the beautiful Valley of 10,000 Smokes;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Secretary of the Interior is respectfully requested to intervene in the decision of the National Park Service to remove the Brooks River Falls fish ladder in Katmai National Park and reverse that decision in the best interests of an important commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishery and the regional salmon-based ecosystem; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Interior is respectfully requested to direct the National Park Service to remove the boards that are blocking the outlet to the ladder and to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to maintain and operate the ladder in a manner consistent with its historical use and with current uses of the area.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; to the Honorable Donald P. 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. ’

LR026

Resolve: LR026

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSSJR23(C&RA)

Source Root: SJR023

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 26

Endorsing the application of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development for a rural development assistance demonstration grant.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the state is experiencing a major downturn in its economy due to the drop in oil revenue over the past two years; and

WHEREAS the people of the state are faced with rising unemployment, reduced state and local government services, a decrease in the level of business activity, and in many instances, the personal tragedy of the loss of a home or personal property; and

WHEREAS all areas of the state are being affected by the drop in oil revenue and the reduction of state and local services; and

WHEREAS the large size of the state and the sparse population of the rural parts of the state cause unique problems for the delivery of services; and

WHEREAS the rural areas of the state are a vital and important part of the state; and

WHEREAS the Department of Commerce and Economic Development has submitted an application to the federal Economic Development Administration for a rural economic development assistance grant that would fund a demonstration project to promote economic development, establish businesses, and increase job opportunities in the rural areas of the state;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature endorses the application by the Department of Commerce and Economic Development for a rural development assistance demonstration grant from the Economic Development Administration; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Economic Development Administration is requested to expedite the review and approval of the grant application.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce; 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. ’

LR027

Resolve: LR027

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSHJR27(RES)AM

Source Root: HJR027

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 27

Relating to the United States Army Corps of Engineers' permits for dredging or filling wetlands.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the United States Congress recently renewed legislation known as the Clean Water Act; and

WHEREAS sec. 404 of the Clean Water Act directs the United States Army Corps of Engineers to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States, including wetlands; and

WHEREAS the federal government continues to play a principal role in determining what development may take place on federal, state, and private land in the state because of the high prevalence of wetland areas in Alaska; and

WHEREAS the current regulations often result in decisions that are not in the best interest of the local economy and the state economy as a whole; and

WHEREAS a large percentage of the state's wetlands are caused by underlying permafrost; and

WHEREAS the underlying permafrost and Alaska climatic conditions cause these permafrost wetlands to freeze solid for up to eight months of the year; and

WHEREAS because of the relatively flat topography of a preponderance of the permafrost wetland areas, water movement in these areas is often localized with no hydrologic connection to any ground or surface body of water; and

WHEREAS, as a result of these soil, climatic, and topographic features, the majority of the state's permafrost wetlands do not provide the beneficial characteristics normally attributed to wetlands, such as a habitat for rearing fish and shellfish, water purification, groundwater recharge, or flood water absorption and release; and

WHEREAS state wetlands provide valuable habitat for migratory waterfowl for three or four months of the year; and

WHEREAS with an estimated 164,000,000 acres of wetlands in the state, limited development on a portion of the wetlands will not effectively restrict the available habitat; and

WHEREAS Alaska's permafrost wetlands are significantly different than wetlands found in the contiguous United States, both in quantity and values, and therefore warrant a different approach with respect to identification, permitting, and protection; and

WHEREAS, in certain permafrost soils, the benefits of surface-to-groundwater filtration and recharge are more efficiently achieved after the permafrost wetlands have been cleared; and

WHEREAS the present United States Army Corps of Engineers sec. 404 wetlands permit process is causing needless delay in development by individual homebuilders, subdivision developers, and state industry in general; and

WHEREAS the delay caused by the necessity of obtaining a sec. 404 permit is compounded by northern Alaska's limited construction season where the loss of 60 to 90 days may cause the loss of an entire construction season; and

WHEREAS the United States Congress has acknowledged Alaska's unique permafrost wetlands characteristics through the exemption of "permafrost soils in Alaska with a high potential for agricultural development" from the "swampbuster" provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985; and

WHEREAS the State of Alaska should direct its own destiny wherever and whenever possible, particularly with regard to the management of state land and assisting individual residents of the state in the management of their privately held land;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Governor is respectfully requested to work closely with the Alaska Congressional delegation to secure regulatory recognition and relief from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, for Alaska's unique permafrost wetlands in the sec. 404 dredge or fill permit program; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor is respectfully requested to review the 1983 Department of Environmental Conservation report regarding state assumption of the United States Army Corps of Engineers sec. 404 wetlands permitting process and report the Governor's findings to the legislature within the first 10 days of the Second Session of the Fifteenth Alaska State Legislature.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Judith A. Brady, commissioner of natural resources; the Honorable Don W. Collinsworth, commissioner of fish and game; the Honorable Dennis D. Kelso, commissioner of environmental conservation; Colonel Wilbur Gregory, Alaska District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Frank H. Dunkle, Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Department of the Interior; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Repre-sentative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.

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LR028

Resolve: LR028

Year: 87

Source Bill: SJR28

Source Root: SJR028

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 28

Relating to Siberian medical research.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the state has strong historic bonds with the Territory of Siberia within the U.S.S.R.; and

WHEREAS the state represents the primary American interest in the northern arctic and subarctic regions; and

WHEREAS the U.S.S.R. and the United States of America have signed a medical research agreement giving the University of Alaska the responsibility and authority to teach, develop, research, and coordinate circumpolar interests between the United States and the Siberian branch of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the U.S.S.R.; and

WHEREAS this medical research agreement is the first ever to be signed between the Territory of Siberia and a western nation and reflects the unique and common environmental problems shared by both areas; and

WHEREAS the people of the state have a strong desire to promote good relations within the border area of the Bering Sea shared by the U.S.S.R. and the United States of America; and

WHEREAS common family ties also exist across the border area; and

WHEREAS the medical research agreement has been cited as a potential model for further cooperation between the U.S.S.R. and the United States of America;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature expresses its support for the University of Alaska's Siberian medical research program, and encourages all citizens of the state to participate in this historic effort to further peaceful cooperation and understanding.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and to Mikhail S. Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; to Evgeny Chazov, Minister of Health of the U.S.S.R.; His Excellency Yuriy V. Dubinin, Ambassador of the U.S.S.R. to the United States; to the Honorable George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of State; the Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D., United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; Robert Windom, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director of the U.S. Public Health Service; Donald D. O'Dowd, President of the University of Alaska; to each of the following: the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States; the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the U.S.S.R.; the Peoples Soviet of the Territory of Siberia of the U.S.S.R.; the Peoples Soviet of the Territory of Khabarovsk of the U.S.S.R.; the Soviet Medical Workers Union; and the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, Far Eastern Countries Department, U.S.S.R.; to the United States Arctic Research Commission; the President's Office on United States-Soviet Initiatives; the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center; the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; 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. ’

LR029

Resolve: LR029

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSSJR36(TRSP)

Source Root: SJR036

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 29

Relating to passenger and air cargo service to Anchorage by Korean Air Lines.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS, under the 1978 Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Korea and the United States, Korean Air Lines has the right to operate between Korea and Los Angeles or New York with a stopover in Anchorage, but may not pick up passengers in Anchorage; and

WHEREAS the 1980 Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries that would allow Korean Air Lines to pick up passengers in Anchorage has not been ratified; and

WHEREAS Korean Air Lines' request in 1983 to provide passenger service between Anchorage and Korea was rejected because the 1980 Memorandum of Understanding had not been ratified; and

WHEREAS Korean Air Lines operates 17 passenger flights each week between Seoul and the United States and Europe that use Anchorage as a technical stop; and

WHEREAS Korean Air Lines operates 25 to 30 cargo flights each week between Seoul and the United States that use Anchorage as a technical stop; and

WHEREAS no direct passenger service is provided between Korea and Anchorage so that passengers traveling between those points must use connecting passenger service that is inconvenient, time-consuming, and infrequent; and

WHEREAS existing air cargo service between Korea and Anchorage is neither direct nor frequent; and

WHEREAS there exists a pressing need for improved air transportation service between Korea and Alaska; and

WHEREAS passenger service between Anchorage and destinations in Asia, Europe, and North America served by Korean Air Lines would be enhanced if the airline was allowed to pick up passengers during stopovers in Anchorage;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports a mutually agreeable resolution of the issues between the United States and the Republic of Korea that have prevented ratification of the 1980 Memorandum of Understanding, so that Korean Air Lines may commence passenger and air cargo service to Anchorage at the earliest possible date.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; the Honorable Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation; the Honorable George P. Shultz, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State; 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. ’

LR030

Resolve: LR030

Year: 87

Source Bill: HJR34

Source Root: HJR034

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 30

Relating to a proposed federal ban on the export of crude oil and refined oil products.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS a limited amount of crude oil from state-owned submerged land in Cook Inlet will be exported to Pacific Rim nations beginning in 1987; and

WHEREAS the federal government has determined that these exports are in the best interest of the state, the United States, and their Pacific Rim trading partners, and has adopted the regulations necessary to permit the exports to take place; and

WHEREAS the construction financing of a new refinery that has been proposed for the state is likely to be based on the partial sale that is permitted by current federal law of the refinery's output of refined oil products to Pacific Rim nations; and

WHEREAS other states are currently exporting approximately 617,000 barrels a day of refined oil products; and

WHEREAS the export of refined oil products benefits the economy and balance of trade of the United States; and

WHEREAS, without a hearing, the United States House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade added to H.R. 3, the House Omnibus Trade Bill, sec. 331, which would prohibit the export of all domestically produced crude oil, as well as the export of all refined oil products from a refinery that exports more than 33 percent of its production; and

WHEREAS sec. 331 would effectively cancel existing state crude oil export contracts to China and Korea, and prevent the construction of the new state refinery project that was developed under existing law; and

WHEREAS the proposed export limitation of sec. 331 is aimed specifically at the proposed refinery project in the state; and

WHEREAS the proposed federal ban on the export of crude oil and refined oil products would prevent the state from receiving significant economic benefits during a time of statewide recession; and

WHEREAS existing federal law provides for a vigorous review of proposed oil exports to assure that the exports are in the national interest;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature strongly urges the United States Congress to delete sec. 331 from H.R. 3, the House Omnibus Trade Bill, before the bill is passed.

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 Jim Wright, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Robert Byrd, 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. ’

LR031

Resolve: LR031

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCR5

Source Root: SCR005

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 31

Relating to promotion and marketing of the state-operated international airports.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the state-operated international airports at Anchorage and Fairbanks are sources of economic development and growth for the communities they serve and for the state; and

WHEREAS the Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport are important refueling points for transpolar and transpacific flights carrying freight and passengers; and

WHEREAS the current success of the Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport is jeopardized by the development of new aircraft capable of flying nonstop between Europe and the Orient and by competition from other airports serving the Pacific Rim; and

WHEREAS other major airports around the Pacific Rim are aggressively promoting themselves to attract a greater share of the expanding transpacific market, the international tourist market, and the air cargo industry; and

WHEREAS the Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport have unlimited potential to provide a base for business between Europe, Asia, and North America, if efforts are made to promote the services, facilities, amenities, and other advantages of these airports;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the Governor to direct the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to initiate a program to promote and market the services, facilities, amenities, and other advantages of the Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport to the airline, air cargo, and tourist industries in the transpolar and transpacific markets. ’

LR032

Resolve: LR032

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCSHJR22(L&C)

Source Root: HJR022

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 32

Relating to an agreement between the Department of Defense and the Alaska Department of Labor for enforcement of the Alaskan hire requirements of sec. 8078 of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act, and subsequent acts; and urging the Congress to extend the resident hire provision through fiscal year 1988.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS, because of its unique climate and its distance from the contiguous states, Alaska has historically suffered from unique social, geographic, and economic conditions that result in an unstable economy; and

WHEREAS the unstable economy is a hardship on the residents of the state and is aggravated by the large number of seasonal and transient workers; and

WHEREAS the promotion of a resident-based workforce is a sound local, state, and federal public policy; and

WHEREAS the rate of unemployment among residents of the state is one of the highest in the nation; and

WHEREAS it is inherently fair that unemployed local residents in areas of high unemployment have first chance at being hired for jobs created by government spending in those areas; and

WHEREAS construction projects funded wholly or partially with federal funds have traditionally accounted for a substantial percentage of the available employment of the state; and

WHEREAS the federal government, in recognition of these facts, has provided for the preferential hire of Alaskan residents on Department of Defense contracts in the state in sec. 8078 of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act; and

WHEREAS the Department of Defense, in preparation for the deployment of the Sixth Infantry Division (LIGHT), will award contracts for major construction, repair, and maintenance in Alaska estimated at $134,000,000 in fiscal year 1987; and

WHEREAS the Department of Defense fiscal year 1988 plan for military construction in Alaska includes contracts estimated at $273,000,000; and

WHEREAS the state Department of Labor possesses the expertise and capability to verify compliance with regulations requiring resident hire in Alaska; and

WHEREAS the Governor has requested that the Department of Defense enter into a cooperative agreement with the state Department of Labor regarding compliance monitoring and enforcement of the resident hire provisions of sec. 8078 of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act, and subsequent acts;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the Department of Defense and the state Department of Labor to enter into an agreement under which the state would monitor and enforce compliance with sec. 8078 of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act, and subsequent acts; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the Congress to extend the resident hire provisions of sec. 8078 through fiscal year 1988; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that should a cooperative agreement be consummated, the Alaska State Legislature directs the state Department of Labor to

(1) assist employers and labor organizations in verifying the residency of applicants and eligibility for preference under sec. 8078 and subsequent acts; and

(2) certify to the Department of Defense and its contractors the availability or nonavailability of qualified workers eligible for the resident hire provisions of sec. 8078 and subsequent acts.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense; to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Repre-sentative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress; and to the Alaska Department of Labor. ’

LR033

Resolve: LR033

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSHJR19(L&C)(TITLEAM)

Source Root: HJR019

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 33

Relating to resident hire on federal projects and jobs in the state.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS because of its unique climate and its distance from the contiguous states, Alaska has historically suffered from unique social, geographic, and economic conditions that result in an unstable economy; and

WHEREAS the promotion of a resident-based workforce is good local, state, and federal public policy; and

WHEREAS the rate of unemployment among residents of the state is one of the highest in the nation; and

WHEREAS the unstable economy is a hardship on the residents of the state and is aggravated by the large numbers of seasonal and transient workers; and

WHEREAS chronic unemployment leads to severe social problems, including crime, alcoholism, domestic violence, suicide, child abuse, and drug abuse; and

WHEREAS the number of state residents who are unable to find work is considerably higher than is reflected by unemployment rates based on nationally accepted measures, in part because many rural state residents who wish to work do not seek employment as frequently as necessary to meet federal definitions of unemployment because of continuing lack of employment opportunities in rural areas of the state; and

WHEREAS construction projects funded wholly or partially with federal funds have traditionally accounted for a substantial percentage of the available employment in the state; and

WHEREAS federal construction spending in Alaska has a significantly greater effect on the state's economy than is the case in most other states; and

WHEREAS permanent, temporary, and seasonal jobs funded through federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service have traditionally accounted for a substantial percentage of the available jobs in Alaska, particularly in rural areas of the state; and

WHEREAS it is inherently fair that unemployed local residents in areas of high unemployment have first chance at being hired for jobs created by government spending in those areas; and

WHEREAS, for constitutional reasons, many aspects of laws requiring local hire for government funded projects are better addressed by federal legislation than by state legislation;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the federal government to hire as many state residents as possible and practicable for federal positions located in the state, including temporary and seasonal positions; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that members of the Alaska delegation in Congress are requested to introduce and seek the passage of federal legislation giving an employment preference to unemployed qualified state residents on all construction projects in the state that are wholly or partially funded with federal funds.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; the Honorable Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce; the Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense; the Honorable Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior; the Honorable William E. Brock III, Secretary of Labor; 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; and to John Katz, Director of State/Federal Relations, Office of the Governor. ’

LR034

Resolve: LR034

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCR21AMH

Source Root: SCR021

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 34

Relating to the need for a rural housing assessment.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS there is little current knowledge of housing conditions and housing demand in the rural areas of the state; and

WHEREAS there has been no comprehensive housing data collected since the 1980 United States census and the housing need and the demographics of the rural areas of the state have changed considerably in the last seven years; and

WHEREAS information on housing conditions and the demand for housing is necessary if the state is to develop responsive rural housing programs;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Governor is respectfully requested to direct the commissioner of community and regional affairs to conduct an assessment of rural housing conditions and the demand for rural housing; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Governor is respectfully requested to coordinate among federal, state, and local agencies providing funding for meeting housing demands in rural Alaska to ensure prior to development that all new projects coordinate aesthetically in configuration and location to avoid creating the appearance of a possible blight in a community. ’

LR035

Resolve: LR035

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSSJR19(SA)AM

Source Root: SJR019

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 35

Relating to resident hire on a United States Department of Defense project at Amchitka Island.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the rate of unemployment among residents of the state is one of the highest in the nation; and

WHEREAS chronic unemployment leads to severe social problems including alcoholism and domestic violence; and

WHEREAS the state has one of the highest ratios of nonresident to resident workers in the nation; and

WHEREAS nonresident workers displace a substantial number of qualified, available, unemployed Alaska workers; and

WHEREAS section 8078 of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act contained requirements for local hire on Department of Defense contracts in Alaska; and

WHEREAS section 9069 of the conference report to House Joint Resolution 738 contains requirements for local hire on Department of Defense contracts in Alaska; and

WHEREAS employment in the Aleutian Islands is intensely seasonal and the region suffers from the effects of the high unemployment rate; and

WHEREAS the Amchitka Island project of the Department of Defense is located in the Aleutian Islands;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the Department of Defense to comply with the Alaska hire provisions of the 1986 Defense Appropriations Act; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urges the Department of Defense to encourage Alaskans, including residents of the Aleutian Islands, to apply for work on the Amchitka Island project and to give preference to them in hiring for the project.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense; the Honorable James H. Webb, Secretary of the United States Navy; 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. ’

LR036

Resolve: LR036

Year: 87

Source Bill: SCR18

Source Root: SCR018

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 36

Extending the Joint Special Committee on Local Option Laws.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the First Session of the Fourteenth Alaska State 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 30th day of the First Session of the Fifteenth Alaska State 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 Alaska State Legislature by Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, shall not dissolve on the 30th day of the First Session, but shall dissolve on the last day of the Second Session of the Fifteenth Alaska State Legislature, after submitting a written report to the legislature that addresses the merits of and makes recommendations concerning these local option elections. ’

LR037

Resolve: LR037

Year: 87

Source Bill: CSSCR23(JUD)

Source Root: SCR023

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 37

Requesting the Governor to consider appointing a peace officer nominated by the Alaska Peace Officers Association to serve on the Alaska Judicial Council.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS the Alaska Judicial Council is an organization created by the Alaska Constitution consisting of three nonattorney members appointed by the Governor, three attorney members appointed by the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association, and the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court; and

WHEREAS the purpose of the Judicial Council is to improve the administration of justice, review the qualifications of persons nominated to serve as judges, and evaluate the performance of judges; and

WHEREAS the Alaska Peace Officers Association is a professional organization whose membership consists of approximately 800 persons involved in law enforcement-related occupations; and

WHEREAS the members of the Alaska Peace Officers Association have extensive experience with and exposure to the judicial system; and

WHEREAS the purpose of the Alaska Peace Officers Association is to foster and cultivate educational and professional endeavors to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of its members in the performance of their duties as peace officers; and

WHEREAS a peace officer who is a member of the Alaska Peace Officers Association could provide professional guidance, insight, and balance to the Judicial Council; and

WHEREAS the appointment of a peace officer who is a member of the Alaska Peace Officers Association to the Judicial Council would represent an efficient use of professional resources that would enhance the ability of the Judicial Council to perform its duties;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the Governor to consider appointing a peace officer nominated by the Alaska Peace Officers Association to serve as the next appointed nonattorney member of the Alaska Judicial Council. ’

LR038

Resolve: LR038

Year: 88

Source Bill: SJR26

Source Root: SJR026

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 038

Relating to Siberian medical research.

WHEREAS the state has strong historic bonds with the Territory of Siberia within the U.S.S.R.; and

WHEREAS the state represents the primary American interest in the northern arctic and subarctic regions; and

WHEREAS the people of the state have a strong desire to promote good relations within the border area of the Bering Sea shared by the U.S.S.R. and the United States of America; and

WHEREAS common family ties also exist across the border area; and

WHEREAS the medical research agreement has been cited as a potential model for further cooperation between the U.S.S.R. and the United States of America;

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and to Mikhail S. Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; to Evgeny Chazov, Minister of Health of the U.S.S.R.; His Excellency Yuriy Veobimin, Ambassador of the U.S.S.R. to the United States; to the Honorable George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of State; the Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D., United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; Robert Windom, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and Director of the U.S. Public Health Service; Donald D. O'Dowd, President of the University of Alaska; to each of the following: the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R.; the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the U.S.S.R.; the Peoples Soviet of the Territory of Siberia of the U.S.S.R.; the Peoples Soviet of the Territory of Khabarovsk of the U.S.S.R.; the Soviet Medical Workers Union; and the House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries, Far Eastern Countries Department, U.S.S.R.; to the United States Arctic Research Commission; the President's Office on United States-Soviet Initiatives; the National Institutes of Health; the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; 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.

LR039

Resolve: LR039

Year: 87

Source Bill: HJR24

Source Root: HJR024

LEGISLATIVE RESOLVE NO. 39

Encouraging federal funding for voca-tional education and job training.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

WHEREAS Alaska receives federal funds under the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act to expand, modernize, and develop quality vocational education programs that will improve productivity and promote economic growth; and

WHEREAS one of the requirements of the Act is to ensure access to vocational education programs for underserved populations including the handicapped, disadvantaged, men and women entering nontraditional occupations, persons whose ability to speak English is limited, and criminal offenders; and

WHEREAS, in fiscal year 1987, the state will receive $1,700,000 in vocational education funding from the federal government and the Congress has allotted $2,400,000 for the state in fiscal year 1988; and

WHEREAS the President of the United States and the Secretary of Education have proposed a budget that reduces the fiscal year 1988 funding by 50 percent and that eliminates federal vocational education funding entirely for fiscal year 1989; and

WHEREAS federal vocational education funding has been a catalyst for program development and planning in the state since 1968 and is the only source of revenue for program improvement and innovation of vocational education programs;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages the Alaska Congressional delegation to oppose the proposed rescission of vocational education funds and to join in strongly supporting federal funding for vocational education and job training.

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. ’