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HR001

Resolve: HR001

Source Root: HR002

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 2

Establishing a House Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations.

WHEREAS world trade is of increasing importance to the economy of the state; and

WHEREAS legislation enacted by the federal government has far reaching impact on the economy of the state; and

WHEREAS there is renewed interest in the Congress of the United States in exploring the ramifications of federal legislation on the states and their economies; and

WHEREAS the legislature should take an active role in exploring opportunities to promote world trade and assist the Congress in understanding the effect of federal legislation on the state’s economy;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that a House Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations is established to study issues relating to world trade and state/federal relations; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, and shall appoint the members and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR002

Resolve: HR002

Source Root: HR003

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 3

Establishing a House Special Committee on International Trade and Tourism.

WHEREAS international trade and tourism are of increasing importance to the economy

of the state; and

WHEREAS the legislature should be well-informed about developments in international trade and tourism in order to plan for the state's future; and

WHEREAS the state should promote tourism and enhance opportunities for visitors to experience the life and scenic grandeur of the state; and

WHEREAS the state should promote and facilitate the export of the products and services of the state;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that a House Special Committee on International Trade and Tourism is established to study issues relating to international trade and tourism; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, and shall appoint the members and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on International Trade and Tourism may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature, and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR003

Resolve: HR003

Source Root: HR004

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 4

Establishing a House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs.

WHEREAS a large number of state residents currently serve in the military forces, work

for the military, or are veterans, and the military plays a vital role in the economy of the state; and

WHEREAS there is a need for a comprehensive review of issues involving military and veterans' affairs;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs is established to study issues, review laws, and propose legislation relating to military and veterans' affairs; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, and shall appoint the members and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR004

Resolve: HR004

Source Root: HR005

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 5

Establishing a House Special Committee on Fisheries.

WHEREAS fishing for personal use helps to define the Alaska lifestyle for many state

residents; and

WHEREAS sport fishing plays a significant role in the state tourism industry; and

WHEREAS the commercial fishing industry is one of Alaska's largest renewable resource industries; and

WHEREAS Alaska's subsistence fishing is an important use of our fisheries resources; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature must be well informed on all issues related to the fisheries of Alaska;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that a House Special Committee on Fisheries is established to study fishery issues relevant to Alaska; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, appoint the members, and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on Fisheries may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR005

Resolve: HR005

Source Root: HR006

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 6

Establishing a House Special Committee on Oil and Gas.

WHEREAS the state's dependence on oil revenue requires that the Alaska State

Legislature be well informed on all aspects related to the state's oil and gas resources;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that a House Special Committee on Oil and Gas is established to study issues relating to oil and gas resources in the state; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, and shall appoint the members and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on Oil and Gas may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature, and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR006

Resolve: HR006

Source Root: HR001

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 1

Establishing a House Special Committee on Economic Development.

WHEREAS economic development is of vital importance to the economy of the state;

and

WHEREAS the legislature should remain well-informed about the business climate of the state; and

WHEREAS the state must promote business opportunities within the state;

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives that a House Special Committee on Economic Development is established to study opportunities for future economic development of the state’s resources; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the speaker of the House of Representatives shall determine the number of representatives to be members of the committee, and shall appoint the members and designate a member to chair the committee; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Special Committee on Economic Development may meet during and between sessions of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature, and is terminated on the convening of the First Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature.

HR007

Resolve: HR007

Source Root: HR008

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 8 am

Relating to consolidation of AHFC office space and to the "AHFC Anchorage Office Consolidation Purchase Agreement."

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

WHEREAS the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has entered into an agreement captioned "AHFC Anchorage Office Consolidation Purchase Agreement" with the Blomfield Company for the construction and purchase of a new office building in Anchorage;

BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives will not appropriate money to carry out the "AHFC Anchorage Office Consolidation Purchase Agreement" executed between the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Blomfield Company on November 15, 1994; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives requests the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to terminate the purchase agreement immediately, to take all prudent actions to minimize costs associated with termination of the purchase agreement, and to cease all actions related to consolidating its offices under this agreement.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Board of Directors of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

HR008

Resolve: HR008

Source Root: HR007

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 7

Opposing a proposed international convention classifying coal as a hazardous and noxious material.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

WHEREAS the International Maritime Organization (IMO), an organization under the auspices of the United Nations, is currently drafting proposals for an international treaty adopting and expanding insurance indemnity provisions for seaborne commodities; and

WHEREAS, in contrast to existing maritime classifications and the policies and regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and the United States Coast Guard, the IMO proposes classifying coal as a hazardous and noxious material; and

WHEREAS there is no rational reason or precedent for classifying coal as a hazardous or noxious material and the current maritime insurance has, without exception, adequately provided insurance indemnity for seaborne coal shipping; and

WHEREAS action classifying coal as a hazardous or noxious material could significantly increase insurance rates and the delivered cost of coal to the benefit of competing fuel sources; and

WHEREAS this action would dramatically reduce the competitiveness of coal as an import fuel and reduce the amount of exported coal from countries such as the United States; and

WHEREAS this action would reduce the potential for the export of Alaska coal; and

WHEREAS the National Coal Association, the United States Coal Exporters Association, and the Alaska Coal Association, together with labor organizations, adamantly oppose the IMO proposal; and

WHEREAS it is critical that United States government representatives to the IMO convention oppose the classification of coal as a hazardous or noxious material;

BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully urges the United States Senate not to ratify a Hazardous and Noxious Substance Convention proposed by the International Maritime Organization that includes coal as a designated hazardous or noxious material.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Al Gore, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Bob Dole, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President Pro Tempore 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.

HR009

Resolve: HR009

Source Root: HR010

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 10

Relating to the conversion of the Naval Air Facility in Adak.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

WHEREAS the closure of the Naval Air Facility in Adak, Alaska, is anticipated to occur in 1996; and

WHEREAS the land and existing infrastructure of the facility could be used after the closure to benefit people and businesses in the state, as well as to serve the long-term interests of the state and the federal government; and

WHEREAS the closure of the facility presents a unique opportunity to develop a new community for the western Aleutians, to promote commercial ventures, and to use the existing land and infrastructure for community purposes; and

WHEREAS, unless appropriate steps are taken immediately to preserve the buildings and other infrastructure from damage by wind and moisture, the future use of the existing infrastructure and the development of the Adak community will be jeopardized;

BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives supports the conversion of the Naval Air Facility in Adak, Alaska, into a facility that can be used beneficially by the citizens of the western Aleutians; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully requests the United States Department of the Navy, Department of the Interior, and Department of Defense to

(1) take effective and timely measures to preserve the infrastructure that constitutes the Naval Air Facility in Adak, Alaska;

(2) work closely with all federal and state agencies and the Aleut Corporation regarding the future use of the facility after its closure;

(3) designate in a timely manner an authority, preferably the Aleut Corporation, for developing the future use of the property constituting the facility; and

(4) arrange for the transfer of the property that constitutes the facility to the Aleut Corporation as part of the corporation's entitlement under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1641 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act).

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States; to the Honorable Al Gore, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense; the Honorable John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy; the Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; the Honorable Alan J. Dixon, Chair of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; 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.

HR010

Resolve: HR010

Source Root: HR009

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HR 9

Relating to Alaska Garden Week.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

WHEREAS gardening instills in all Alaskans a greater appreciation of nature, the values of conservation, pollution control, and enhancement of the environment; and

WHEREAS this awareness and appreciation heightens each citizen's sense of responsibility for and trusteeship of this great state; and

WHEREAS gardening efforts bring beauty to the communities and promote individual and community pride; and

WHEREAS gardening has established and continues to sustain more than $28,000,000 in horticultural businesses in this state; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs, and the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension, and Alaska Master Gardeners have provided inspiration, valuable information, guidelines, and growing tips for home gardeners enabling residents of our communities to reap the pleasures of personally growing and then witnessing the beauty of the flowers, trees, shrubs, lawns, or vegetable gardens they have planted;

BE IT RESOLVED that, in order to recognize the importance of gardening to the state, the Alaska State House of Representatives declares June 4 - 10, 1995, to be Alaska Garden Week; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that, through observance of Alaska Garden Week, the Alaska State House of Representatives encourages all Alaskans to recognize the importance of gardening to our economy, enhancement of neighborhoods, enhancement of mental and physical well-being, and promotion of civic pride throughout the Great Land.

LR001

Resolve: LR001

Source Root: SCR006

Year: 1995

Source Bill: SCR 6

Strongly urging the Governor to continue the lawsuit known as State of Alaska v. Babbitt, C.A. No. 94-35480, and to pursue the State of Alaska's position that the United States Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture do not have the authority to assume management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State of Alaska.

WHEREAS Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, seeks to withdraw, with

prejudice, from the consideration of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in State of Alaska v. Babbitt, C.A. No. 94-35480, the issue of whether the United States Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture have the authority to assume management of fish and wildlife for subsistence purposes, or any other purposes, on public land in the State of Alaska; and

WHEREAS the United States Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture do not have, under the Alaska Statehood Act, the authority to assume management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State of Alaska, nor has the United States Congress or the Alaska State Legislature specifically authorized any modification to existing management authority over fish and wildlife; and

WHEREAS the State of Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959, under the Alaska Statehood Act, that incorporated the Alaska Statehood Compact, approved by the citizens of the Territory of Alaska; and

WHEREAS the Alaska Statehood Compact sets out the rights and obligations of the State of Alaska and is a contract between two sovereigns that, by its terms, may not be unilaterally altered by either party; and

WHEREAS, under the Alaska Statehood Compact, the State of Alaska, not the federal government, has the authority to administer and manage the fish and wildlife resources of Alaska; and

WHEREAS because the Alaska Statehood Compact is a contract between the citizens of the State of Alaska and the United States, only the Alaska State Legislature, as the people's representative, has the legal authority to agree to alter the terms of the Alaska Statehood Compact; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature believes Governor Knowles' withdrawal of this issue from consideration will adversely affect the sovereignty of the State of Alaska and the delicate balance of federal and state power agreed upon in the Alaska Statehood Compact; and

WHEREAS the United States District Court judge specifically recognized both the merits of the claims of the State of Alaska on the management issue and the need to have his decision reviewed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature believes Governor Knowles' withdrawal of this issue from consideration will result in the federal usurpation of the State of Alaska's ability to govern the management of fish and wildlife on public land in its territory in violation of the Alaska Statehood Compact; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature believes Governor Knowles' refusal to advocate this issue constitutes a failure to defend the Constitution of the State of Alaska that protects the rights and benefits of all of the citizens of the State of Alaska equally;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature exhorts Governor Knowles to continue to advocate this issue before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that, if Governor Knowles declines to continue defending the right of the State of Alaska to govern the management of fish and wildlife on public land in its territory as well as the protections afforded by the Constitution of the State of Alaska, the Alaska State Legislature will intervene as a representative of the citizens of the State of Alaska to continue the lawsuit and advocate the position that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture do not have the authority to assume management of fish and wildlife on public land in the State of Alaska.

LR002

Resolve: LR002

Source Root: SCR007

Year: 1995

Source Bill: SCR 7

Establishing February 12 - 18 as Peaceful Solutions Week.

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

WHEREAS there are increasing instances of violence and vandalism in our schools and in the communities around the state; and

WHEREAS schools exist in most communities throughout the state and are a focus of community activities; and

WHEREAS all residents of the state have a responsibility to guide students in appropriate behavior; and

WHEREAS a statewide campaign to promote safe schools and safe communities would be appropriate during the week that Valentine's Day occurs; and

WHEREAS by creating an awareness at an early age of unacceptable behavior and appropriate behavior, problem behavior can be redirected; and

WHEREAS a statewide effort is necessary to halt growing problems of violence and vandalism among youth in the state;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature hereby declares that the week of February 12 - 18 shall be known as Peaceful Solutions Week; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that all school boards in the state are urged to work together to launch a statewide effort to increase safety awareness in our schools and communities throughout the state.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to each school board and municipality in the state.

LR003

Resolve: LR003

Source Root: SJR007

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HCS SJR 7(STA)

Relating to mandates imposed on the states by the federal government.

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

WHEREAS the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States states:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."; and

WHEREAS the Tenth Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being that specifically granted by the United States Constitution and no more; and

WHEREAS the scope of power defined by the Tenth Amendment means that the federal government was created by the states specifically to be an agent of the states; and

WHEREAS, today, the states are demonstrably treated as agents of the federal government; and

WHEREAS many federal mandates are directly in violation of the Tenth Amendment; and

WHEREAS the United States Supreme Court has ruled in New York v. United States, 112 S.Ct. 2408 (1992), that the Congress may not simply commandeer the legislative processes of the states; and

WHEREAS a number of proposals now pending before the Congress may further violate the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS numerous resolutions addressing various mandates imposed on the states by federal law have been sent to the federal government by the Alaska State Legislature without any response or result; and

WHEREAS the United States Constitution envisions sovereign states and guarantees the states a republican form of government; and

WHEREAS Alaska and its municipalities are losing their power to act on behalf of state citizens as the power of government is moving farther away from the people into the hands of federal agencies composed of officials who are not elected and who are unaware of the needs of Alaska and the other states; and

WHEREAS the federal court system affords a means to liberate the states from the grips of federal mandates;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by that constitution; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution serves as notice and demand to the federal government to cease and desist, effective immediately, imposing mandates on the states that are beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor is respectfully requested to examine and challenge by legal action on behalf of the state, federal mandates contained in court rulings, federal laws and regulations, or federal practices to the extent those mandates infringe on the sovereignty of Alaska or the state's authority over issues affecting its citizens; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that Alaska's sister states are urged to participate in any legal action brought under this resolution.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States; the Honorable Al Gore, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; 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; and to the governor of each of Alaska's sister states.

LR004

Resolve: LR004

Source Root: HJR013

Year: 1995

Source Bill: CSHJR 13(O&G)

Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production.

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

WHEREAS in sec. 1002 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), the United States Congress reserved the right to permit further oil and gas exploration, development, and production within the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; and

WHEREAS the oil industry, the state, and the United States Department of the Interior consider the coastal plain to have the highest potential for discovery of very large oil and gas accumulations on the continent of North America, estimated to be as much as 10,000,000,000 barrels of recoverable oil; and

WHEREAS the residents of the North Slope Borough, within which the coastal plain is located, are supportive of development in the "1002 study area"; and

WHEREAS oil and gas exploration and development of the coastal plain of the refuge and adjacent land could result in major discoveries that would reduce our nation's future need for imported oil, help balance the nation's trade deficit, and significantly increase the nation's security; and

WHEREAS, for the first year ever, more than one-half of the oil used in the United States has come from foreign sources as domestic crude oil production fell to 6,600,000 barrels per day, its lowest annual level since 1954; and

WHEREAS development of oil at Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk, Endicott, Lisburne, and Milne Point has resulted in thousands of jobs throughout the United States and projected job creation as a result of coastal plain oil development will have a positive effect in all 50 states; and

WHEREAS Prudhoe Bay production is declining by approximately 10 percent a year; and

WHEREAS opening the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now allows sufficient time for planning environmental safeguards, development, and national security review; and

WHEREAS the oil and gas industry and related Alaskan employment have been severely affected by reduced oil and gas activity, and the reduction in industry investment and employment has broad implications for the Alaskan work force and the entire state economy; and

WHEREAS the 1,500,000-acre coastal plain of the refuge comprises only eight percent of the 19,000,000-acre refuge, and the development of the oil and gas reserves in the refuge's coastal plain would affect an area of only 5,000 to 7,000 acres, which is one and one-half percent of the area of the coastal plain; and

WHEREAS 8,000,000 of the 19,000,000 acres of the refuge have already been set aside as wilderness; and

WHEREAS the oil industry has shown at Prudhoe Bay, as well as at other locations along the Arctic coastal plain, that it can safely conduct oil and gas activity without adversely affecting the environment or wildlife populations;

BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Congress of the United States is urged to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration, development, and production; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that that activity be conducted in a manner that protects the environment and uses the state's work force to the maximum extent possible.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States; the Honorable Al Gore, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; the Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Robert Dole, Majority Leader of the United States Senate; to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaskan delegation in Congress; and to all other members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives serving in the 104th United States Congress.

LR005

Resolve: LR005

Source Root: HJR007

Year: 1995

Source Bill: CSHJR 7(O&G)

Supporting the lifting of the ban on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, requesting the President of the United States to present to the United States Congress a recommendation that it is both in the national interest to lift the ban on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil and discriminatory to the state to maintain the ban, and endorsing passage of H.R. 70 and S. 70, companion federal legislation to remove restraints on the export of that oil.

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

WHEREAS the President of the United States has, by executive order, continued the ban on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil contained in 50 U.S.C.S. Appx. 2406(d) (sec. 7(d), Export Administration Act of 1979) that prohibits, with tightly restrictive exceptions, the export of domestically produced crude oil transported by pipeline over the right-of-way granted by 43 U.S.C. 1652 (sec. 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act); and

WHEREAS the ban on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil effectively limits its sale to the domestic American market; and

WHEREAS Alaska North Slope crude oil required to be transported and delivered for sale in the domestic market incurs approximately $2 - $4 per barrel in higher transportation charges than if the oil could be exported to Pacific Rim countries; and

WHEREAS the higher transportation cost associated with shipping Alaska North Slope crude oil to the Gulf Coast states reduces the wellhead price of the oil; and

WHEREAS, over a seven-year period of time, Alaska would gain $700,000,000 to $1,600,000,000 in state taxes and royalties if the ban is lifted; and

WHEREAS lower wellhead prices make uneconomic the threshold for exploring for and producing all North Slope oil and, as a result, production from certain existing and newly discovered oil fields is currently uneconomic; and

WHEREAS the transportation cost savings from lifting the Alaska North Slope crude oil export ban will be available for reinvestment in domestic exploration, and development of marginal and newly discovered oil reserves will increase production and enhance the nation's energy and economic security; and

WHEREAS, according to the June 1994 U.S. Department of Energy report on exporting Alaskan North Slope crude oil, reserve additions in Alaska alone could be as large as 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 barrels, a size that roughly equals the known reserves in major North Slope fields, such as Point McIntyre; and

WHEREAS the export ban singles out Alaska, effectively penalizing the state and reducing revenue needed for vital state programs; and

WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Department of Energy June 1994 report, exporting Alaska North Slope crude oil to Pacific Rim nations will decrease the substantial trade deficit with nations that have expressed a strong interest in purchasing Alaska produced oil; and

WHEREAS the proposal to lift the Alaska North Slope crude oil ban has enjoyed strong support in the Legislature of the State of Alaska, the Legislature of the State of California, and the United States Congress; and

WHEREAS lifting the oil export ban would result in a net increase in United States employment from 11,000 to 25,000 jobs nationwide;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports lifting the ban on export of Alaska North Slope crude oil; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the President is respectfully requested to present to the United States Congress a recommendation that it is both in the national interest to lift the ban on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil and discriminatory to the state to maintain the ban; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature endorses H.R. 70 and S. 70, pending companion federal legislation removing the restraints on the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States; the Honorable Al Gore, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; the Honorable Bob Dole, Majority Leader of the United States Senate; 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; and to all other members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives serving in the 104th United States Congress.

LR006

Resolve: LR006

Source Root: HCR001

Year: 1995

Source Bill: SCS CSHCR 1(STA) am S

Creating the Long Range Financial Planning Commission.

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

WHEREAS state spending has exceeded recurring revenue to the state; and

WHEREAS the state must eliminate the fiscal gap; and

WHEREAS the state is currently forced to deal with an unpredictable and declining revenue stream; and

WHEREAS the state must find a means of stabilizing revenue and expenditures at a sustainable level; and

WHEREAS the state's system of budgeting and spending must be analyzed and reevaluated by the legislature; and

WHEREAS the citizens of the state should have an opportunity to consider these topics, offer comments, and participate in developing a long-range financial plan for the state; and

WHEREAS it would be beneficial to the state and its citizens to implement a long-range financial plan to promote economic stability by diversifying the state's economy and lessening dependence on oil revenue;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature establishes the Long Range Financial Planning Commission in order to develop and recommend to the Governor and the legislature a long-range financial plan for the state; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall consist of the following voting members:

(1) nine members of the public, not to include members of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Governor shall each appoint three of these members;

(2) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member shall be a member of the majority and one a member of the minority;

(3) two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; one member shall be a member of the majority and one a member of the minority; and

(4) two members of the executive branch appointed by the Governor; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall select a chair and vice-chair from among the public members of the commission, shall meet as frequently as the commission determines necessary to perform its work, may meet during the interim, and may meet and vote by teleconference; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the public members of the commission shall serve without compensation but are entitled to travel expenses and per diem as authorized underAS 39.20.180 for boards and commissions; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall

(1) review and evaluate state fiscal policy and strategy recommendations and assumptions from reports and publications from similar efforts in the past made by the executive branch, the legislative branch, the University of Alaska, nonprofit organizations, and private individuals and organizations;

(2) identify and evaluate all current state income sources and assets, including recurring revenue, reserves, physical resources, and investments;

(3) identify and prioritize systemic changes to stabilize the state's revenue stream;

(4) identify and prioritize major reductions in state expenditures, to include formula and nonformula programs, and to include proposed consolidation, transfer, or elimination of governmental services or programs; the reductions identified and prioritized under this paragraph must at least equal the current fiscal gap between recurring revenue and recurring expenditures;

(5) evaluate forward funding of the budget;

(6) identify and prioritize new sources of revenue;

(7) project a sustainable long-range financial plan for the next three years, five years, and 10 years, based on a stable revenue stream;

(8) evaluate constitutional, statutory, and regulatory language relating to the budget process and recommend changes;

(9) consider the division of responsibility for providing services and raising revenue between the state and local governments and evaluate the effect of the long-range financial plan on local governments;

(10) submit a preliminary report to the Governor and the Legislature by July 15, 1995;

(11) disseminate information and solicit public comment;

(12) submit a final report to the Governor and the Legislature by October 1, 1995, recommending a long-range financial plan for the state, including specific actions and legislation needed to implement and monitor the plan; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission is authorized to begin work immediately upon the appointment of its full membership or March 15, 1995, whichever date is earlier, and is terminated upon the convening of the Second Regular Session of the Nineteenth Alaska State Legislature.

LR007

Resolve: LR007

Source Root: SJR006

Year: 1995

Source Bill: CSSJR 6(RES)

Relating to federally held property in those states, including Alaska, admitted to the Union since 1802.

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

WHEREAS the founding fathers of this nation recognized that land is power and that a centralized federal government with a substantial land base would eventually overwhelm the states and pose a threat to the freedom of the individual; and

WHEREAS the original 13 colonies and the next five states admitted to the Union were granted fee title to all land within their borders; and

WHEREAS all but two states admitted to the Union since 1802 were denied the same rights of land ownership granted the states admitted earlier; and

WHEREAS art. I, sec. 8, of the Constitution of the United States of America makes no provision for land ownership by the federal government, other than by purchase from the states of land "...for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings"; and

WHEREAS acting contrary to the provisions of art. I, sec. 8, of the Constitution of the United States, the federal government withheld property from the states admitted since 1802, making them land poor and unable to determine their own land use and development policies; and

WHEREAS this action has made those states admitted since 1802 unequal to other states and subject to unwarranted federal control; and

WHEREAS restoration of property to which they are historically and constitutionally entitled would empower the land poor states to determine their own land use policies;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the 104th Congress of the United States to right the wrong and to transfer to the states, by fee title, any federally controlled property currently held within the states admitted to the Union since 1802; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Congress is urged to then purchase from the newly empowered States land needed to meet the provision of art. I, sec. 8, United States Constitution.

COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Robert Dole, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; to members of the delegations in Congress of those States admitted to the Union since 1802; to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.

LR008

Resolve: LR008

Source Root: HCR011

Year: 1995

Source Bill: HCR 11

Designating March 1995 as Sobriety Awareness Month, commonly referred to as "SAM."

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

WHEREAS public and private agencies have identified substance abuse as a path to myriad social problems that have confronted Alaska communities and citizens for decades; and

WHEREAS the principal strategy in the past for solving these problems has been to focus more on the problem than on the solution; and

WHEREAS this strategy, although well intentioned, focuses too much on the substance and its abuses than on a solution that can

(1) result in socially appropriate behaviors and choices that improve the quality of life and health of individuals, families, and communities;

(2) reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug related crimes; and

(3) reduce the burden on local, state, and federal governments that exhaust their resources on the symptoms and problems of substance abuse; and

WHEREAS the Alaska Federation of Natives created the AFN Sobriety Movement (AFNSM) to encourage and focus on sobriety as a solution because sobriety produces a positive, healthy, and productive way of life, free from the devastating effects of alcohol and drugs; and

WHEREAS sobriety is practiced by millions of people within the United States, as well as abroad, and the Alaska Federation of Natives encourages and supports the grassroots sobriety movement, which is already growing in the state; and

WHEREAS the sobriety movement consists of the collective efforts of public agencies, private agencies, and private individuals to prevent and eradicate substance abuse; and

WHEREAS the AFNSM Council and the 55 AFNSM charter groups and honor societies, which consist of various local, regional, statewide, and nationwide agencies, have designated the month of March 1995 as Sobriety Awareness Month, commonly referred to as "SAM," in recognition of the thousands of men, women, and children who have signed a statement of sobriety that is being carried to Nome on the Iditarod Trail, and who are already doing their part to reach sobriety and the solution to the substance abuse problem.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature designates March 1995 as Sobriety Awareness Month to endorse sobriety as a solution to the substance abuse problem in the state and to pay tribute to the thousands of men, women, and children who are doing their part through sobriety to improve the qualify of life and the health of themselves, their families, and their communities; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the Governor to issue a proclamation for the month and to direct state agencies in the executive branch to engage in suitable activities during Sobriety Awareness Month, and urges the citizens of the state to engage in suitable activities during March 1995 to observe Sobriety Awareness Month.

LR009

Resolve: LR009

Source Root: SCR004

Year: 1995

Source Bill: SCR 4

Naming the Poet Laureate of Alaska.

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

WHEREAS literary expression in the form of poetry is a pursuit that reaches and enriches human beings in all walks of life and circumstances; and

WHEREAS poets laureate have been recognized by the state since 1963; and

WHEREAS the term of the current Poet Laureate of Alaska, Joanne Townsend, expired last year; and

WHEREAS the Alaska State Council on the Arts has nominated Thomas Sexton for a two- year term as Poet Laureate of Alaska; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton was selected unanimously by an Alaska State Council on the Arts committee composed of the Council's Literature Panel and the living Poets Laureate of Alaska; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton has a distinguished record as a teacher, poet, and state citizen; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton received his Master's Degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1970, taught for 24 years at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and retired last year; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton was honored with the title, Emeritus Professor of English, by the University of Alaska Anchorage when he retired; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton has written four books of prose and poetry, his poetry has been published widely in journals across the United States and has been included in four anthologies, and he has won several awards and honors; and

WHEREAS Thomas Sexton has contributed generously of his time and talents to public service;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature names Thomas Sexton the Poet Laureate of Alaska for a term of two years.