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SENATE00Enrolled RESOLUTIONSR NO.9 01 Relating to management of public land and resources in the state.

902 01_______________ Relating03 toBE managementIT ofRESOLVED publicBY landTHE andSENATE: resources in the state.

0204 BEWHEREAS ITAlaska RESOLVEDentered BYthe THEUnion SENATE:as a state on equal footing with the original 13 05 colonies and other states upon ratification in 1958 of the Alaska Statehood Act, establishing 06 by Compact with the citizens of Alaska fundamental principles regarding the transfer of 07 federal land into state ownership;

03and WHEREAS08 AlaskaWHEREAS, enteredin addition to the UnionAlaska asStatehood Act, a statesuite onof equalfederal footinglaws withpresently 09 define the originalrelative 13authorities 04and coloniesresponsibilities for state and otherfederal statesland uponand ratificationresources in 195810 ofthe state, including the Alaska StatehoodNative Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest 11 Lands Conservation Act, establishingwhich 05relate byspecifically Compactto withAlaska, and the citizensGeneral Mining Act of Alaska12 fundamental1872, principlesthe regardingMineral Leasing Act of 1920, the transferNational Wildlife Refuge System Administration 13 Act of 061966, federaland landthe intoFederal stateLand ownership;Policy and Management Act of 1976, which apply to all 14 states;

and 0715 WHEREAS, inamong addition to the Alaskaclear Statehoodunderstandings Act,documented ain suitethose ofActs federaland lawsothers, presently16 08 define the relative authorities and responsibilities for state andcould federalacquire resource-rich land andwith resources in 09 the state,opportunity including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest 10 Lands Conservation Act, which relate specifically to Alaska,study and thedevelop Generalit; Mining Act of 11 1872, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 12 Act of 1966, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, which apply to all 13 states;

andshare 1417 WHEREAS, among the clear understandings documented in those Acts and others, 15 the staterevenue couldfrom acquire resource-rich land with the opportunitydevelopment toof studyfederal andland; develop it;

share 16 in the revenue from the development of federal land;

and 14 WHEREAS the state Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas 15 in Alaska has 15 been monitoring these issues for decades, and, through its legally impaneled 16 subcommittee, 16 the Alaska State Lands Advisory Group, has examined and discussed available 17 remedies;

1817 BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate appreciates the work of the Citizens' 1918 Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska and the Alaska State Lands 20 Advisory 19 Group;

and be it 2120 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate supports filing the petition 2221 submitted by the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska;

23 and be it 2422 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate welcomes the transfer of ownership 2523 or management of federal land to the state in parcels specifically negotiated between the two 2624 parties;

and be it 2725 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate supports creating an expedited 2826 process to resolve uncertainty in the adjudication of navigable waters, submerged land, and 2927 RS 2477 rights-of-way;

and be it 3028 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate urges the United States Congress to 3129 reinstate and fund the Alaska Land Use Council established under Title XII of the Alaska 30 National Interest Lands Conservation Act;

and be it 0231 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate urges the Governor to enter into 03 cooperative land and resource management agreements, with the caveat that any federal land 0402 use plan, regulation, policy, or program that objectively serves to perpetuate reduced use and 0503 access, or that newly reduces use and access, lacking express Congressional direction, shall be 0604 subject to state approval, such as ratification by the Alaska State Legislature, before taking 0705 effect;

and be it 0806 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate urges the federal government and 0907 the state to establish and maintain a trust-beneficiary relationship on federal land where 1008 revenue sharing is available;

and be it 1109 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Senate urges the Governor to renew 1210 funding and support for the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in 13 Alaska and 11 the state Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act implementation 14 program.