Alaska 32nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 4 R · 4 D cosponsors

SJR 8 — Urging the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Governor to facilitate a land grant endowment to the University of Alaska; urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to reintroduce the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act; and urging the Department of Natural Resources to work with the University of Alaska to identify lands suitable for the land endowment.

Last action — (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 6/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 4

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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The updated version of SJR 8 adds specific urgings to the Alaska delegation in Congress, the Department of the Interior, and the Governor, asking them to not only facilitate a land grant endowment for the University of Alaska but also to reintroduce the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act and work with the Department of Natural Resources to identify suitable lands. This clarification matters because it outlines concrete actions that could enhance funding and land resources for the University of Alaska, which is vital for its education and research mission, especially considering its past challenges in obtaining land grants.

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32-LS0420\A SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
S T A T E O F A L A S K A THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Resolve No.
8 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATORS STEVENS, Kawasaki, Begich, Myers, Gray-Jackson, Wielechowski, Revak, von Imhof, Holland, Bishop, Stedman, Hoffman, Hughes, Micciche Introduced:
CSSJR 8(RES) 4 Urging the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Governor to facilitate a land grant endowment to the University of Alaska;
2/3/21 Referred:
urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to reintroduce the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act;
Education, Resources A RESOLUTION Urging the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Governor to facilitate the completion of a land grant endowment to the University of Alaska.
and urging the Department of Natural Resources to work with the University of Alaska to identify lands suitable for the land endowment.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
_______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
and WHEREAS the United States Congress intended for the Alaska State Legislature to provide the University of Alaska with a land endowment from Alaska Statehood Act land;
and WHEREAS various interpretations of the state's obligation to transfer land to the -1- Enrolled SJR 8 University of Alaska resulted in an extended period during which the university struggled to get its remaining land grant, while much of the land originally reserved for the university has been transferred to other entities;
and SJR008A -1- SJR 8 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0420\A WHEREAS various interpretations of the state's obligation to transfer land to the University of Alaska resulted in an extended period during which the university struggled to get its remaining land grant, while much of the land originally reserved for the university has been transferred to other entities;
130, granting approximately 250,000 acres of state land to the University of Alaska to remedy the university's land grant deficit;
130, granting approximately 250,000 acres of state land to the University of Alaska;
and WHEREAS, among the states that received grants of land for higher education, with the exception of Delaware, the University of Alaska received the smallest amount of land from the federal government, and the land grant deficit remains unremedied;
and WHEREAS, among the states that received grants of land for higher education, with the exception of Delaware, the University of Alaska received the smallest amount of land from the federal government, leaving the University of Alaska with an inadequate and deficient land endowment;
8398, the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act, to establish a federal program under which lands selected by, but not yet conveyed to, the state could be conveyed from the federal government to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska to be held in trust for the university, subject to a federally imposed trust obligation;
8398, the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act, to establish a federal program under which up to 360,000 acres of land selected by, but not yet conveyed to, the state could be conveyed from the federal government to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska to be held in trust for the university, subject to a federally imposed trust obligation;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of theerior, and the Governor to SJR 8 -2- SJR008A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 32-LS0420\A cooperate in bringing about an ultimate resolution that will facilitate the creation of a permanent land endowment for the University of Alaska, conforms to state constitutional requirements, and will remedy the university's longstanding land grant deficit.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the Alaska delegation in Congress, the United States Department of the Interior, and the Governor to continue to cooperate in bringing about an ultimate resolution as soon as possible that will Enrolled SJR 8 -2- address this long-standing land endowment issue, conform to state constitutional requirements, and provide the University of Alaska with an appropriately sized land endowment proportionate to the great natural resources of the state;
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Scott de la Vega, Acting United States Secretary of the Interior;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the Alaska delegation in Congress to reintroduce the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act;
and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully urges the Department of Natural Resources to continue to work cooperatively with the University of Alaska to prioritize identification of lands suitable for the land endowment.
COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Deb Haaland, United States Secretary of the Interior;
SJR008A -3- SJR 8 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
-3- Enrolled SJR 8
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Action History

  1. (S) PERMANENTLY FILED 6/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 4

  2. (S) 2:00 P.M. 6/15/21 Transmitted to Governor

  3. (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): WOOL, JOSEPHSON

  4. (H) VERSION: CSSJR 8(RES)

  5. (H) RETURN TO (S), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT

  6. (H) PASSED Y36 E4

  7. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSJR 8(RES)

  8. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  9. (H) READ THE SECOND TIME

  10. (H) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/19/2021

  11. (H) FN1: ZERO(S.EDC)

  12. (H) PATKOTAK

  13. (H) DP: SCHRAGE, GILLHAM, HANNAN, RAUSCHER, CRONK, FIELDS, MCKAY, HOPKINS,

  14. (H) RES RPT 9DP

  15. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  16. (H) Moved CSSJR 8(RES) Out of Committee

  17. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  18. (H) Minutes (HRES)

  19. (H) Heard & Held

  20. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124

  21. (H) RES

  22. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

  23. (S) VERSION: CSSJR 8(RES)

  24. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)

  25. (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1

  26. (S) HUGHES, MICCICHE

  27. (S) COSPONSOR(S): WIELECHOWSKI, REVAK, VON IMHOF, HOLLAND, BISHOP, STEDMAN, HOFFMAN,

  28. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSSJR 8(RES)

  29. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC

  30. (S) RES CS ADOPTED UC

  31. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME

  32. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 3/22/2021

  33. (S) FN1: ZERO(S.EDC)

  34. (S) DP: REVAK, STEVENS, MICCICHE, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, KIEHL

  35. (S) RES RPT CS 6DP NEW TITLE

  36. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  37. (S) Moved CSSJR 8(RES) Out of Committee

  38. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  39. (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --

  40. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  41. (S) FN1: ZERO(S.EDC)

  42. (S) DP: HOLLAND, HUGHES, STEVENS, MICCICHE, BEGICH

  43. (S) EDC RPT 5DP

  44. (S) Minutes (SEDC)

  45. (S) Moved SJR 8 Out of Committee

  46. (S) EDUCATION at 09:00 AM BUTROVICH 205

  47. (S) COSPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, BEGICH, MYERS, GRAY-JACKSON

  48. (S) EDC, RES

  49. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 8?
SJR 8 is sponsored by Gary Stevens (R), Scott Kawasaki (D), Begich, Robert Myers (R), Elvi Gray-Jackson (D), Bill Wielechowski (D), Revak, Holland, Bishop, Bert Stedman (R), Lyman Hoffman (D), Micciche, Shelley Hughes (R), and von Imhof.
What is the current status of SJR 8?
This bill died with 32nd Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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