HCR 10 Summary

• Urges the Governor to exercise all available legal options to restrain the National Park Service from regulating navigable waterways and submerged lands that Alaska claims sovereignty over under the equal footing doctrine and Submerged Lands Act of 1953.

• Asserts Alaska acquired full ownership and control of submerged lands and navigable waters within state boundaries, with the exception of lands specifically reserved by Congress.

• Alleges the National Park Service began regulating public use of navigable waterways in 1996, thereby usurping state authority and prohibiting certain watercraft, requiring federal permits for commercial operators, and restricting fishing methods.

• States administrative negotiations have been unsuccessful for 12 years and cites the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act as limiting park regulations to federal lands only.

• Directs the Governor to allocate sufficient resources to the Department of Law, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Fish and Game to defend the state's right to manage public use of its navigable waters.