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AK HJR7
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
10/24/2015
Primary Sponsor
Bryce Edgmon
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AI Summary
- Alaska Legislature vehemently opposes the nomination by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (a Washington, D.C.-based organization) to create an Aleutian Islands National Marine Sanctuary covering approximately 554,000 square nautical miles
- Designation would make permanent all current fishing and commerce restrictions and potentially authorize additional permanent restrictions burdensome to regional economic activity
- Resolution notes existing environmental protections already in place, including 277,100 square nautical miles designated as habitat conservation area, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan, and EPA regulations on invasive species
- Local communities and tribes officially opposed the sanctuary nomination, including the Aleutians East Borough Assembly, City of Sand Point, City of Adak, Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, Akutan Traditional Council, King Cove Corporation, and Akutan Corporation
- Copies of resolution directed to U.S. Secretary of Commerce, NOAA Administrator, and Alaska's congressional delegation (U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Representative Don Young)
Legislative Description
Oppose Aleutian National Marine Sanctuary
Environmental Concerns
Last Action
PERMANENTLY FILED 9/1 LEGIS RESOLVE 6
10/24/2015
Committee Referrals
Resources3/6/2015
Fisheries1/21/2015
Full Bill Text
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