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: Constitution Amendment: Permanent Fund
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to appropriations from the permanent fund for a fiscal year based on the average of the year-end market values of the fund for the last five fiscal years.
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: Constitution Amendment: Subsistence
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to use of renewable resources for subsistence by residents.
: Constitution Amendment: Permanent Fund
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund.
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: Constitution Amendment: 90 Day Legislative Session
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the duration of a regular session.
Version: CSHJR 4 (STA)
Contact: Sara Nielsen, 465-4230
Action: 03-09-04: (H)FIN ==> (H)RLS
HJR 4 would allow Alaskans to vote on the question of a 90 day limit on the Legislative Session in the 2004 General Election.
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: Initiative/Referendum Petitions
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to initiative and referendum petitions.
Version: HJR 5
Contact: Tim Barry, 465-3424
Action: 05-03-04: (S)JUD » (S)FIN
HJR 5 changes the requirement for initiative sponsors to obtain the minimum of one signature from residents of at least two-thirds of the House Districts in the State of Alaska (27 districts) to three-quarters of the House Districts (30 districts). HJR 5 also requires the total number of signatures in each district to amount to at least seven-percent of the total number of votes cast in that district in the most recent election. The total number of signatures required will remain at ten percent of the votes cast in the most recent election. HJR 5 is a constitutional amendment and therefore will face a vote of the people.
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: Endorsing ANWR Leasing
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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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: Repeal Federal Estate Tax
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Relating to urging the United States Congress to amend the tax code to permanently repeal the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer tax.
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: Oppose Reduction Of 90% Oil & Gas Royalty
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Urging the President and the United States Congress to uphold Alaska's right to 90 percent of the royalties from oil, gas, and mineral leasing on federal lands in Alaska.
: Constitution Amendment: Appropriation/ Spending Limit
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit and a spending limit.
Version: CS HJR 9 (FIN) Am
Contact: Ben Mulligan, 465-4958
Action: 05-05-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
HJR 9 would call for a question on the ballot, asking whether or not an amendment should be added to Alaska Constitution to include a spending limit and limitations on the growth of the budget. Amended to change the calcultion to include the greater of the last two fiscal years and add several exemptions to the formula.
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: National Missile Defense System
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Requesting the United States Congress to support the speedy deployment of a national missile defense system.
04-16-03 : HJR 10 moved out of the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on Tuesday. Sponsored by Rep. McGuire, HJR 10 requests that the United States Congress support and vote for all efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as rapidly as possible. HJR 10 moves to the House Rules Committee.
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: Constitutional Amendment: Open Meetings For Legislature
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to open meetings.
: Supporting Federal Energy Initiatives
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Expressing support for federal energy initiatives affecting Alaska that would reduce the nation's continuing dependence on imported foreign oil as its principal energy source.
: Implement Federal Education Law Of 2001
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 13
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Urging adoption of the Alaska recommendations for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
04-23-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 13 by a vote of 20 to zero on Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Special Committee on Education, HJR 13 requests the U.S. Department of Education consider Alaska's unique challenges when implementing the No Child Left Behind Act.
HJR 18 will now be forwarded to the President of the United States, and our State's Congressional delegation.
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: National Wheelchair Games
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 26
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Relating to urging that the 2006 National Veterans Wheelchair Games be held in Anchorage, Alaska.
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: Pledge Of Allegiance/Split 9th Circuit
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Relating to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to its decision concerning the Pledge of Allegiance, and to removing Alaska from the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.
: Supporting Members Of Military
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Expressing confidence in and support for all members of the military, their families, and employers of members of the National Guard.
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: Leases In National Petroleum Reserve
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Strongly encouraging the Secretary of the Interior to conduct additional competitive oil and gas lease sales within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
03-28-03 : House Joint Resolution 17 moved out of the House Special Committee on Oil and Gas on Thursday. Sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring (R-Wasilla), HJR 17 strongly encourages the Secretary of the Interior to conduct additional competitive oil and gas lease sales within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. HJR 17 moves to the House Resources Committee.
: Supporting Military Action Against Iraq
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 8
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Supporting the men and women of the United States armed forces in the military action to free Iraq and to protect the world from Saddam Hussein.
04-04-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 18 by a vote of 19 to zero on Friday. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage), HJR 18 supports President George Bush's decision to take military action against Saddam Hussein in Iraq and supports the American troops involved in that military action.
HJR 18 will now be forwarded to the President of the United States, and our State's Congressional delegation.
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: Federal Diesel Fuel Requirements
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Relating to the ultra low sulfur diesel fuel requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and their application to Alaska.
04-14-03 : House Joint Resolution 19 moved out of the House Resources Committee on Monday. Sponsored by Rep. Ralph Samuels (R-Anchorage), HJR 19 urges DEC to be as flexible as possible when applying the ultra low sulfur use rules to rural Alaska, and asks the governor to direct the department to reconsider the application of these rules to smaller communities around the state under the 2002 portion of the plan. The resolution also asks that the EPA, DEC and the Denali Commission work to determine the logistical and financial effect that the ultra low sulfur diesel rules will have on rural Alaska.
HJR 19 moves to the .
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: Repealing Prohibition On Dedicated Funds
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska repealing the prohibition on dedicated funds.
Version: CSHJR 20 (JUD)
Contact: Eleanor Wolfe 465-2679
Action: 02-25-04: (H)FIN ==> (H)RLS
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska repealing the prohibition on dedicated funds. If passed by the legislature and adopted at the November 2004 general election, a dedicated fund would be established requiring all taxes generated through the sale of motor fuels to be placed in it for the express purpose of maintaining Alaska's roads and highways.
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: Constitution Amendment: Voter Approval For New Taxes
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska prohibiting the imposition of state personal income taxes and state retail sales taxes without approval of the voters of the state.
: Patriot Act And Defending Civil Liberties
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 27
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Relating to the USA PATRIOT Act and to defending the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the State of Alaska, and civil liberties.
05-20-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 22 by a vote of 19 to zero on Tuesday. Sponsored by Majority Leader Representative John Coghill (R-North Pole) and Rep. David Guttenberg (D-Fairbanks), HJR 22 calls our leaders to caution with regard to the Patriot Act and urges them to apply the Constitutional principles that are meant to "secure the blessings of liberty" and not to erode the public confidence in our government through abuses of power. HJR 22 returns to the House for concurrence.
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: Patriot Act And Peace & Security
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Relating to the USA PATRIOT Act and to the peace and security of citizens of our country.
05-06-03 : House Joint Resolution 23 moved out of the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Sponsored by Majority Leader Representative John Coghill (R-North Pole), HJR 23 calls our leaders to caution with regard to the Patriot Act and urges them to apply the Constitutional principles that are meant to "secure the blessings of liberty" and not to erode the public confidence in our government through abuses of power. HJR 23 moves to the House Judiciary Committee.
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: Alaska-Yukon Intergov Relations Accord
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Relating to the Alaska-Yukon Intergovernmental Relations Accord, to annual legislative exchanges, and to continuing intergovernmental work on matters of joint concern and mutual interest.
: Commercial Fishing & Processor Shares
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Supporting Alaska's independent commercial fishermen and Alaska's fish processing industry and opposing the establishment of processor quota shares.
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: Constitutional Amendment: Permanent Fund Appropriations/ Inflation-Proofing
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Requested by the
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to and limiting appropriations from and inflation-proofing the Alaska permanent fund by establishing a percent of market value spending limit.
Version: CS HJR 26 (FIN)
Contact: Laura Achee, 465-2059
Action: 05-06-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
HJR 26 restricts allowable appropriations from the Permanent Fund to no more than five-percent of the Fund's average value from the previous five years.
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: Support Anchorage Jail Expansion
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 28
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Relating to support for a federal appropriation for expansion of the Anchorage Jail.
05-21-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 27 by a vote of 20 to zero on Tuesday. Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage), HJR 27 the United States Congress to appropriate the $30,000,000 necessary to fund the expansion of the Anchorage Jail to house up to 200 Alaska federal prisoners.
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: Taiwan: Trade & World Health Assembly
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 29
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Urging the United States Congress to support the granting of official Observer Status to the Republic of China at the World Health Assembly Annual Conference to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2003, and to support negotiation of a free trade agreement with the Republic of China.
05-18-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 28 by a vote of 17 to zero on Sunday. Sponsored by Rep. Cheryll Heinze (R-Anchorage), HJR 28 encourages the United States Congress to endorse a request by the Republic of China to be granted Observer Status at the World Health Assembly Annual Conference in May of 2003. HJR 28 also urges the United States Congress to encourage the administration of President George W. Bush to negotiate a free trade agreement with the Republic of China. HJR 28 moves to the Governor.
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: US Coast Guard ROTC Program
Passed Legislature! Leg. Resolve 30
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Relating to the establishment of Reserve Officer Training Corps programs in Alaska by the United States Coast Guard.
05-20-03 : The Alaska State Senate unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 29 by a vote of 19 to zero on Tuesday. Sponsored by Rep. Bob Lynn (R-Anchorage), HJR 29 urges the Coast Guard to create an ROTC program at the University of Alaska Southeast and to create JROTC programs at Juneau-Douglas High School and Kodiak High School.
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: Eliminate Social Security Offset
Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 42
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Relating to supporting the repeal of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provisions from the Social Security Act.
Version: CS HJR 30 (STA) Am
Contact: Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, 465-3743
Action: 04-20-04: Passed the Senate
This resolution calls on the Alaskan Congressional Delegation to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision which reduces social security benefits based on other retirement earnings from public servants who participated in other retirement and pension plans during their work history.
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: Constitution Amendment: Permanent Fund
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the Alaska permanent fund and to payments to certain state residents from the Alaska permanent fund; and providing for an effective date for the amendments.
Version: CSHJR 31 (STA)
Contact: Todd Larkin, 465-3466
Action: 04-07-04: H(STA) » H(JUD)
This bill would place a question on the November ballot amending the constitution to pay the Permanent Fund Dividend out in a single payment. The balance to be used to establish a fund used to finance state government. Amended to establish April 1, 2005 as the date of payment, unless written notice is received by the state.
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: Labeling Of Salmon Food Products
Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 38
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Relating to the labeling of salmon and salmon food products.
Version: CS HJR 32 (FSH) AM S
Contact: Aurora Hauke, 465-4766
Action: 03-15-04: Passed the Senate
Amended to replace "salmon" with "fish" making the resolution include all Alaskan Wild fish and amended language to reflect a more positive image and healthy benefits of wild Alaskan fish. Amended to fix minor language change.
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: Remove OxyContin From Market
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Relating to requesting that the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Congress remove OxyContin from the market.
: Federal Training And Assistance For Fishermen
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Requested by the
Requesting the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Labor to extend Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits to Alaska fishermen; requesting the United States Congress and the United States Department of Agriculture to extend additional disaster and price support benefits to Alaska salmon fishermen; and requesting the United States Department of Agriculture to establish terminal markets in Alaska for all covered commodities including salmon.
Version: CS HJR 34 (FSH)
Contact: Melissa Dover, 465-2487
Action: 04-19-04: Passed the Senate
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Department of Labor have Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs that were designed to help workers whose industries have been hurt by imports. This resolution asks the USDA to establish a (TAA) program for fisherman.
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: Mad Cow Disease/Country of Origin Labels
Passed Legislature!
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Relating to mad cow disease and country-of-origin labeling for meat products.
Version: CS HJR 35 (L&C)
Contact: Aurora Hauke, 465-4748
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HJR 35 supports the USDA efforts to label beef from its country of origin.
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: Mitigating Glacier Bay Fishing Closures
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Requesting the National Park Service to mitigate the adverse economic effects of commercial fishing closures and restrictions in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Version: SCS HJR 36 (RES)
Contact: Linda Sylvester, 464-4963
Action: 05-03-04: (S)RES » (S)RLS
This Resolution asks the National Park Service to take simple steps to mitigate the adverse consequences that fishing closures in Glacier Bay have had on those who once participated.
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: Constitutional Amendment: Gas Revenue Fund
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska creating the gas revenue endowment fund, relating to deposits to the fund, limiting appropriations from the fund based on an averaged percent of the fund market value, relating to deposits to the permanent fund, and relating to deposits to the budget reserve fund.
: Constitutional Amendment: Guarantee Permanent Fund Dividend
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska to guarantee the permanent fund dividend, establishing the earnings reserve account, and relating to the Alaska permanent fund.
: Constitutional Amendment: Education Fund
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to education.
: Don't Amend bill Replacing Initiative
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Relating to a commitment that any bill replacing an initiative that was certified to be placed on the ballot not be amended for at least two years after enactment; and to a commitment to refrain from passing a bill that would void an initiative to allow direct elections to fill vacancies in the office of United States Senator.
: Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act
Passed House!
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Relating to support for the Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act.
Version: CS HJR 41 (RES)
Contact: Julie Lucky, 465-4766
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HRJ 41 Request that the Alaska State Legislature supports efforts by the Alaska congressional delegation to pass the Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2003. Amended to add to who received the resolution.
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: Exxon Valdez Damage Claims
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Requesting Exxon Mobil Corporation to pay claimants for court-ordered damages resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
: Constitutional Amendment: Permanent Fund Income for Dividends
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund to be used for a program of dividends for all state residents and providing a conditional effect and effective date for the amendment.
: Sea Otter Research/Endangered Species
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the by Request
Relating to research into the decline of the Southwest Alaska population of the Northern Sea Otter in the western Gulf of Alaska.
Version: CS HJR 44 (RES) Am
Contact: Melissa Dover, 465-2487
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
HJR 44 requests that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Congress provide $5,000,000 a year over the next five years to conduct research into the abundance of the Northern Sea Otter and the cause of the decline of the Southwest Alaska population of the Northern Sea Otter in the western Gulf of Alaska.
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: Appointment Of U.S. Representatives
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Requesting the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that a vacancy in the office of United States Representative may be filled by appointment until an election can be held.
Version: CS HJR 45 (STA)
Contact: Joe McKinnon, 465-4940
Action: 04-20-04: (H)STA » (H)JUD
HJR 45 urges Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to authorize state legislatures to adopt legislation enabling the executive to temporarily fill by appointment vacancies in the state's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Minor language changes made in committee.
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: Constitutional Amendment: Permanent Fund Appropriations/ Inflation-Proofing
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Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund; limiting appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund to amounts equal to that part of the market value of the fund that exceeds the principal based on an averaged percent of the fund market value.
Version: HJR 46
Contact: Pete Ecklund 465-4930
Action: 04-14-04: (H)FIN » (H)RLS
HJR 46 proposes an amendment to the constitution that would create a modified Percent of Market Value (POMV) endowment approach to managing the permanent fund. HJR 46 proposes an amendment to the constitution that would create a modified Percent of Market Value (POMV) endowment approach to managing the permanent fund.
The amendment would limit appropriations from the fund to up to 5% of the total market value of the fund, averaged over a 5-year period. However, if there is not sufficient market value above principal to payout the 5% calculation, the payout would be restricted to the amount equal to that part of the market value of the fund that exceeds principal.
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: Constitutional Amendment: Permanent Fund Appropriations/ Inflation-Proofing
Sponsored by the
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund; limiting appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund to amounts equal to that part of the market value of the fund that exceeds the principal based on an averaged percent of the fund market value; and permitting appropriations from the permanent fund only for costs of administering the fund, a program of dividend payments for state residents, and public education.
Version: HJR 47
Contact: Pete Ecklund 465-3424
Action: 04-14-04: (H)FIN » (H)RLS
HJR 47 proposes an amendment to the constitution that would create a modified Percent of Market Value (POMV) endowment approach to managing the permanent fund. The amendment would limit appropriations from the fund to up to 5% of the total market value of the fund, averaged over a 5-year period. However, if there is not sufficient market value above principal to payout the 5% calculation, the payout would be restricted to the amount equal to that part of the market value of the fund that exceeds principal.
HJR 47 limits appropriations from the payout to only being used for the following purposes: 1) costs of administering the permanent fund, 2) dividends to state residents, and 3) public education.
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: Taiwan Status And President
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Requested by the
Sending a message of goodwill to President Chen Shui-bian, and reaffirming the Alaska State Legislature's 2003 resolution urging the United States Congress to support the granting of official Observer Status to the Republic of China and to support negotiation of a free trade agreement with the Republic of China.
Version: CS HJR 48 (RLS)
Contact: Mike Pawlowski, 465-4930
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
This resolution reaffirms the Alaska State Legislature's action in Legislative Resolve 29, which encouraged the United States Congress to endorse a request by the Republic of China in Taiwan to be granted Observer Status at the World Health Organization
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