• Support establishing State primacy over the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program. • Ou npnpeocsees fseadr ey rpa el remn ci tr toi na cghrme qe un itr oe nm Se tnattse as ’nrdi gt hh tes p, suurcchh aasset ho ef Sutsaet eo lf apnrdese mb yptthi veef ef eddeerraal lgvoevteor ancmt ieonnts wa nh di c h prevents the development of mineral resources. • Oalpl pdoecseisuionnwsaarrreabnatesdedEonndasnoguenrdedscSiepnecceie. s Act listings and critical habitat designations in Alaska and ensure • Op oplpi coi sees ahna yv ep po lrioc vi eesnt thhaat taAr el ads ke sa i gmni endi ntgo perl eovj eacttes osnuec creesssofuurl lcye coov- ee rx iasnt owt hi tehr tahnednraet uc or ag lnei znev ti rhoant me setna bt . l i s h e d Land and Mineral Management • pMraoi tnetcatiino na nodf tdheef ei nn tde rSet as tt es os of vAel ar es ki ganNt ya toi vv ee rs ni na vt hi geai rb lAe NwCaStAe rl sa na ds gs real encttei do nast aS nt adt eehnot iot dl e, mwehni ltes . s u p p o r t i n g • Rp reoqhuiibr iet amtihnoerroaul gs tha ek vi nagl uaant ido lne aosf imn gi nseurcahl pa so tpeanrtki as ,l pa rneds ea rc vc ee ss s, oprr li aonr dt odai snpyoSstaal st e. l a n d a l l o c a t i o n w h i c h w o u l d • aS iurpbpoor nr teSgteaot ep he fyfsoirctasl tmo ai mp ppirnogvaest ha emset aa tnussf oorf Ai nl ac rsekaas’ si nbga fsuetl ui nree mS taapt ep irnegv eannudecso. l l e c t r e s o u r c e d a t a , s u c h a s • Pursue and defend guaranteed access for all uses across all State and federal lands within Alaska. • Ap lcat ci vi ne gl yt reinbgaal gl ae nwd ist hi ntthoet rDuespt a, nr tomr et hn et of ifntahl edIensti egrni ao tri oa nn do fi nadpuasrtcr eyl taos et nr us us tr el atnhda, t rne es iut lht es ri nt haen ryetvei me wp oprraorcye os sr f o r permanent restrictions on access to, and development of, resources on adjacent lands. • D2 0e 0f e1n Rd of ra odml e sl si t iRgua ltei oann tdh oe pOpcot soeb et hr e2 R9 e, 2p 0e a2 l0a, nAnl aosuknac- es pd ebcyi f iUc SRDoAa di nl ei st ss RN uo lvee Emxbeemr p2t3i n, 2g 0t h2 e1 , TNoontgi ca es so ff rIonmt e tnht et o Repeal. • pP ruor tseucet iSoenc roef ttahrei ai lnOt errdeesrtss loi ff t Ai nl ga sAkNa CNSaAt i §v e1s7i n( dt )h(e1i )r aAnNdCoStAh el ar nPdu sbel il ce cLtai onnds Oarndde re sn, twi t lheiml e esnutps p. o r t i n g Mining Education and Training • Mp raoi gnrt aa mi n sai nh itghhel yU tAr asiynset de mA ,l at hs ke aUn AwF oMr ki nf oi nr cgeatnhdr oGuegohl osgui pc pEonrgt i no ef ea rl li nmg i np irnogg raanmd , gaenodl ovgoyc raet il oa tneadl tdreagi nr ei ne g programs like MAPTS. • Maintain State of Alaska/industry partnership that supports Alaska Resource Education (ARE). Statewide Policy Impacts • Sr euspppoonrsti cbol en triensuoeudr cseu cdceevseslfoupl mc oelnl atbwoirtahtiino nt hbeettrwaenesnb ot huen dSat ar tyeroefgAi olna s. k a a n d P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a o n • Pinriotimatoivtee.a statewide Constitutional amendment to eliminate management of our natural resources by ballot
2022 STATE ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR THE ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY Mineral Tenure aEnndsucroentshisatteSnttawteitrhegthuelastitoantustworryitctehnantogeism. plement SB155 (AS Title 38, Chapter 5) are minimal, clear, effective, Ballot Initiative Severability uSunpcopnosrttilteugtiioslnaatilo. n that would nullify a ballot initiative if a court finds any segment of the initiative to be Water Policy RA el aqsukiar ed ot heas t ndoetsri ge nl i antqi ou ni s ho faTniye rp 3e rwmai tt teirnsgcaaunt ho no rl yi t by et ompardi ve abt ye ae nvtoi tt iee so,f stuhcehLaesg idsel al et gu ar et i. nEgnms uarneatgheemSet na tt eoof ft h e Swt aa tt ee r’ s qwu aa tl iet ry rreesgouul ar ct ieosnbs ye anps pu rr oe veinnvg i ri no sntmr eeanmt afl l, of wi s hwaant de rwr iel sdel irf ve a, taino dn sh tuomparni vhaet ea l pt ha rpt ri eost .e cAt fi foi nr ms . tDh ea fteenxdi sat ni ndg eCnosuurrte reasonable Clean Water Act permitting policies are maintained following the Supreme Maui decision. Permitting System Sa nt rde na gd thheerni nAg l at os kt ai m’ s epl ienrems .i t tEi nn sgusryes tt he ma t bS yt aut es iangge inncni eo sv autni odne rtsot aant tdr at hc te arnodl er oe ft at ihne qOufaf il ci fei eodf , Perxopj ee rc iteMn caenda gpeemr seonntnaenl d Ps terri nmgi et tni nt gp et or ml ei at tdi nagn pd rcoocoe rs ds i tnhaat te pSrt oa tt ee cat gs eAnl ca ys kpae’ sr me ni tvt ii rnognamc tei nv it t, ya nf odr ul aprhgoel dp rt oh ji es cpt sr o. cPersosmt oo tdee amnodnds et rf ea nt ed t thhaet Alaska is again open for business . Fiscal Policy Ismu smt aei dn iaabt leel yl ei vmepl sl eums ienngt baucdogme tp rr ee dh ue nc tsi iovnes, , l ou ns eg -ot ef rPme r fmi sac na el np tl aFnu tnhda te ae rnns iunrgess, raensdp no ne ws i br leev sepneuneds i fnrgo ma t b r o a d - bseacsteodrseocuorncoems.yE. nsure State of Alaska fiscal policy includes strategies to grow and diversify the Alaska private Equitable Local Taxation Emnestuarlemlioncianlgtainxdeussatrrey.broad based and equitable by amending State statutes to preclude severance taxes on the Funding Disclosure for Nonprofit Advocacy Erensaocutrlceegipsolalitcioyn, pteorrmeqitutiinreg,dliitsicglaotsiuorne, awnhdeinniftuinatdivs efrpormopnoosnaplsr.ofit organizations are used to affect natural Permitting Process • aRnedq uoinr eg ot ihnagt ewvaatleura qt iuo anl iat sy ns et aenddeadr dd us ea rt oe sc chiaenngt ii fni cganl layt us ur aplpcoornt adbi tlieo na ns .d Ednesvuerl oe pceodn tui ns iunegds ai tvea- islpa ebci liifti yc corf i t e r i a mixing zones. • Sc ouoprpdoi rntaet isot anbwl i isthhi nf egdSetraatlerpe rgiuml aatcoyr yo vaegre nS ec ci et isoonv4e 0r 4p ewr emt li at tni nd gs , pme ri tmi giat tt ii no ng , parnodg rma ma n. aEg enms uernet Sttoa teen s u r e t h a t pa sr soej es cs tms ehnatvpe raocgcreasms st of or re as st roenaamb lse awn ed t wl a entdl as nmd ist itgoa et inosnu troe opl sr .oHj eecltps Uh aS vAeC Ea nd ae pv pe lroopv er da pmi de tf uh no cdt ti oo ncaall c u l a t e cmrietdigitastiaonndpdoelibciyts. statewide. Encourage an open, consistent, and predictable statewide compensatory
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