Alaska Miner Magazine, Spring 2022

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 The Alaska Miner Spring 2022 32

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