1981-71 Requesting State Legislation To Create The Aleksandr Baranov State Game Refuge.1
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A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY REQUESTING STATE
LEGISLATION TO CREATE THE ALEKSANDR BARANOV STATE GAME REFUGE.
WHEREAS, on August 14, 1981 the Superior Court ordered the Agreement of
Consent Decree to effectively dismiss the appeals the Kodiak Island Borough
brought against the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in regards to its
lands selections, and
WHEREAS, a condition in the Agreement of Settlement and Consent Decree
that the Kodiak Island Borough is to use its best efforts to have legislation
introduced to create a State Park and State Game Refuge on Shuyak Island for
those portions not to be conveyed to the Kodiak Island Borough, and
WHEREAS, the Aleksandr Baranov State Game Refuge is established to
protect fish and wildlife habitats and population of all fish and wildlife species,
particularly deer and brown bear, feeding, wintering and migration areas as well
as to provide public uses of fish and wildlife in their habitat for hunting,
viewing, photography and general recreation in a high quality environment, and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough has caused to be prepared a proposed
bill entitled "An Act Creating the Aleksandr Baranov State Game Refuge ".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
that legislationentitled "An Act Creating the Aleksandr Baranov State Game Refuge"
be introduced and assigned a number providing for the creation of said state
game refuge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly that the
Borough administration be directed to send this resolution to Senator Mulcahy and
Representatives Sutcliffe and Zharoff and implore their assistance in the
p uccessful adoption of this legislation.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of October , 1981 by the
Borough Assembly.
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