1984-49 Modifying The Boundaries Of Shuyak State Park.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 84 -49 -R
A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY MODIFYING THE
!BOUNDARIES OF SHUYAK STATE PARK.
WHEREAS, on August 14, 1981 the Superior Court ordered the Agreement
of Consent Decree to effectively dismiss the appeals that the Kodiak Island
'!Borough brought against the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in regards
'Ito its land selections, and
WHEREAS, a condition of the Agreement of Settlement and Consent
"Decree is that the Kodiak Island Borough is to use its best efforts to have
legislation introduced to create a state park on Shuyak Island for portions
of land not to be conveyed to the Kodiak Island Borough, and
WHEREAS, the primary purpose for the creation of Shuyak Island State
!Park is to protect and enhance the areas recreational, natural, cultural,
scenic and wildlife resources, and
1 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough by Resolution No. 81 -72 -R did
cause to be prepared a proposed bill entitled "An Act Creating the Shuyak State
Park', and
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WHEREAS, in an effort to resolve the differences between the original
'proposed boundary and that acceptable to the current legislature, it is necessary
to amend the park boundaries to include lands along Nikita Bay in exchange for
[other lands of the northerly boundary of the proposed park on an acre for acre
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
that legislation creating the Shuyak Island State Park be amended to include
the proposed land swap as recommended by Representative Fred F. Zharoff and
that the legislative intent creating the Shuyak Island State Park also required
the State of Alaska to pay for the boundary surveys of said park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly that the
Borough administration be directed to send this resolution to Senator Mulcahy
and Representative Zharoff and implore their assistance in the successful
adoption of this legislation.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of Mav , 1984.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ATTEST:
By
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Acting, orough Mayor