1984-105 Requesting State Legislation To Create The Aleksandr Baranov State Game Refuge.1
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 with regards to its
lands' selections; and
WHEREAS, a condition in 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 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 to be estab-
lished 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 had caused to be prepared a
proposed bill entitled "An Act Creating the Aleksandr Baranov State Game
Refuge" for the 1981 -82 legislature; and
WHEREAS, Bill HCSSB 51, "An Act Establishing the Shuyak Island State
Park; and Providing for an Effective Date" was signed by Governor Sheffield on
July 11, 1984; and
WHEREAS, nothing further has been done to establish the Aleksandr
Baranov State Game Refuge.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
that legislation entitled "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 the Senator
for District N, the Representative for House District 27, Governor Sheffield,
the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game and implore their assistance in the successful adoption of this
legislation.
II PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October , 1984 by
I I I the Borough Assembly.
By
Borough Cle
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 84 -105 -R
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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