1994-16 Urging the Alaska State Legislature to Prioritize Oil Spill Prevention Plans.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 94 -16
Introduced by: Assemblymember Milligan
Requested by: Assemblymember Milligan
Drafted by: Assemblymember Milligan
Introduced: 04/21/94
Amended: 04/21/94
Adopted: 04/21/94
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
TO PRIORITIZE OIL SPILL PREVENTION PLANS
WHEREAS, five years ago, the T.V. Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million
gallons of oil that reached the Kodiak Island Archipelago, shutting down
the bulk of the fishing industry; and
WHEREAS, the incident pointed out the need for local people to be trained and
empowered to respond to such events; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska has a fund known as the "470 ", funded by a fee of
a nickel a barrel, to provide training, depots, and monies for
municipalities in the event a similar incident occurs again; and
WHEREAS, there is pending legislation in the eighteenth session of the Alaska State
Legislature that may affect this vital component of responsible oil
development in our great state; and
WHEREAS, that pending legislation may take badly needed monies away from
prevention contingency planning before it is completed; and
WHEREAS, the wreck of the Exxon Valdez proved that spending billions of dollars
without a ready -to -go plan is not as good as spending millions of dollars
with a plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1:
The Kodiak Island Borough urges the Alaska State Legislature to prioritize
prevention planning in regards to any possible division of the so- called
"470" fund until such a time as that prevention planning has been
completed.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 94 - 16
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Donna F. Smith, CMC, Borough Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS TWENTY -FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 1994
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerve M. Selby, Borough Ma
McFarland, Presiding Officer
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 94 -16
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