FY2007-26 Opposing House Bill 84A RESOLUTION OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 84, AN ACT RELATING TO THE SHARING
OF FISHERIES BUSINESS TAX REVENUE WITH MUNICIPALITIES
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough opposes House Bill 84, which would unfairly
and inequitably redistribute fisheries tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, a community that wishes to tax unprocessed seafood that may cross its
docks has a mechanism to do so - a local raw fish tax and many communities in Alaska
already levy such a tax; and
WHEREAS, the net effect of HB84 is to penalize those communities that process the
vast majority of seafood in our state in order to benefit those communities where little to
no processing occurs; and
WHEREAS, this equation is contradictory to our longstanding objectives to increase
value -added processing in Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the "hold harmless" provisions of HB84 are temporary and misleading; and
WHEREAS, fisheries - dependent communities will be hurt, immediately and
increasingly, if this bill is passed; and
WHEREAS, HB84 seeks to create convenient solutions for some communities at the
expense of hard working, seafood processing communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED THAT THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK
ISLAND BOROUGH strongly opposes HB 84 and urge the Alaska Legislature to table or
take no action on this bill.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2007
Nova M. Javier, "!rIT ough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2007 -26
Introduced by: Manager Gifford
Requested by: Assembly
Drafted by: Borough Clerk
Introduced: 02/15/2007
Adopted: 02/15/2007
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerome M. Selby-
9
ayor
Resolution No. FY2007 -26
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