Alaska Legislative Council

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The Alaska Legislative Council is a standing committee of 14 members of the Alaska Legislature, that meets to conduct the business of the Legislature when it is not in session. [1]

Alaska Legislature

The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives and the 20-member Alaska Senate. There are 40 House Districts (1–40) and 20 Senate Districts (A–T). With a total of 60 lawmakers, the Alaska Legislature is the smallest bicameral state legislature in the United States and the second-smallest of all state legislatures. There are no term limits for either chamber.

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Composition and authority

The Council is, per statute, a "permanent interim committee and service agency of the legislature." [2] It is made up of the President of the Alaska Senate, six Senators appointed by the President, the Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, and six House members appointed by the Speaker. [2]

President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.

Alaska Senate

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Among the powers and duties of the Council are preparing recommendations for the Legislature, an annual review of statutes, conducting hearings and investigations, to manage Legislature operations when the Legislature is not in session, to manage an internship program for the Legislature, and to undertake any special projects assigned it by the Legislature. [3] [4]

Notable events

In 1998 the Council sued the Federal Government over plans by the United States to take over Alaska's subsistence fishing program under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, claiming the proposal would violate the Alaska Statehood Compact, which gave Alaska the right to manage its own fish and game resources. [5] At issue was a conflict between the Alaska Constitution, which guaranteed equal access to all Alaskans, the Governor and Legislature, who wished to give rural residents priority, and the Federal government, which wished to provide for Native Alaskans. [5]

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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act United States law establishing protected areas in Alaska

The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) is a United States federal law passed on November 12, 1980, by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on December 2 of that year. ANILCA provided varying degrees of special protection to over 157,000,000 acres of land, including national parks, national wildlife refuges, national monuments, wild and scenic rivers, recreational areas, national forests, and conservation areas. It was, and remains to date, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history and more than doubled the size of the National Park System.

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References

  1. ↑ Charles Piller and Kim Murphy (2008-10-11). "Palin ethics lapse cited". Los Angeles Times.
  2. 1 2 "Alaska Stat. § 24.20.020".
  3. ↑ "Alaska Stat. § 24.20.060".
  4. ↑ "Alaska Stat. § 24.20.090".
  5. 1 2 "Legislature again faces substinence dilemma". United States Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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