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Initiatives On The Ballot
Initiatives That Have Been On Alaska's Ballots
Updated October 7, 2008
| ELECTION DATE | TITLE AND BALLOT LANGUAGE | VOTES
FOR | VOTES
AGAINST |
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| Aug. 9, 1960 | Moving capital to Cook Inlet - Railbelt Area
It is proposed that on and after January 1, 1965, the Capital of
the State of Alaska, which is by Section 20 of Article XV of the
State Constitution located in Juneau, be relocated within the Cook
Inlet-Railbelt area. The exact location within this area is to
be selected by a committee of five to be appointed by the Governor.
| 18,865 | 23,972 |
| Nov. 6, 1962 | Relocating the capital in Western Alaska
Proposed, that the Capital of Alaska be relocated in Western Alaska,
to a site not within thirty miles of Anchorage. A committee of senior
senators from each senatorial district shall select not more than three
locations, consisting of not less than 6400 acres of state lands. They
shall consider accessibility by road, railroad, airline service and
terrain necessary for airport construction. From the locations selected
the site shall be chosen by plurality vote of the people. The Legislature
shall immediately thereafter provide for planning and construction of
necessary state facilities. Movement of the capital shall begin before
June 1, 1968. | 26,542 | 32,325 |
| Aug. 27, 1974 | Relocating and constructing a new capital
This initiative bill calls for construction of a new Alaskan
capital city at one of two or three sites nominated by a selection
committee appointed by the Governor. Each site must include
at least 100 square miles of donated and public land, in Western
Alaska at least thirty miles from Anchorage and Fairbanks. The
final selection will be made, after a committee report and
hearings, by plurality vote in a general election. Construction
must allow movement of offices to begin by October 1, 1980.
Funding for committee activity and construction of capital
facilities is to be provided by the Legislature. |
46,659 | 35,683 |
| Aug. 27, 1974 | Conflicts of interests of public officials
This initiative would require the governor, lieutenant governor,
legislators, justices, judges, magistrates, department heads, and
members of state boards and commissions to file public statements
of their personal finances. Each candidate for elective state office
must submit his statement at the time of filing for office. Statements
must specify: sources of items of income over $100, identity and nature
of the person's and his household's business interests and interests
in real property and trusts, loans over $500, contracts with the state,
and resource extraction leases. Penalties for violation of disclosure
requirements are fine, imprisonment or forfeiture of office. |
57,094 | 23,151 |
| Nov. 2, 1976 | Initiative to repeal limited entry
The initiative would repeal a law regulating entry into Alaska commercial
fisheries. This law limits entry only in fisheries in distress caused by
declining fish stocks and too many commerical fishermen. The law permits
a commission to limit the number of units of commercial fishing gear on
the basis of conservation and economics. The initial issue of permits is
based on past participation and economic dependence. Permits are freely
transferable. The commission may buy back permits or issue additional
permits based on future conditions of the fishery. Permit issuance began
in 1974; thousands have been issued. | 44,304 | 75,125 |
| Nov. 7, 1978 | Initiative No. 6 - Full bondable costs of relocating the capital
This proposal would require that all costs of the capital relocation be
determined. All costs include: moving personnel and offices to the
relocation site; planning, building, furnishing, using and financing a
new capital having facilities equal to those at the current capital and
those required by the 1974 capital move initiative; and the social,
economic and environmental impact to the present and relocation sites.
In addition, it would require that a bond issue including all bondable
costs of capital relocation be approved by a majority of voters prior to
the expenditure of state money to relocate the capital. |
69,414 | 55,253 |
| Nov. 7, 1978 | Initiative No. 10 - Disposal of state lands
This proposal would make all vacant, unappropriated and unreserved State
general grant land (except trust land and 500,000 acres selected by the
State for public purposes) available for homesteading until 30% of the
land or 30,000,000 acres, whichever comes first, has passed into private
ownership. A three-year resident would be eligible for one grant of 40
acres (20 acres in Southeast Alaska); a five-year resident would be
eligible for two grants; a ten year resident would be eligible for four
grants. However, only one grant could be received per year. |
70,409 | 55,511 |
| Nov. 7, 1978 | Initiative No. 11 - Refundable deposits on certain beverage containers
This proposal would provide that all beer and carbonated beverage containers
sold in certain areas of Alaska after July 1, 1979, have refund value of at
least ten cents. Areas without access to Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and
Ketchikan by road, rail or mainline state ferry service would not be affected.
An unaffected area could elect to participate by vote of its local governing
body. Containers would have to be marked "Alaska Refund -- 10
cents" or "Rural Alaska -- No Refund." Dealers could refuse
to accept unstamped, damaged, or unsanitary containers. Pull tabs on metal
beverage containers would be banned statewide. |
49,882 | 75,397 |
| Nov. 4, 1980 | #79-02 - Alaska General Stock Ownership Corporation (AGSOC)
This measure establishes a general stock ownership corporation (AGSOC) in
Alaska. It will be a private corporation owned by Alaskans. Shares will be
distributed without charge to Alaska residents who wish to become stockholders.
The corporation will not be subject to income tax and this is expected to
enhance its financial success. Shareholders will be subject to taxes on
their share of the corporation's taxable income, whether or not it is
distributed to them, and may not deduct corporate losses, if any. The
corporation will borrow money for investment and repay loans from income. |
72,072 | 78,404 |
| Nov. 2, 1982 | #80-01 - Claiming state ownership of federal land
This initiative, in effect, claims state ownership of all federal
land in Alaska except Mount McKinley National Park, national monuments
established before 1977, native corporation selections, the Annette
Island Reserve, and land controlled by the Department of Defense or
the Alaska Power Administration. If approved, the initiative would
provide Alaska with additional grounds to join other states which
have similar laws constitutionally challenging federal ownership of
land within their boundaries. The proposal would have the State hold
this land in trust for the people of Alaska until terms and conditions
for its disposal are prescribed by law. | 136,633 | 50,791 |
| Nov. 2, 1982 | #80-04 - Limiting state funding of abortions
This initiative would amend the provisions of Title 47 of the
Alaska Statutes, Welfare, Social Services and Institutions, by
prohibiting state funding of abortions except upon written
certification of a physician that the procedure was necessary to
preserve the life of a patient and that all reasonable efforts
were made to preserve the life of the unborn. The bill provides
that the prohibition of state funding of abortions will not affect
state participation in the medicaid program established under Title
XIX of the Social Security Act. | 77,829 | 113,005 |
| Nov. 2, 1982 | #80-08 - Personal consumption of fish and game
This proposal would, for fishing, hunting, or trapping for personal
consumption, prevent classification of persons on the basis of
economic status, land ownership, local residency, past use or
dependence on the resource, or lack of alternative resources.
It would, as does existing law, also bar classifications by race
or sex for any taking of fish or game. It repeals existing provisions
of the Fish and Game Code which provide for, or relate to, subsistence
hunting and fishing. | 79,679 | 111,770 |
| Nov. 6, 1984 | #83-02 - Reducing government regulation of transportation
This initiative would repeal statutes which establish the Alaska
Transportation Commission and the statutes which empower the
commission to regulate activities of air carriers and motor freight
operators. The initiative requires that persons who carry passengers
or freight for hire provide insurance or other adequate security to
assure financial responsibility for their activities. The initiative
restricts the power of municipalities to regulate persons who carry
passengers or freight. It also directs the governor to seek repeal
of federal statutes (the Jones Act) which require the use of United
States vessels to ship goods between United States ports. |
116,891 | 78,663 |
| Aug. 26, 1986 | #83-03 - Nuclear weapons freeze
The initiative would officially recognize that the prevention of nuclear
war is the greatest challenge facing the Earth and that the nuclear arms
race dangerously increases the risk of a war that would destroy humanity.
The initiative would promote mutual and verifiable nuclear weapons freeze,
to be followed by nuclear weapons reduction. The initiative would direct
the governor to conduct the state's affairs in conformity with the
initiative's goals. | 80,326 | 57,125 |
| Nov. 8, 1988 | 87TOR2 - Relating to civil liability
This initiative changes the way damages can be collected from parties
to lawsuits who share fault for injury to persons or property. The
law now says that a party more than half responsible could be liable
for the total judgment. Parties may collect from each other, amounts
paid over their share. Parties less than half responsible pay only up
to twice their fault. The initiative would make each party liable only
for damages equal to his or her share of fault, and repeal the law
concerning reimbursement from other parties. |
138,511 | 54,206 |
| Nov. 8, 1988 | 87CCCA - Creation of an independent community college system
This measure would form a state community college system, separate from
the University of Alaska. The University would transfer to the college
system all property needed to operate and maintain it independently.
Facilities meant to be used by both the college and the University
would still be shared. | 83,472 | 104,719 |
| Aug. 28, 1990 | 87AKRR - Amendments related to Alaska Railroad operations
This measure would amend laws governing the Alaska Railroad. The
railroad would no longer be allowed to transport freight between
Alaska and other states. It could only forward freight for customers.
It could only operate within Alaska. It could not give more than
60 days credit to other carriers. Its rates and agreements could not
prey on other types of transport. Rate agreements and other shipper
information could become public. Persons or groups could demand
audits of the railroad. The legislature could demand removal of
railroad board members. | 31,612 | 107,269 |
| Aug. 28, 1990 | 87GAMB - Alaska Gambling Board and gambling regulation
If passed, this initiative would create the Alaska Gambling
Board. Local elections would be required before gambling would
be allowed in an area. (Gambling run by charities is governed by
other laws.) The board would issue one-year, nontransferable
licenses to the state, municipalities, or other groups, if they
complied with the board's rules. Gambling workers would have
to get permits from the board. The board would received a
percentage of the money made from gambling as fees. Violations
of some parts of the bill would be crimes. |
50,446 | 90,827 |
| Nov. 6, 1990 | 88MARI - Marijuana law amendments
Under Alaska law it is currently legal for adults over 18
years old to possess under four ounces of marijuana in a
home or other private place. The penalty for adults over
18 years old for possessing less than one ounce in public
is a fine of up to $100. This initiative would change
Alaska's laws by making all such possession of marijuana
criminal, with possible penalties of up to 90 days in jail
and/or up to a $1000 fine. | 105,263 | 88,644 |
| Nov. 8, 1994 | 93MCAP - Relating to changing the capital to Wasilla
This initiative would amend state law to change the state
capital from Juneau to Wasilla as of January 1, 1997. |
96,398 | 116,277 |
| Nov. 8, 1994 | 93LMIT - Banning ballot listing - certain congressional
candidates
This initiative would ban ballot listing for some candidates
for Congress. It would apply to candidates for U.S. Senator
who have, at the end of the current term, been a senator 12
of the last 18 years. It would also apply to candidates for
U.S. Representative who have, at the end of the current term,
been a Representative 6 of the last 12 years. These candidates
may still receive write-in votes. The ban would not take effect
until 24 other states adopt similar bans or Congressional term
limits. Service in Congress before then would not be counted
toward the ban. | 126,960 | 74,658 |
| Nov. 8, 1994 | 93COST - Right to know, vote - move costs
This initiative would require that before the state can spend
money to move the capital or legislature, the voters must know
the total costs, and approve a bond issue for all bondable costs
of the move for the 12-year period after approval. A commission
would determine both bondable and total costs of the move. Bondable
and total costs would include moving personnel and offices, and
social, economic and environmental costs to the present and new
sites. These costs would also include costs to plan, build, furnish,
use and finance facilities at least equal to those provided by the
present capital. | 159,781 | 46,665 |
| Nov. 5, 1996 | 95HUNT - Relating to same day airborne hunting of certain
animals
This bill would bar hunting wild wolf, wolverine, fox, or lynx the
same day a person was airborne. However, the board of game could
allow aerial wolf control if the Commissioner of Fish and Game
declared a biological emergency, where wolves in a specific area
were causing irreversible loss of a prey population. The Law
wouldn't apply to people airborne the same day on regular, scheduled
commercial flights. Breaking the law would be a misdemeanor. The
penalty could be jail time up to one year, a fine up to $5,000, and
forfeiture of aircraft or gear used in the offense. |
137,635 | 97,690 |
| Nov. 5, 1996 | 95BITL - Relating to ballot information and term limits
This initiative encourages support of an amendment to the U.S.
Constitution limiting U.S. Senators to two terms and U.S.
Representatives to three terms. State legislators failing to
take actions to support the amendment would have printed on
the ballot next to their names "VIOLATED VOTER INSTRUCTION
ON TERM LIMITS." Members of Congress failing to take such
actions would also have this phrase printed next to their names.
Non-incumbent candidates for Congress and the state legislature
could take a "term limits" pledge. If they decline,
"DECLINED TO TAKE PLEDGE TO SUPPORT TERM LIMITS" would
be printed next to their names. | 123,167 | 102,533 |
| Nov. 3, 1998 | 97BILL - An Act prohibiting billboards
The bill states findings and intent that Alaska be forever free of
billboards. It defines billboards as any signs or forms of outdoor
advertising not allowed by law. The bill also repeals a law recently
passed by the legislature which allows a new class of road signs
outside of the right-of-way, visible from highways, off-site from
where businesses are located. Those tourism directional signs have
a standard format and size of 90 by 18 inches. The bill changes the
penalty from a violation back to a misdemeanor for those who break
the laws on outdoor advertising near state roads. |
160,922 | 61,401 |
| Nov. 3, 1998 | 97ENGL - Requiring government to use English
This bill requires the state to use English in all government functions
and actions. State records must be in English. "The state"
means the legislature, all state agencies, local governments, school
districts, public corporations and the university. Those entities may
use non-English languages for international trade, emergencies, teaching
languages, court suits, criminal inquiries, for elected officials to talk
to constituents or to comply with federal law. Costs of non-English
records must be identified. Persons who speak only English may not be
denied state jobs or services. The bill does not affect private sector
use of non-English languages. | 153,107 | 70,085 |
| Nov. 3, 1998 | 97TERM - Term limits pledge for candidates
This bill would require the lieutenant governor to allow candidates for
the United States Congress or Alaska Legislature to make a term limits
pledge. A candidate would pledge to limit service to three terms in the
U.S. House and two in the Senate or to eight out of 16 years in the Alaska
Legislature. The bill would require printing "signed term limits
pledge" next to the pledging candidate's name on the ballot and
other state election material. It would similarly require printing
"broke term limits pledge" if a pledging candidate seeks a
term exceeding the term limits in the pledge. |
109,613 | 108,731 |
| Nov. 3, 1998 | 97PSDM - Bill allowing medical use of marijuana
This bill would allow patients to use marijuana for certain medical
purposes. A doctor must find that the patient has a debilitating
medical condition that might benefit from marijuana. An eligible
minor could use medical marijuana only under the consent and control
of a parent. There would be limits on how much medical marijuana
a patient could possess. Patients and their primary care-givers
who comply with this law would not be guilty of a crime. The state
would create a confidential registry of patients who may use medical
marijuana. Non-medical use of marijuana would still be a crime. |
131,586 | 92,701 |
| Nov. 3, 1998 | 97TRAP - Bill prohibiting trapping wolves with snares
This bill would prohibit a person from using a snare with the intent
of trapping a wolf. It would also prohibit a person from possessing,
buying, selling, or offering to sell the skin of a wolf known by the
person to have been caught with a snare. Breaking the law would be a
Class A misdemeanor. | 83,224 | 140,049 |
| Nov. 7, 2000 | 99PTAR - Bill limiting property assessment and taxation
This initiative bars certain municipalities from setting property
tax rates above 10 mills. The 10 mill cap will not apply to taxes
to repay bonds issued before January 1, 2001. Taxes to pay for
bonds issued after January 1, 2001, must be included in the 10 mill
limit. The bill also repeals the law requiring the same mill rate
on all properties. It sets the assessment of property at its value
on January 1, 2001. Each year an assessment may rise no more than
2 percent. Property will be reassessed when it is sold or improved.
| 80,276 | 193,760 |
| Nov. 7, 2000 | 99HEMP - Allowing uses of hemp, including marijuana
This bill would do away with civil and criminal penalties for persons
18 years or older who use marijuana, or other hemp products. These
products include hemp used for paper, fiber, food, fuel, medicine, or
personal use in private. Marijuana would be regulated like an alcoholic
beverage. Doctors could prescribe marijuana. The bill allows for laws
limiting marijuana in some cases to protect public safety. It grants
amnesty to persons convicted in the past of marijuana crimes. The bill
creates an advisory group to study restitution for those persons. |
114,321 | 165,315 |
| Aug. 27, 2002 |
99PRVT - Initiative Implementing Alternative Voting Electoral System
This bill enacts preferential voting for state and federal elections, except governor. Voters would rank one to five candidate choices per office. A candidate who receives a majority of first choice votes would be elected. If no candidate gets a majority vote, the candidate with fewest first choice votes is defeated. Then, remaining candidates receive the next choice votes of voters whose first choice candidate was defeated. This process continues until one candidate gets a majority of the combined votes. In a primary election, a voter may only rank candidates within one party. |
39,666 |
69,683 |
| Nov. 5, 2002 |
01GSLN - Initiative on Gas Pipeline Development Authority
This bill would create the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority (Authority) as a public corporation of the State. The Authority would acquire and condition North Slope natural gas, and construct a pipeline to transport the gas. The Authority's powers would include buying property or taking it by eminent domain, and to issue state tax-exempt revenue bonds. The gasline route would be from Prudhoe Bay to tidewater on Prince William Sound and the spur line from Glennallen to the Southcentral gas distribution grid. The Authority would operate and maintain the gas pipeline, ship the gas, and market the gas. |
138,353 |
84,682 |
| Nov. 5, 2002 | 01CHGE - Initiative Moving Location of Legislative Sessions
This bill would move all sessions of the state legislature to the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough. If facilities fit for these sessions can not be found in that borough, sessions would be held in Anchorage until facilities are available in the Mat-Su Borough. The bill would repeal the requirements that before the state can spend money to move the legislature, the voters must be informed of the total costs as would be determined by a commission, and approve a bond issue for all bondable costs of the move. |
74,650 |
153,127 |
| Nov. 2, 2004 | Resolution No. 5 - Signatures for Initiative and Referendum Petitions
This amendment changes how to gather signatures for an initiative or referendum petition. It requires signatures from more of the voting districts in the State. It says that signers must be from at least 30 of the 40 house districts, three more than now required. It further requires signatures from each of the 30 districts to be at least equal to seven percent of the voters who voted in each of these districts in the last general election. Currently only one signer from a district satisfies the requirement for district participation. The total number of statewide signatures required does not change. |
149,236 |
139,642 |
| Nov. 2, 2004 | 01MRNA - Initiative to Legalize Marijuana
This bill would remove civil and criminal penalties under state law for persons 21 years or older who grow, use, sell or give away marijuana or hemp products. State or local government could not require a permit or license for personal cultivation or distribution or marijuana, but could regulate marijuana like alcohol or tobacco. It removes all existing state restrictions on prescription or marijuana by a doctor for all patients, including children. It allows for laws limiting marijuana use in public and to protect public safety. |
134,647 |
169,608 |
| Nov. 2, 2004 | 03BEAR - Prohibiting Bear Baiting or Feeding
This bill would make it illegal for a person to bait or intentionally feed a bear to hunt, photograph, or view a bear. A person could not feed a bear on purpose or use any item or substance, including food or other edible matter to entice a bear into an area, or to stay in an area. A person who violates this law would be guilty or a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one-year imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000. |
130,648 |
171,338 |
| Nov. 2, 2004 | 03SENV - An Act relating to filling a vacancy in the Office of United States Senator
This measure would repeal state law by which the Governor makes a temporary appointment of a person to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy until a special or regular election can be held. Under existing law the seat would remain vacant until the election is certified and the senate meets. Existing law provides that a special election will be held within 60 to 90 days to fill a vacancy unless the vacancy occurs within 60 days of the primary election for that seat. This initiative does not change that provision. |
165,017 |
131,821 |
| Aug. 22, 2006 | 03DISC - An Act relating to contribution limits, lobbyists, and disclosure
This initiative would decrease the maximum amount an individual may give a candidate or group from $1,000 to $500, and decrease the amount an individual may give a
political party for any purpose from $10,000 to $5,000. It would decrease the amount a group may give a candidate, or group, from $2,000 to $1,000. It would decrease
the amount a group may give to a political party from $4,000 to $1,000. It would require groups to disclose the name, address, occupation, employer, date and amount
given by each contributor for contributions more than $100 during a calendar year. It would reduce from 40 to 10 the hours a person who is not a professional lobbyist
could lobby in any 30-day period before having to register as a lobbyist. It would require legislators, public members of the select committee on legislative ethics,
and legislative directors to disclose outside income sources greater than $1,000. |
113,130 |
41,836 |
| Aug. 22, 2006 | 03CTAX - An Act providing for taxation of certain commercial ship vessels, pertaining to certain vessel
activities and related to ship vessel operations taking place in the marine waters of the State of Alaska
This initiative would impose a $46 per person per voyage tax on large cruise ships to pay for vessel services. It would provide for the proceeds from the tax to be
deposited in the state general fund and, subject to appropriation by the legislature, distributed to municipalities. It would levy a tax on cruise ship gambling
activities in state waters. It would change the way cruise ship corporate income tax is calculated. It would require cruise ship operators to gather and report more
information, and get a new type of permit for sewage, graywater or other wastewater before discharging in state marine waters. It would assess a $4 per passenger berth
fee and require large cruise ships to have state-employed marine engineers (Ocean Rangers) licensed by the Coast Guard to observe health, safety and wastewater
treatment and discharge operations. It would authorize citizen lawsuits against an owner or operator of a large cruise ship, or against the Department of
Environmental Conservation, for an alleged violation of any permit condition, provision of environmental statutes or performance of duties. It would also enable a
person who provides information leading to enforcement of the law to receive 25 to 50 percent of fines imposed. It would impose additional requirements on disclosures
about on-ship promotions of shore-side businesses. |
81,963 |
75,432 |
| Nov. 7, 2006 | 05LEGS - An Act relating to a 90-day regular session of the legislature; and providing for an effective
date
This initiative would reduce the maximum length of a regular legislative session from 121 days to 90 days |
117,675 |
113,832 |
| Nov. 7, 2006 | 05GAS2 - An Act levying a tax on certain leases having known resources of natural gas, conditionally
repealing the levy of that tax, and authorizing a credit for payments of that tax against amounts due under the oil and gas properties production (severance) tax if
requirements relating to the sale or shipment of the natural gas are met; and providing for an effective date
This initiative would levy a new state tax on certain oil and gas leases overlying large deposits of natural gas. The tax rate would be three cents a year per thousand
cubic feet of taxable gas in the ground. Leaseholders who dispute the levy of the tax or the amount owed will have to deposit the disputed amount into an escrow account
until the dispute is resolved. A leaseholder subject to the new tax could avoid paying the tax by giving up rights under oil and gas leases by December 31, 2006. When
a major gas pipeline system is built and gas is transported, the resource tax will be repealed. After the repeal, the initiative provides for tax credits for some of
these taxes previously paid, which could be used to reduce future production taxes owed by leaseholders on their gas. |
80,909 |
152,889 |
| Aug. 26, 2008 | 05GAM2 - An Act relating to establishing the Alaska Gaming Commission
This initiative would create a seven-member gaming commission in the state department of revenue, and change gaming laws. The commission would employ a director, make
contracts, adopt regulations, investigate and enforce gaming laws. The commission would have authority to allow games of chance, such as lotteries and casino games, in
the future. It could join other states in multi-state gaming. The director would supervise gaming activities, and enforce charitable gaming laws. The initiative would
make certain acts related to gaming a felony. Gaming allowed by the new law would be exempted from the criminal prohibition against gambling. |
73,463 |
116,670 |
| Aug. 26, 2008 | 05HUNT - An Act prohibiting the shooting of wolves and grizzly bears with the use of aircraft
This bill amends current law banning same-day airborne shooting to include grizzly bears. The bill permits the board of game to allow a predator program for wolves and
grizzly bears if the Commissioner of Fish and Game finds an emergency, where wolves or grizzly bears in an area are causing a decline in prey. Only employees of the
Department of Fish and Game could take part in the program. Only the minimum number of wolves or grizzly bears needed to stop the emergency could be removed. |
85,619 |
105,417 |
| Aug. 26, 2008 | 07CASE - An Act establishing a program of public funding for campaigns for state elected offices, to be
known as the Alaska Clean Elections Act
This bill creates a voluntary program of public funding for state election campaigns. To qualify, candidates must collect a certain number of signatures and $5 campaign
contributions from voters in the area in which the candidate is running for office. Qualified candidates that agree to limits for campaign fundraising and spending may
receive campaign funding from the State of Alaska based on the office sought. A qualified candidate may receive state matching funds if the candidate is opposed by a
candidate that does not take part in the program. |
67,162 |
120,875 |
| Aug. 26, 2008 | 07WTR3 - An Act to protect Alaska's clean water
This bill imposes two water quality standards on new large scale metallic mineral mining operations in Alaska. The first standard does not allow such a mining operation
to release into water a toxic pollutant that will adversely affect human health or the life cycle of salmon. The second standard does not allow such a mining operation
to store mining wastes and tailings that could release sulfuric acid, other acids, dissolved metals or other toxic pollutants that could adversely affect water that
is used by humans or by salmon. The bill defines a large scale metallic mineral mining operation to mean a metallic mineral mining operation that is in excess of 640
acres in size. The bill defines toxic pollutants to include substances that will cause death and disease in humans and fish, and includes a list of substances
identified as toxic pollutants under federal law. |
83,574 |
108,138 |
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