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Alaska House Bill HJR11

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1212 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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1414 THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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1616 BY THE HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE
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18-Amended: 3/24/25
1918 Offered: 3/17/25
19+Referred: Rules
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21-Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES KOPP, Saddler, Story, Dibert, Fields, Holland, Gray, Eischeid, Burke, Hall,
22-Bynum, Mina, Schwanke, Hannan, Josephson, Himschoot, Galvin, Stutes, Schrage
21+Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES KOPP, Saddler, Story, Dibert, Fields, Rauscher, Holland, Gray
2322 A RESOLUTION
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2524 Recognizing and honoring the relationship between Canada and Alaska. 1
2625 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
2726 WHEREAS Canada and the United States share the world's longest international 3
2827 border, spanning 5,511 miles, with Alaska and Canada sharing 1,538 miles of that border, 4
2928 which serves as a vital corridor for trade, travel, and cross-border cooperation; and 5
3029 WHEREAS Canada is Alaska's only neighbor, reinforcing a unique and deeply 6
3130 interconnected relationship built on geography, history, and mutual economic and cultural 7
3231 ties; and 8
3332 WHEREAS both Canada and Alaska are blessed with extraordinary natural 9
3433 environments, valuable natural resources, and shared cultures that stretch back millennia; and 10
3534 WHEREAS Canada and Alaska have worked together to create jobs through 11
3635 integrated economies, to protect our shared environment, airspace, and border, and to defend 12
3736 North America from threats; and 13
3837 WHEREAS the citizens of Canada and the citizens of Alaska have developed deep 14
3938 friendships, family ties, and collaborative relationships over the course of history; and 15
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4443 cultural exchanges, which promote youth development, athletic excellence, and cross-cultural 1
4544 understanding between the northern communities of the United States and Canada; and 2
4645 WHEREAS the United States and Canada have developed one of the most successful 3
4746 international relationships in the modern world, sharing a vibrant history of democratic 4
4847 governance, military and economic partnerships, and cultural ties; and 5
4948 WHEREAS the United States and Canada have been close allies, serving on 6
5049 battlefields alongside one another in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Gulf 7
5150 War, the Kosovo War, and the War on Terror, including the Global Coalition against Daesh; 8
5251 and 9
5352 WHEREAS the United States and Canada have been partners in the Permanent Joint 10
5453 Board on Defense since 1940, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since 1949, and the 11
5554 North American Aerospace Defense Command since 1958, with Alaska's North American 12
5655 Aerospace Defense Command region proudly commanded out of Joint Base Elmendorf-13
5756 Richardson by an American Commander and a Canadian Deputy Commander; and 14
5857 WHEREAS Canada has provided aid to the United States in times of need, including 15
5958 the Iran hostage crisis, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, 16
6059 Hurricane Katrina, wildfires in Alaska and across the United States, and other disasters; and 17
6160 WHEREAS Alaska recognizes the importance of a strong and sovereign nation of 18
6261 Canada and firmly supports Canada's right to self-determination, national security, and 19
6362 economic independence; and 20
6463 WHEREAS Canada and Alaska strive to advance the goal of sustaining healthy and 21
6564 resilient Arctic and northern peoples and communities by strengthening economic, cultural, 22
6665 and family connections across the region and by recognizing the historical trade and relations 23
6766 of tribes on both sides of today's border; and 24
68-WHEREAS the vast, glaciated Taku, Stikine, Unuk, Salmon, and other transboundary 25
69-rivers that flow from the boreal forest of British Columbia into Southeast Alaska have been 26
70-centers of culture and commerce for thousands of years for people on both sides of the Alaska 27
71-and Canada border, and the State of Alaska, the Province of British Columbia, the United 28
72-States, Canada, Indigenous governments, and communities have the opportunity to work 29
73-together to steward shared resources, while also ensuring commitments outlined in current 30
74-agreements are upheld; and 31 34-LS0532\H.A
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67+WHEREAS both Canada and the United States benefit from the efficient and secure 25
68+movement of people and goods between countries, including as partners in vibrant regional 26
69+cruise industries, fishing industries, resource extraction industries, agricultural industries, 27
70+energy industries, and medical industries; and 28
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72+the United States is Canada's premier partner in the Arctic, and 29
73+cooperation between Canada and Alaska is longstanding, including on economic 30
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78-WHEREAS both Canada and the United States benefit from the efficient and secure 1
79-movement of people and goods between countries, including as partners in vibrant regional 2
80-cruise industries, fishing industries, resource extraction industries, agricultural industries, 3
81-energy industries, and medical industries; and 4
82-WHEREAS the United States is Canada's premier partner in the Arctic, and 5
83-cooperation between Canada and Alaska is longstanding, including on economic 6
84-opportunities, health, education, energy, security, environmental protection, infrastructure, 7
85-and public safety issues; and 8
86-WHEREAS Alaska annually exports $596,000,000 in goods to Canada, including 9
87-$438,000,000 in ore and fuel oil; and 10
88-WHEREAS Alaska annually imports $753,000,000 from Canada, including 11
89-$370,000,000 in ore and fuel oil; and 12
90-WHEREAS the United States and Canada have the largest and most comprehensive 13
91-and balanced trade relationship in the world, totaling $1,000,000,000,000 annually, 14
92-representing 13.3 percent of total United States trade, with $2,500,000,000 worth of goods 15
93-and services crossing the United States and Canada border every day; and 16
94-WHEREAS the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated in 2018 17
95-provides the framework for much of this bilateral trade, has provided important updates to the 18
96-North American Free Trade Agreement, and continues to grow both economies; and 19
97-WHEREAS more than 20,300 jobs in Alaska rely on trade and investment with 20
98-Canada, and more than 47 Canadian-owned companies operate in Alaska and employ 4,350 21
99-residents throughout the state; and 22
100-WHEREAS Canada and Alaska share diverse transportation links by road and by sea, 23
101-including the Alaska-Canada Highway, constructed during World War II to benefit our shared 24
102-defense, the Alaska Marine Highway system, which runs from Bellingham, Washington to 25
103-Alaska through Canadian water and has a terminal at Prince Rupert, and the uniquely 26
104-interdependent communities of Stewart, British Columbia, and Hyder, Alaska; and 27
105-WHEREAS the Alaska-Canada Highway and other vital road connections ser
106-ve as 28
107-critical lifelines for the movement of goods, people, and services between Alaska and the rest 29
108-of the United States through Canadian territory, fostering economic stability and security for 30
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79+WHEREAS Alaska annually exports $596,000,000 in goods to Canada, including 2
80+$438,000,000 in ore and fuel oil; and 3
81+WHEREAS Alaska annually imports $753,000,000 from Canada, including 4
82+$370,000,000 in ore and fuel oil; and 5
83+WHEREAS the United States and Canada have the largest and most comprehensive 6
84+and balanced trade relationship in the world, totaling $1,000,000,000,000 annually, 7
85+representing 13.3 percent of total United States trade, with $2,500,000,000 worth of goods 8
86+and services crossing the United States and Canada border every day; and 9
87+WHEREAS the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated in 2018 10
88+provides the framework for much of this bilateral trade, has provided important updates to the 11
89+North American Free Trade Agreement, and continues to grow both economies; and 12
90+WHEREAS more than 20,300 jobs in Alaska rely on trade and investment with 13
91+Canada, and more than 47 Canadian-owned companies operate in Alaska and employ 4,350 14
92+residents throughout the state; and 15
93+WHEREAS Canada and Alaska share diverse transportation links by road and by sea, 16
94+including the Alaska-Canada Highway, constructed during World War II to benefit our shared 17
95+defense, the Alaska Marine Highway system, which runs from Bellingham, Washington to 18
96+Alaska through Canadian water and has a terminal at Prince Rupert, and the uniquely 19
97+interdependent communities of Stewart, British Columbia, and Hyder, Alaska; and 20
98+WHEREAS the imposition of recent proposed tariffs could threaten this unique, 21
99+mutually beneficial relationship and could harm the economies of both Alaska and Canada, 22
100+jeopardizing jobs, businesses, and longstanding partnerships; 23
101+BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes the vibrancy and 24
102+importance of the Alaska-Canada relationship as the world increasingly recognizes the 25
103+strategic, economic, environmental, and cultural importance of the Arctic; and be it 26
104+FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature believes that Canada and 27
105+Alaska must continue to work together to make our citizens' lives better, safer, more
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108+FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes the economic 30
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113- WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature is deeply concerned by any threats or 1
114-actions by Canada to shut down roads into Alaska, including the Alaska-Canada Highway, 2
115-which would disrupt this essential connectivity and undermine the spirit of cooperation 3
116-enshrined in our shared history and agreements; and 4
117- WHEREAS such actions could jeopardize funding commitments, including those for 5
118-the repair and maintenance of the Shakwak road, a project vital to the safety and economic 6
119-well-being of Alaskans and Canadians alike, as well as threaten the broader framework of 7
120-Canada-Alaska agreements that support trade, infrastructure, and mutual prosperity; and 8
121- WHEREAS maintaining open and reliable transportation links is fundamental to 9
122-honoring the economic, cultural, and strategic partnership between Alaska and Canada, as 10
123-reinforced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and decades of collaboration; and 11
124-WHEREAS the imposition of recent proposed tariffs could threaten this unique, 12
125-mutually beneficial relationship and could harm the economies of both Alaska and Canada, 13
126-jeopardizing jobs, businesses, and longstanding partnerships; 14
127-BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes the vibrancy and 15
128-importance of the Alaska-Canada relationship as the world increasingly recognizes the 16
129-strategic, economic, environmental, and cultural importance of the Arctic; and be it 17
130-FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature believes that Canada and 18
131-Alaska must continue to work together to make our citizens' lives better, safer, more 19
132-prosperous, and more affordable; and be it 20
133-FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes the economic 21
134-and trade relationships between our nation and Canada and Alaska and Canada; and be it 22
135-FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature opposes restrictive trade 23
136-measures or tolls that would harm the unique relationship between Canada and Alaska or 24
137-negatively affect our integrated economies; and be it 25
138-FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature honors Alaska's alliance 26
139-with Canada and looks forward to many more years of cooperation
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141-cultural exchange, and good will. 28
142-COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President 29
143-of the United States; the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; the 30
144-Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada; the Honourable Mary Ng, 31 34-LS0532\H.A
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148-Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, of Canada; 1
149-the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence of Canada; the Honorable Marco 2
150-Rubio, United States Secretary of State; the Honorable Pete Hegseth, United States Secretary 3
151-of Defense; General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense 4
152-Command and United States Northern Command; Lieutenant General Blaise F. Frawley, 5
153-Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Craig Weichel, Consul 6
154-General of Canada in Seattle, Washington; and the Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the 7
155-Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Nicholas Begich, U.S. 8
156-Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress. 9
113+FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature opposes restrictive trade 1
114+measures that would harm the unique relationship between Canada and Alaska or negatively 2
115+affect our integrated economies; and be it 3
116+FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature honors Alaska's alliance 4
117+with Canada and looks forward to many more years of cooperation, friendship, trade, tourism, 5
118+cultural exchange, and good will. 6
119+COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President 7
120+of the United States; the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; the 8
121+Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada; the Honourable Mary Ng, 9
122+Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, of Canada; 10
123+the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence of Canada; the Honorable Marco 11
124+Rubio, United States Secretary of State; the Honorable Pete Hegseth, United States Secretary 12
125+of Defense; General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense 13
126+Command and United States Northern Command; Lieutenant General Blaise F. Frawley, 14
127+Deputy Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Craig Weichel, Consul 15
128+General of Canada in Seattle, Washington; and the Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the 16
129+Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Nicholas Begich, U.S. 17
130+Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress. 18