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The resolution, Holland said, grew from four months of community work to inform residents about home protection, evacuation readiness and access to timely information. “This has been identified across the hillside as a critical area for that area of the state to be able to have a more rapid response,” Holland said, noting the work helped identify an additional helicopter to be stationed in Anchorage for 100 days beginning May 15.

HJR 15, Holland said, also aims to highlight fire danger in areas that historically have seen little wildfire activity, including parts of rural tundra and regions of Southeast Alaska. Committee members discussed the geographic scope; Senator Hughes noted surprise that the Aleutian Chain and Southeast appear on recent risk maps and described the state’s dry winter as a reason to remain vigilant. Holland and members referenced recent large fires elsewhere, including Lahaina, Hawaii, as a reminder that wildfire risk can emerge in unexpected places.

No members of the public testified on the resolution at the committee hearing. With no amendments offered, Senator Dunbar moved to report a committee substitute for HJR 15 out of committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes; there was no objection and the motion passed. The resolution was transmitted out of committee for further legislative consideration.

Committee members asked that transmittal paperwork be signed after the hearing. The committee did not adopt binding operational directives or appropriate funds in this session; the measure as reported is a resolution to raise awareness and encourage preparedness.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","05/02/2025 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES","oneSentenceSummary","Representative Kai Holland, House District 9, told the Senate Resources Committee on May 2 that House Joint Resolution 15 is intended to raise awareness of wildfire risk and to coordinate preparedness across agencies and communities for the 2025 season.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Alaska, Alaska","taxId",78559,"location","Alaska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252377,"Committee advances bill allowing Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to promote mariculture products",1023,3420000,4443000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3188879-0809f71e344e03a4f564ee5e71d4ca74&start=3420&end=4443","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3188879-0809f71e344e03a4f564ee5e71d4ca74/thumbnail_3420000.jpg","/articles/6252377/Alaska/Committee-advances-bill-allowing-Alaska-Seafood-Marketing-Institute-to-promote-mariculture-products","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252377-a655e932960c9bbe9d29926e7b2c6e14/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448733&Signature=VEtBE81W7Uax~McOqGUgxGkjsx6MzYk9Do31dDIPSpsKigao24U9Qqs1qSQHPJi-DlY40JaVuxOxxctmMqv07Oij1EDt76khftOpB7oJrVM7hPrOAfpgx7vOOOs2r3-WNBGEPLw6GsAXLdhKpcZsg1ML-3ifc9Rtbay4YBqn1rxhcxevNi7ppg2HDVkarx4If4d9tWhs8BYYPJZuEkEikly-ZRmaW4667vlMvmyu-mzUZl45GGt-54X-H9Hc90WL9UEJ393HlW36duw3iWgCg3JujuMBQwpk-FkhrLsCH5r-ZQPGqWMuPzehykef-aYClPfDLTOoZkJXnM9W-kbdrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Resources Committee on May 2 advanced Senate Bill 131, a bill that would remove a statutory prohibition and allow the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) to promote mariculture products such as cultivated shellfish and seaweed.

Greg Smith, communications director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, told the committee the change would be “relatively simple” and would remove the current statutory bar that prevents ASMI from promoting aquatic farm products. The committee adopted an amendment (A2) sponsored by Senator Dunbar to replace the term “aquatic farm product” with the term “mariculture” in the statute; Senator Kawasaki successfully offered a conceptual change to use the adjectival form “mariculture” consistently in the amendment.

Several witnesses testified in support. Robert Venables, executive director of Southeast Conference, said the change is needed because ASMI cannot currently promote products the regional nonprofit is working to develop and that the region has brought significant external grant funds into Alaska to build mariculture infrastructure. Venables said those efforts have produced more than $2,000,000 directed to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, more than $4,000,000 to the Department of Environmental Conservation for testing-lab equipment, and more than $5,000,000 to the university system.

Jason Lazard, executive director of the Alaska Mariculture Alliance, said his organization’s membership voted 87% in favor of supporting legislative changes to allow ASMI marketing of mariculture products. Lazard and Venables told the committee that Build Back Better Regional Challenge funds and other grants could be used to support immediate marketing work if ASMI were permitted to do so.

Senator Myers raised a drafting question about the amendment’s phrasing—specifically the effect of removing language such as “but not limited to.” Committee members and ASMI’s communications director said the amendment reflects the sponsor’s intent and is a drafting cleanup rather than a substantive narrowing. Senator Dunbar placed on the record that the bill is not intended to allow advertising of farmed finfish, which remain illegal in Alaska; he asked that that limitation be part of the public record.

Senator Dunbar moved the bill out of committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes; the motion carried with no objection. The committee instructed members to sign transmittal paperwork at the meeting’s end.","The Senate Resources Committee reported Senate Bill 131 out of committee after adopting an amendment to allow ASMI to promote mariculture (shellfish and aquatic plants) and clarifying modern terminology. Industry groups and regional development organizations testified in support, citing grant funding and a desire for ASMI marketing access.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Resources Committee forwards House joint resolution on wildfire preparedness after brief presentation

Committee advances bill allowing Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to promote mariculture products