03/18/2026 12:00 PM House MISCELLANEOUS MEETING

House Resources (briefing) · March 18, 2026

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Opening and introduction of presenters

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Sarah Snowberger, chief of staff for Rep. Maxine Divert and committee aide for House Resources, opened the session and introduced three presenters: Anne Robertson (policy director, Aqua DC), Bobbie Jo Dobish (attorney and marine governance consultant), and Anna Velasquez (Alaska Sea Grant fellow for the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida). She framed the session as a "lunch and learn" on "Deep Sea Mining in Alaska and the Potential Risks and Impacts."

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A March briefing hosted for the House Resources office reviewed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's recent request-for-information on potential seabed mineral leasing offshore Alaska and outlined environmental, cultural and procedural concerns from ocean policy experts and tribal representatives.

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