09-32 Requests for the U.S. Department of CommercePublished on November 10th, 2009 By ALEX DEMARBAN
Summary • Expand Small Business Enterprise and Opportunity programs • Protect chinook salmon, implement a hard cap of 32,500 chinook in the pollock fishery immediately • Provide AVCP with about $6.5 million to create a Regional Subsistence Resource Research Program • Provide funding for Arctic Yukon Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative • Urge Congress to enact the proposed Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act. Full Text RESOLUTION 09-32 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE STATEMENT OF ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WHEREAS: The U.S. Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Energy and Housing and Urban Development came to the AVCP Region on August 12, 2009, and met with tribal representatives and regional leaders on issues and concerns related to the cultural, social, economic and community development needs of A VCP member villages; and WHEREAS: These regional issues and concerns were documented in separate statements of issues and recommendations for administrative and legislative action, and which also included proposed actions directed to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S Department of Interior in the exercise of their authorities and responsibilities in the A VCP Region; and WHEREAS: Issues and recommendations for the U.S. Department of Commerce included expanding Small Business Enterprise and Opportunity programs, protect Chinook salmon, implement a hard cap of 32,500 Chinook in the Pollock fishery effective immediately, providing AVCP with approximately $6.5 million to create a Regional Subsistence Resource Research Program, funding for the Arctic-Yukon Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative, and urging Congress to enact the proposed Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the delegates to the 2009 Armual Convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives supports and approves that the proposed administrative and legislative actions for the U.S. Department of Commerce be implemented to address the cultural, social, economic, and community development needs of Alaska Native villages across the State of Alaska . SUBMITTED BY: ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE ACTION: DO PASS CONVENTION ACTION: PASSED Contact us about this article at editor@thebristolbaytimes.com |
Copyright 2010
The Bristol Bay Times is a publication of Alaska Newspapers, Inc. This site, its design and contents are
© 2010 and may not be reproduced without written permission of the publisher and
owner, including duplication on not-for-profit websites. Alaska Newspapers, Inc. may not own copyright to
portions of articles published; those sections are reproduced here with permission and Alaska Newspapers, Inc.
makes no provisions for further distribution
Copyright 2010
The Bristol Bay Times is a publication of Alaska Newspapers, Inc. This article is © 2010 and limited reproduction rights for personal use are granted for this printing only. This article, in any form, may not be further reproduced without written permission of the publisher and owner, including duplication for not-for-profit purposes. Portions of this article may belong to other agencies; those sections are reproduced here with permission and Alaska Newspapers, Inc. makes no provisions for further distribution.