Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR40: SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE ALASKA
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
Supporting the Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022 - 2027; supporting public and private sector investment, economic opportunities, and development in the state; supporting the prioritization of healthy and sustainable wild food and renewable resources; encouraging the private and public sectors to collaborate on educating students about the state's economic reliance on sustainable resource development; and supporting payment of an annual dividend.
What the bill says
A resolution Supporting the Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022 - 2027; supporting public and private sector investment, economic opportunities, and development in the state; supporting the prioritization of healthy and sustainable wild food and renewable resources; encouraging the private and public sectors to collaborate on educating students about the state's economic reliance on sustainable resource development; and supporting payment of an annual dividend.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Supporting the Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022 - 2027; supporting public and private sector investment, economic opportunities, and development in the state; supporting the prioritization of healthy and sustainable wild food and renewable resources; encouraging the private and public sectors to collaborate on educating students about the state's economic reliance on sustainable resource development; and supporting payment of an annual dividend. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS the state contains 665,384 square miles of unparalleled resource-rich land and water, which are essential for economic prosperity, Arctic transportation, and national security for the United States and the state; and WHEREAS the state features scenic corridors, offers shoreline hydroelectric opportunities, and contains world-class reserves of precious metals, critical minerals, oil, gas, coal, wildlife, fish, forests, and rich soils; and WHEREAS the state is an established leader in natural resource development, HJR040a -1- HJR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1510\N providing a geopolitically safe and stable jurisdiction in which to invest for the long term; and WHEREAS President Donald J. Trump's January 20, 2025, executive order, "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential," confirmed a robust policy of the United States to fully support the state's pursuit of natural resource development for the benefit of the United States and the state; and WHEREAS artificial …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Schwanke (R, HD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) REFERRED TO RESOURCES
- : (H) RES, FIN
- : (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Subjects: ALASKA NATIVES, AGRICULTURE, WATER, LICENSING, MINERALS, INVESTMENTS, PIPELINES, EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is HJR40?
- HJR40 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE ALASKA.
- What does HJR40 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Supporting the Alaska Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2022 - 2027; supporting public and private sector investment, economic opportunities, and development in the state; supporting the prioritization of healthy and sustainable wild food and renewable resources; encouraging the private and public sectors to collaborate on educating students about the state's economic reliance on sustainable resource development; and supporting payment of an annual dividend.
- What is the status of HJR40?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: (H) REFERRED TO RESOURCES (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR40?
- Rebecca Schwanke (R, HD-036).
- Where is the official record for HJR40?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 40
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.