Supporting federal, state, and local efforts to clean up and remove marine debris from the state; urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional funding for those efforts and to remove barriers faced by tribes and rural communities in accessing those funds; and urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for increased federal funding and support for marine debris prevention, clean up, removal, backhaul, and e...

Summary

The Senate Joint Resolution 20 calls on federal agencies, especially NOAA and the EPA, to increase funding for marine debris removal in Alaska and to eliminate obstacles that tribal and rural communities face in accessing those funds. It also asks Alaska’s congressional delegation to push for greater federal support for debris prevention, cleanup, backhaul, and education. The resolution encourages the state to partner with coastal communities, tribes, nonprofits, municipalities, and the private sector to tackle the problem.

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