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The Alaska State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives (lower house) and the 20-member Alaska Senate (upper house). There are 40 House Districts (1–40) and 20 Senate Districts (A–T). [1]
"The boundaries of the State of Alaska shall be as prescribed in the Act of Congress approved July 7, 1958 and all claims of this State to any areas of land or sea outside the boundaries so prescribed are hereby irrevocably relinquished to the United States."
The government of Alaska in common with state and federal governments of the United States, has three branches of government: the executive, consisting of the Governor of Alaska and the state agencies; the state legislature consisting of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate; and the judiciary consisting of the Supreme court and lower courts.
Lands claimed by Alaska Natives under ANCSA are officially recognized. Native land claims pending as of December 18, 1971, are officially approved. Existing timber contracts are to be filled with timber from other national forest lands. If private land is surrounded by conservation system units "adequate and feasible" access must be guaranteed.
The Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) is a constitutionally established permanent fund managed by a state-owned corporation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). [1] It was established in Alaska in 1976 [2] by Article 9, Section 15 of the Alaska State Constitution [3] under Governor Jay Hammond and Attorney General Avrum Gross.
The UA gymnasium/library where the constitution was signed on February 6, 1956, currently known as Signers' Hall. On November 8, 1955, 55 elected delegates from across Alaska (a number chosen to echo the 55 in attendance at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787) met at the brand new student union building at the University of Alaska.
The Alaska Legislature consists of a 20-member Senate serving 4-year terms and a 40-member House of Representatives serving 2-year terms. Since 1994, it has been dominated by conservatives, generally Republicans, however, coalition governments are common, and both chambers are currently governed by one.
The governor of Alaska appoints a court of appeals judge from a list of qualified candidates submitted by the Alaska Judicial Council. To be eligible for appointment, a person must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Alaska for five years prior to appointment. A court of appeals judge must be licensed to practice law in Alaska ...