,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1 #bjac,mr4
 ,"y ( ,alaska introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be       
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a       
/reaml9$ process ?r\gh :i* a ,/ate may  
claim au?ority ov] & responsibility =   
managem5t ( ,f$]al l&s locat$ 9 ! ,/ate 
)\t claim+ own]%ip ( ! l&1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ate-,run ,f$]al ,l&s     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,qualify+ ,f$]al l& ,! t]m qualify+    
,f$]al l& means ,f$]al l& "u !          
jurisdiction (-- 7,a7 ! ,national ,p>k  
,s]vice1 includ+ national monum5ts &    
recreation areas2  7,b7 ! ,bureau ( ,l& 
,managem5t2  7,c7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 or    
7,d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife   

,s]vice1 includ+ wildlife refuges &     
pres]ves4  7#b7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m
 ,secret>y conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 9 ! case
 ( l& "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,national   
,p>k ,s]vice or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &  
,wildlife ,s]vice1 ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( l& "u !    
jurisdiction ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 !        
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  #c4 ,petition
 by /ates = managem5t ( c]ta9 qualify+  
,f$]al l&s  7a7 ,submission ( petition  
by /ate ,to manage ,f$]al l&s ,beg9n+   
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 a ,/ate may submit to ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ a petition to ent] into a       
coop]ative agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y       
conc]n$ = purposes ( manag+ c]ta9       
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s locat$ 9 ! ,/ate4   
7b7 ,det]m9ation ,! ,secret>y conc]n$   
%all approve or d5y a petition 7includ+ 
a correct$ petition t is resubmitt$7    
submitt$ "u ?is section n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y     
conc]n$ receives ! petition4  7c7 ,d5ial
 ( petition ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all   

approve a petition submitt$ "u          
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y conc]n$   
det]m9es t-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate has demon/rat$
 t x has suffici5t funds to meet !      
co/-%>+ requirem5t "u subsection 7f77#c7
 = ! duration ( ! coop]ative agreem5t2  
7#b7 ! petition is complete2  7#c7 !    
propos$ coop]ative agreem5t submitt$ ) !
 petition conta9s all ( ! t]ms requir$  
"u subsection 7f72 or  7#d7 ! petition  
is f a ,/ate t _h a previ\s coop]ative  
agreem5t t]m9at$ & ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
t ! reasons = t t]m9ation w>rant d5ial (
 ! new 7or correct$7 petition4  7d7     
,opportunity ,to am5d petition  7#a7    
,notice ( d5ial ,if ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
d5ies a petition "u subsection 7b71 !   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all provide to !     
,/ate t submitt$ su* petition writt5    
notice ( ! d5ial4 ,su* writt5 notice    
%all include-- 7,a7 a cle> &            
compreh5sive /atem5t ( ! reasons :y !   
petition 0 d5i$2 &  7,b7 a cle> &       
compreh5sive description ( any          
defici5cies 9 ! petition or ! relat$    

propos$ coop]ative agreem5t4  7#b7      
,resubmission ( correct$ petition ,aft] 
receiv+ a notice f ! ,secret>y "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 a ,/ate may am5d &       
resubmit ! d5i$ petition4  7e7 ,petition
 & coop]ative agreem5t deem$ approv$ ,if
 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ does n approve or  
d5y a petition submitt$ "u subsection   
7a7 or 7d77#b7 )9 ! #ij days aft]       
receiv+ ! petition1 ! petition & !      
propos$ coop]ative agreem5t submitt$ ) !
 petition %all be deem$ approv$4  7f7   
,petition cont5ts ,a petition submitt$  
"u subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 a 
lett] sign$ by ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate     
submitt+ su* petition address$ to !     
,secret>y conc]n$ t conta9s a           
description & a correspond+ map ( !     
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s ov] :i* ! ,/ate     
seeks to manage2  7#b7 ! propos$        
coop]ative agreem5t t is ! subject ( !  
petition2  7#c7 docum5tation t          
demon/rates ! ability ( ! ,/ate to      
provide suffici5t funds to adm9i/] su*  
l&s = ! duration ( ! coop]ative         

agreem5t2 &  7#d7 any o!r docum5tation t
 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ may require4  7g7  
,coop]ative ,agreem5t cont5ts ,a        
coop]ative agreem5t submitt$ "u         
subsection 7e77#b7 %all conta9-- 7#a7 a 
/atem5t t ! ,/ate %all manage c]ta9     
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s locat$ 9 t ,/ate    
aft] ! effective date ( ! transf] (     
managem5t to ! ,/ate = a specifi$ t]m ( 
ye>s2  7#b7 a co/-%>+ requirem5t /at+ t 
! ,/ate %all provide a c]ta9 am\nt      
7equal to n less ?an #ej p]c5t71 9 ca%  
or 9-k9d1 ( ! total am\nt requir$ = !   
managem5t ( ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s       
conc]n$2  7#c7 ! am\nt to be contribut$ 
by ! ,/ate %all be det]m9$ by ! ,gov]nor
 ( ! ,/ate & ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 only  
aft] ! ,secret>y conc]n$ submits to !   
,/ate a categorical assessm5t ( all     
co/s1 9 ! rec5t pa/ & anticipat$ dur+ ! 
duration ( ! coop]ative agreem5t1 (     
manag+ ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s conc]n$1   
includ+ employee sal>y data2  7#d7 9 !  
ev5t ( a natural disa/]1 z categoriz$ by
 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! 

,/ate %all assume au?ority ov] recov]y  
initiatives 7nullify+ any exi/+ e/abli%$
 ,f$]al response protocol7 s t-- 7,a7 ! 
co/ ( damages to any /ructure on !      
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s conc]n$ be %>$ by   
bo? ,/ate & ,f$]al entities at a ratio 9
 accordance to ! co/-%>+ agreem5t2 &    
7,b7 ! co/ & adm9i/ration ( repair (    
damages result+ f natural disa/]s1 n    
includ+ /ructures ref]r$ to 9           
subp>agraph 7,a71 %all be assum$ by !   
,/ate r ?an ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7#e7   
all rev5ue accru$ f fees1 royalties1 &  
o!r rev5ues relat$ to ! qualify+ ,f$]al 
l&s conc]n$ %all be di/ribut$ to ! ,/ate
 & ,f$]al entities 9 accordance to !    
p]c5tages dictat$ by ! co/-%>+ agreem5t 
& %all be us$ s t ! p]c5tage ( funds    
designat$ to ! ,f$]al entity %all be    
made available to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ = 
use at ! sole discretion ( ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$2  7#f7 ! proc$ures to be foll[$ 
= purposes ( ! transition f ,f$]al to   
,/ate managem5t ( ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s 
conc]n$1 includ+-- 7,a7 a gu>antee t all

 ,f$]al employees manag+ ! qualify+     
,f$]al l&s conc]n$ may rema9 employ$ )\t
 infr+em5t ^u _! exi/+ conditions (     
employm5t2  7,b7 a gu>antee t ! ,/ate   
may use its p]c5tage ( ! am\nts requir$ 
= ! managem5t ( ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s   
conc]n$ to hire additional /aff ^: t]ms 
( employm5t %all be decid$ by !         
petition+ ,/ate2 &  7,c7 au?ority ov] ! 
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s conc]n$ %all be     
direct$ by ! ,/ate t submitt$ ! petition
 & a ,/ate-appo9t$ manag]1 b !          
implem5tation ( its directives may      
include ! exi/+ ,f$]al sup]9t5d5t       
conc]n$ & p]=m$ 9 conjunction ) ,/ate   
employees2  7#g7 ! transf] ( any special
 use p]mits issu$ to ! ,secret>y conc]n$
 ) respect to ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s     
conc]n$ to ! ,/ate2  7#h7 a provision   
/at+ t l&s curr5tly op5 to m9]al entry  
"u ! ,act ( ,may #aj1 #ahgb 7commonly   
ref]r$ to z ! ,g5]al ,m9+ ,act ( #ahgb  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bb et seq4771 %all rema9
 op5 to m9]al entry "u ,/ate law unless 
subsequ5tly *ang$ by a ,/ate m9]al clos+

 ord]2 &  7#i7 if ! qualify+ ,f$]al l&s 
conc]n$ cross ,/ate l9es1 all ,/ates    
involv$ %all submit a jo9t petition or !
 ,/ates mu/ agree to divide ! p>k by    
,/ate l9es to enable ,/ate au?ority 9   
accordance to ! co/-%>+ agreem5t4  7h7  
,applicability ( /ate law on qualify+   
f$]al l&s "u coop]ative agreem5t ,/ate  
environm5tal1 wildlife1 & l& managem5t  
laws %all sup]c$e ,f$]al environm5tal1  
wildlife1 & l& managem5t laws on !      
qualify+ ,f$]al l&s adm9i/]$ by a ,/ate 
"u a coop]ative agreem5t 9 place "u ?is 
section to ! ext5t t su* laws are m     
re/rictive ?an ! correspond+ ,f$]al     
laws4  7i7 ,own]%ip ,not)/&+ a ,/ate    
managem5t ( qualifi$ ,f$]al l&s "u a    
coop]ative agreem5t ent]$ into "u ?is   
section1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all reta9 all 
"r1 title1 & int]e/ 9 & to su* l&s4  7j7
 ,t]m9ation ( coop]ative agreem5t ,a    
coop]ative agreem5t applicable "u ?is   
section %all t]m9ate1 at ! discretion ( 
! ,secret>y conc]n$1 "u ! foll[+        
circum/ances3 7#a7 ,! ,/ate conc]n$     

defaults on a paym5t1 !reby requir+     
,f$]al entities to assume responsibility
 = ! f9ancial liabilities4  7#b7 ,!     
,/ate conc]n$ is 9 sub/antial brea* ( ! 
coop]ative agreem5t z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y conc]n$4  7#c7 ,! coop]ative  
agreem5t t]m9ates "u a t]m conta9$ 9 t  
agreem5t4  7k7 ,int5tional t]m9ation (  
coop]ative agreem5t  7#a7 ,if ! ,/ate no
 long] f9ds t ! coop]ative agreem5t is  
b5eficial or 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! ,/ate1 !
 ,/ate mu/ submit a petition to !       
,secret>y conc]n$ exhibit+ cr$ible      
purpose & reason = su* int5t4  7#b7 ,n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] receiv+ a        
petition "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ %all det]m9e :e!r to approve or 
d5y ! petition4