,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hgc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bf1 #bjae ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to designate the wilderness within the ,lake ,clark ,national ,park and ,preserve in the ,state of ,alaska as the ,jay ,s4 ,hammond ,wilderness ,area4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,jay ,s4 ,hammond ,wilderness ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 on ,july #ba1 #aibb1 ,jay ,sterner ,hammond was born in ,troy1 ,new ,york2 7#b7 ,hammond studied petroleum engineering at ,penn ,state ,university1 where he was a member of the ,triangle ,fraternity2 7#c7 ,hammond later served as a ,marine ,corps fighter pilot1 serving-- 7,a7 during ,world ,war ,,ii with the famous ,black ,sheep ,squadron in the ,south ,pacific2 and 7,b7 in ,china from #aide-aidf2 7#d7 after leaving military service1 ,hammond flew to ,alaska1 where ,hammond worked as a ,bush pilot1 trapper1 guide1 and laborer2 7#e7 a war-related illness caused ,hammond to enroll at the ,university of ,alaska1 ,fairbanks1 where ,hammond earned his degree in biological sciences in #aidi2 7#f7 after graduating from the ,university of ,alaska1 ,fairbanks1 ,hammond went to work as a biologist1 field agent1 and hunter for the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service2 7#g7 in #aiej1 ,hammond was transferred to ,southwest ,alaska1 where ,hammond-- 7,a7 conducted predator and prey studies on the caribou herd of the ,alaska ,peninsula2 and 7,b7 conducted fisheries enforcement efforts out of ,dillingham as a pilot2 7#h7 ,hammond-- 7,a7 was #a of the first people to count #fd brown bears at ,mc,neil ,river in ,southwest ,alaska2 and 7,b7 once recorded nearly #ejj1jjj ,black ,brant geese eclipsing the sun at ,izembek ,bay2 7#i7 ,hammond later cruised the entire shoreline of #de-mile-long ,lake ,clark counting wildlife and finding a future homestead site on the shore of ,lake ,clark2 7#aj7 upon ,alaska entering the ,union in #aiei1 ,hammond ran and won election to the ,alaska ,state ,house of ,representatives2 7#aa7 ,hammond served as an independent in the ,alaska ,state ,house of ,representatives from #aiei to #aife2 7#ab7 in #aifj1 ,hammond changed his party affiliation to ,republican2 7#ac7 after #c terms in the ,alaska ,state ,house of ,representatives1 ,hammond served as a ,state senator from #aifg to #aigc2 7#ad7 from #aigb to #aigd1 ,hammond served as mayor of the ,bristol ,bay ,borough2 7#ae7 during the #aifjs and early #aigjs1 ,hammond served as the manager of ,bristol ,bay ,borough during periods in which the ,state legislature was not in session2 7#af7 in #aigd1 ,hammond was drafted by friends to run for ,governor of ,alaska1 defeating former ,republican ,walter ,j4 ,hickel in the primary1 and defeating the first ,governor of the ,state1 ,democrat ,william ,a4 ,egan1 in the general election2 7#ag7 the #aigd campaign for ,governor was dominated by-- 7,a7 the opposition of ,hammond to oil leasing in ,kachemak ,bay2 7,b7 concern about ,state salmon fisheries and environmental management2 and 7,c7 fear about ,state overspending after the discovery of oil on the ,north ,slope2 7#ah7 ,hammond-- 7,a7 won the ,republican primary for ,governor in #aigd by #g1hgd votes2 and 7,b7 won the general election for ,governor in #aigd by a mere #bba votes after #b recounts2 7#ai7 in #aigh1 ,hammond again defeated ,walter ,j4 ,hickel in the ,republican primary by #ih votes1 the closest margin in a statewide election in the history of ,alaska2 7#bj7 ,hammond defeated ,walter ,j4 ,hickel1 a write-in candidate1 and ,democrat ,chancy ,croft in the #aigh ,general ,election by #af1jjj votes2 7#ba7 as ,governor1 ,hammond-- 7,a7 oversaw construction of the ,trans-,alaska ,pipeline2 7,b7 championed the creation of the ,alaska ,permanent ,fund2 7,c7 authored the ,alaska ,permanent ,fund ,dividend program1 which provides citizens of ,alaska a yearly dividend check from interest earnings of the ,state share of petroleum revenues placed in the ,alaska ,permanent ,fund2 7,d7 won approval of a constitutional budget reserve2 7,e7 opposed the repeal of the ,state income tax2 7,f7 championed agricultural development in ,interior ,alaska2 and 7,g7 oversaw the purchase of the ,alaska ,railroad by the ,state2 7#bb7 with respect to environmental issues1 ,hammond-- 7,a7 opposed construction of a proposed ,ramparts hydroelectric dam on the ,yukon ,river2 7,b7 supported the congressional creation of a #bjj-mile fisheries zone off the coast of the ,state1 which improved ,state fishery stocks2 7,c7 oversaw the creation of a limited entry fisheries regime in the ,state2 7,d7 oversaw the creation of the largest ,state park in the ,united ,states1 the ,wood ,tikchik ,state ,park in ,southwest ,alaska1 which contains #a1fjj1jjj acres of wilderness2 and 7,e7 in #aihj1 as ,governor1 oversaw the enactment of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 which-- 7i7 dissolved the placement of #abj1jjj1jjj acres of ,alaska into protected status under chapter #cbjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code2 7ii7 designated #ajd1jjj1jjj acres of land as units of the ,national ,park ,system1 units of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system1 ,national ,monuments1 components of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system1 and components of the ,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system2 7iii7 added #e1ejj1jjj acres in #ad new units of the ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system2 7iv7 added more than #dj1jjj1jjj acres in #aj new units of the ,national ,park ,system1 including the #c1hfj1jjj-;acre ,lake ,clark ,national ,park and ,preserve1 bringing to #ed1jjj1jjj acres the total size of ,national ,park ,system holdings in the ,state2 7v7 added a number of new units of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system in the ,state1 bringing to #ai the number of units of the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system covering #gf1hjj1jjj acres in the ,state2 7vi7 created #ac components of the ,national ,wild and ,scenic ,rivers ,system running #c1aca miles2 and 7vii7 resulted in ,alaska containing #eg1ijj1jjj acres of wilderness2 7#bc7 a talented and prolific writer and poet1 ,hammond-- 7,a7 presented to the ,university of ,alaska ,library ,archives an impressive collection of speeches1 testimony1 notebooks1 and papers2 and 7,b7 wrote several books on life in ,alaska1 including his first book entitled ,tales of ,alaska's ,bush ,rat ,governor2 7#bd7 ,hammond died on ,august #b1 #bjje1 at age #hc1 in his sleep1 at his homestead at ,port ,alsworth1 ,alaska1 after having survived-- 7,a7 #e plane crashes2 and 7,b7 innumerable close calls with death1 including during-- 7i7 ,hammond's first flight to ,alaska and numerous subsequent flights during ,hammond's #ei years in the ,state2 and 7ii7 a fire at the homestead at ,lake ,clark2 7#be7 ,hammond was survived by-- 7,a7 his wife1 ,bella2 and 7,b7 his daughters1 ,heidi and ,dana2 7#bf7 ,hammond-- 7,a7 was well-respected for reaching across the aisle to forge bipartisan alliances2 and 7,b7 enjoyed many close friendships-- 7i7 with colleagues in both political parties2 and 7ii7 members of his staff1 who were deeply loyal to ,hammond2 and 7#bg7 the designation of the #b1fjj1jjj acres of wilderness in ,lake ,clark ,national ,park and ,preserve1 in which the homestead of ,hammond is located1 would-- 7,a7 honor ,hammond2 and 7,b7 be a fitting tribute to the honorable life and legacy of ,hammond1 who was described by the ,anchorage ,municipal ,assembly on ,august #g1 #bjje1 as the finest example of a true public servant ''' there are few men who have influence through their quiet articulation of what is right and fair in the way of ,jay ,hammond4 #c4 ,designation of ,jay ,s4 ,hammond ,wilderness ,area 7a7 ,designation ,the approximately #b1fjj1jjj acres of ,national ,wilderness ,preservation ,system land located within the ,lake ,clark ,national ,park and ,preserve designated by section #bja7;e77#g77;a7 of the ,alaska ,national ,interest ,lands ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #daj;hh7e77#g77;a77 shall be known and designated as the ,jay ,s4 ,hammond ,wilderness ,area4 7b7 ,references ,any reference in a law1 map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or other record of the ,united ,states to the wilderness area referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ,jay ,s4 ,hammond ,wilderness ,area4