The Department of Commerce shall develop to improve and expand existing incentive grant and loan programs as it relates to the food supply chain, identifying opportunity zones that can be utilized to expand the food production supply chain and facilitate economic diversification of the food production supply chain.
Department of Fish and Game shall protect, preserve, and develop the state’s:
Subsistence
Personal use
Commercial fisheries
Grazing land
Also responsible for:
Formalizing, centralizing, and coordinating the state’s efforts related to food security
Including working with the Division of Agriculture in the Department of Natural Resources to protect, preserve, and develop the state’s farm land and agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture shall develop programs that encourage the growth and use of the state’s food resources.
Serving as first point of contact for interested parties who are in the business of:
Agriculture
Mariculture
Food processing
Other related industries
Creating marketing materials and presentations that describe the state’s food security efforts and opportunities, including financial incentive programs.
Reviewing existing or proposed programs, policies, and regulations that affect the state’s food system and recommending to the Governor methods to improve the coordination and implementation of the programs, policies, and regulations.
I, Mike Dunleavy, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of Article III, Sections 1, 23, and 24 of the Alaska Constitution, hereby establish the Office of Energy Innovation within the Office of the Governor.
Executive Order 340 – September 30, 2022
Securing safe, sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy resources for all Alaskans.
The purpose of the Office of Food Security is to:
1. Enhance access to availability, affordability, and quality of food for all Alaskans.
2. Set policies and identify resources to build a strong, sustainable, and healthy food system in the state to ensure food
3. Identify or expand economic opportunities for the state in food production, food processing, and food distribution.
Alaska often varies on public perception of bipartisanship. Many Alaskans express concern about political polarization and a lack of cooperation among lawmakers.
Overall, there is a desire for more unity and effective problem-solving to address issues facing the state.
This initiative—whether certified, not certified, issued into the Alaska State Courts, or without any response in a timely manner—will show the Alaskan voters if the Alaskan legislatures support and represent the will of the Alaskan people for the good of all Alaskans.
Because the Alaskan voters encourage all Alaskan legislatures to publicly respond—regardless of certification or non-certification—by enacting, amending, or revising laws to support and represent the four requests cited in this initiative application filed showing the will of the Alaskan people.
The supporters of this initiative have created a website to receive public support
and responses to the four requests in this initiative, which requires a review and disclosure of all Alaskan legislatures’ positions publicly.
The initiative is confined to this one subject (AS 15.45.040).
This subject is expressed in the title and the enacting clause as cited in the bill/act.
The people are not filing this initiative to enact any laws relating to Article 11, Section 7 – Restrictions.
Upon drafting this initiative, the sponsors were asked:
How many farms and ranches does Alaska need to reduce the agricultural imports to zero?
How much land must be used for all these ranches and farms?
Why does the federal government own 223 million acres, more than the state government?
Why are we looking for out-of-state investment companies for our oil and natural resources, when we have Alaskan investors here ready to invest?
Why does the State of Alaska have to rely on the federal government for funding so much, when the state has 105 million acres of natural resources?
Why does the State of Alaska not invest in the Alaskan oil reserves and not only make billions more than we are currently making, but will also be able to reduce oil and gas prices for Alaskans?
These are the four requests brought before the Alaskan legislatures, which all Alaskans are currently viewing on the Give Back Alaska website.
The legislatures have the opportunity to view the will of the Alaskan citizens prior to any filing of the direct initiative.
The State of Alaska, upon its own authority and jurisdiction, shall transfer 1% of 366 million acres of Alaska lands, (3.6 million acres) over to the University of Alaska for operation costs immediately, without delay.
The University of Alaska shall pick these acres, survey, and help in the transfer of title to expedite this process.
This will be a one-time transfer for any Alaska resident at the time of enactment of this law.
The five acres will be good land with natural resources and trees, zoned for residential and commercial use, utilities hooked up, amenities, and road access to the property.
Land within city, town, or village limits shall be surveyed, surface rights secured, and clear title issued.
There will be no land taxes for 5 years, and the new owner cannot sell this property for 3 years upon receiving title to the five (5) acres.
Over half of Alaskans born or raised in Alaska have no land at all.
There are 300 million acres in Alaska with no occupants living on that land en masse.
It is time to give all Alaskans five (5) acres of good land.
This will save lives.
The legislatures swore an oath to protect all Alaskans, and that includes the homeless. This is a priority for the Alaskan voters.
The Alaska State Legislatures using their authority and discretion to help build a path for the youth of Alaska. The State shall feed itself using Alaska natural resources.
The Alaska State Legislature, using their authority and discretion, to create a new farm and ranch apprenticeship throughout the state.
The State of Alaska shall contract with these new apprentices.
The State shall use natural resources as collateral and issue tracts of land for these farms and ranches.
The State shall secure the loans for these apprentices for one year, providing one community farm school that the kids are apprenticed to start farms with communal tracts. 100% secure with no prior experience needed because the apprenticeship school will train them.
The State shall secure accounts with major national farm and ranch suppliers.
Including energy, insurance, structures, land, everything need for design, development, operation, marketing, sales. Included is storage, fuel, agricultural products, livestock, transportation, everything.
This way the State can acquire very low prices on equipment, structures, agricultural products, livestock, feed, fuel, insurance, other energy sources, using the State resources, agencies, networks—and paying the State completely for all costs including other incurred costs like utilities for the (5) acres.
The 940,000 Alaskans and 1.5–2 million tourists consume hundreds of millions of pounds in beef annually.
Alaska is going to need thousands of farms and ranches to just supply Alaska’s needs, not to mention exporting for more revenue.
The sponsors of this initiative have thousands of Alaskans willing to become an apprentice and not only give back revenue to pay off the loan and the Alaskan State government, but give extra to help out in revenue for capital projects, operations, and the homeless.
The land transfers will not affect reality.
markets, renter markets, environment, wildlife, marine life, ecosystem, hunting, fishing, will not deplete Alaska’s natural resources.
Most Alaska expressed their desire to live on the (5) acres. There is an overcrowding crisis in Alaska right now.
The Alaskan voters request immediate responses and action for those legislatures who support and represent the Alaskan voters.
