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This resolution, passed by the Alaska State Legislature, strongly supports the continued ability of Alaska Native corporations to participate in the United States Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program. This program is designed to help socially and economically disadvantaged businesses secure federal contracts. The resolution highlights that Alaska Native corporations were established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to promote economic self-sufficiency and that their participation in the 8(a) program has created thousands of jobs, reinvested revenue into the state for various community benefits, and strengthened the state's economy. The legislature urges the President, Congress, and the SBA to protect this program for Alaska Native corporations, recognizing it as a vital tool for economic development and a fulfillment of the federal government's trust responsibility to Alaska Natives.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Special Committee On Arctic Affairs (Senate)

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SJR26