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CITY of YAKUTAT 



P.O. BOX 6 



YAKUTAT. ALASKA 99689 



(907) 784-3323 



JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CITY OF YAKUTAT 



AND YAK-TAT KWAAN, INC. TO THE 



SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE 



February 26, 1990 



Yak-Tat Kwaan, Inc. ("YKI") is the corporation formed 

 pursuant to the Alaska native Claims Settlement Act for the 

 Village of Yakutat. Although today the Village is a First 

 Class City under Alaska municipal law, most of the residents 

 of the City are shareholders in YKI. 



By letter dated October 11, 1989 to the Honorable J. 

 Bennett Johnston, Chairman of the Energy and Natural 

 Resources Committee, the City of Yakutat and Yak-Tat Kwaan, 

 Inc. explained their joint position concerning the Yakutat 

 Forelands. The City and YKI have refined their position 

 further. 



I. Previous Positions Which Have Not Changed 



The previous positions of the City and YKI which have 

 not changed are as follows: 



1. Do not designate the area a wilderness area. 



2. Prohibit commercial logging for 30 years. We 

 believe our children should have the ability to 

 decide their own future. Therefore, we think a 

 legislative restriction on commercial logging for 

 30 years is sufficient for now. 



3. Allow the use of the area for fishing, hunting, 

 recreation, and tourism, including expansion of 

 these activities. 



Enhance the fish and wild life resources for 

 commercial and subsistence use by the local 

 community. 



