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Alaska Governor Signs Bills to Thank Alaska's Military ANCHORAGE, Alaska –Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the audience that gathered June 2 at Ship Creek to watch her sign two bills that directly affect the Alaska National Guard and other military personnel stationed in Alaska. The first bill signed was Senate Bill 214, which allows military personnel stationed in Alaska and serving in any National Guard or Reserve to receive free hunting, fishing and trapping licenses will take effect January 1, 2009. The second bill signed was House Bill 326, sponsored by the Rules Committee at the request of the Governor, adds wildland fires to the list of emergencies under which the Governor may call the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Naval Militia into active state service and mandates they are paid in a manner commensurate with others on the fire line. The new law takes effect in 90 days.
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Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs |
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