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 97 STAT. 212 PUBLIC LAW 98-42 —JUNE 22, 1983 Public Law 98-42 98th Congress Joint Resolution June 22, 1983 [S.J. Res. 42] Designating Alaska Statehood Day, January 3, 1984. Whereas July 7, 1983, marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of enact- ment of the Alaska Statehood Act as approved by the United States Congress and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Whereas the Alaska Statehood Act authorizes the entry of Alaska into the Union on January 3, 1959; Whereas the State of Alaska is still growing and developing based on the principles established by the Alaska Statehood Act; Whereas the Alaska Statehood Act is the foundation of the union between the State of Alaska and the United States of America which has been to the benefit of both parties; Whereas many commitments between Alaska and the Federal Gov- ernment are still being fulfilled; Whereas the State of Alaska is a storehouse of this Nation's natural resources; Whereas Alaska provides one-eighth of the Nation's gold; one-fifth of the Nation's oil production; and two-fifths of its harvested fish all to the benefit to the Union; Whereas Alaska possesses ten of the sixteen strategic minerals needed for our Nation's security; Whereas the Federal Government collects $3 in taxes from Alaska for every $1 it spends there; Whereas the United States has reaped economic rewards from Alaska many times greater than its original $7,000,000 invest- ment; Whereas the people of Alaska contribute to the cultural diversity and cultural resources of this Nation; and Whereas the Alaska Statehood Act authorized Alaska's entry into the United States of America and provided the basis for these benefits shared by Alaska and the Union: Now, therefore, be it

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