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Alaska Citizens Advisory Commission on Federal Areas (CACFA) [State webpages]

subcommittee:  Alaska State Lands Advisory Group (ASLAG) [State webpage]
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CACFA is a dedicated group of expert volunteers that stands against injustice and overreach. CACFA speaks for a citizenry facing overwhelming odds dealing with the Feds.  CACFA elevates their needs and concerns without reverence for politics or personal agendas. In the halls of power, CACFA uses its experiences and big picture perspective to provide a reasoned and informed voice for Alaskans to enforce the law, hold agencies accountable and create meaningful policies and exemptions to safeguard the promises Alaskan was given in 1959, 1980 and all the years CACFA has successfully fought for change.

Summary Description of Agency   Google Search     State of Alaska website search   

SUMMARY HISTORY        Detailed CACFA Restart and History  CACFA Annual Reports   

11/26/25 - First admin/organizational meeting for the reestablished CACFA.  Puzzeling apparent situation:  DNR, Attorney General, Gov?? acting like they want to sabatoge and cripple CACFA!  Stalled a year before appointing commissioners; raided $30,000 from their extremely small budget; refusing to allow in-person meetings of the commissioners; didn't want commissioners to speak freely at these initial admin. meetings (wanted them to read from prepared scripts!).

8/29/24 - CACFA Reestablished - SB 34 - Governor Dunleavy let the bill become law without signature.

1/23 - Reestablishing the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas (SB 34) - Sponsored by Sen. James Kaufman

5/21 - SB 101 CACFA reestablishment dies in the House Rules Committee!  NOT moved by House Rules Chair Bryce Edgmon and it perished at the end of the regular legislative session on May 19th.  Senator Revak's bill extending CACFA's sunset date until 2029 - as recommended in the sunset audit.  Sen. Revak's Sponsor Statement. 

4/20 - Sunset Review of DNR (CACFA) - The audit concluded that, from the date of the prior audit in February 2015 through the time CACFA was defunded in June 2017, the commission operated effectively and did not significantly duplicate the efforts of other entities. During this period, the commission actively monitored the effects of federal regulation and management decisions in accordance with statutory duties. The audit also concluded that there is a continuing public need for the commission.  In accordance with AS 44.66.010(a)(10), the commission is scheduled to terminate June 30, 2021. We recommend the legislature extend the commission’s termination date eight years, to June 30, 2029.

6/28/19 - Shocking! Gov. Dunleavy vetoed CACFA! PDF  

6/16 - NPS Advisory Board Meeting, Anchorage - CACFA Executive Director Sara Taylor gave testimony before the National Park Service Advisory Board in 2016, one of only two Alaskans invited to testify (the other was Sarah Leonard from ATIA) - NPS Director Jon Jarvis got a chuckle out of the Sara[h] theme, and the ATIA Sarah ended up in a family emergency and CACFA Sara got the full hour to testify!  

CACFA dark for another 10+ years (2016-2025+)

6/16 - Gov. Bill Walker vetoes CACFA.  CCS HB 256, Sec. 1  Page 30 line 31. 

2/16 (posted) - WHAT FUNDING CACFA DOES FOR ALASKA AND ALASKANS   

8/14 - Stan Leaphart, CACFA Executive Director since formation in 1981 retires; Sara Taylor is the new Executive Director.

8/12 to 13/13 - Federal Overreach Summit - Anchorage

9/28/07 - CACFA re-established after Representative Mike Kelly of Fairbanks introduced and won passage of House Bill 87, which Governor Palin signed into law on September 28, 2007.

CACFA dark for 10 years (1998-2007)

1997 - Gov. Tony Knowles kills CACFA

7/81 - Citizens Advisory Commission on Federal Areas created - CACFA 1983-85 Annual Reports  Senator Betty Fahrenkamp, Sponsor & First Chairman.  Phil R. Holdsworth
Chairman, 1984-85.

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