Vote NO on 4. It’s Defective and Deceptive.

Organizations Against Ballot Measure 4

Alaska Association of Realtors Alaska Auto Dealers Association Alaska Federation of Natives Alaska Forest Association Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

CEO’s Alaska Process Industries Career

Consortium Alaska Republican Party Alaska State Chamber of Commerce Alaska State Home Building Association Alaska Support Industry Alliance Alaska Trucking Association, Inc. Anchorage Economic Development

Council Anchorage Home Builders Association,

Inc. Chugiak Eagle River Chamber of

Commerce

City and Borough of JuneauExport Council of AlaskaFairbanks Chamber of CommerceFairbanks Economic Development CorporationHaines Chamber of CommerceJuneau Chamber of CommerceKenai Chamber of CommerceMat-Su Homebuilders AssociationNative Village of Crooked CreekProsperityAlaska.orgResource Development Council for Alaska, Inc.Seldovia Chamber of CommerceSoutheast ConferenceWillow Chamber of Commerce

Ballot Measure 4 Background

• Started as five ballot initiatives

• All too-broad, deceptive, ill-advised

• Four of the five were thrown out

• 07WATR(III) became Ballot Measure 4

Ballot Measure 4Defective and Deceptive

• Arbitrarily overrides Alaska’s proven, stringent environmental regulatory process

• Threatens our entire resource based economy, thousands of jobs, and communities

• Concerns about Pebble shouldn’t be addressed with an initiative that adversely impacts an entire industry

• Poorly written – can’t be sure what we’re voting on

Defective - Overrides Alaska’s Proven, Stringent Environmental Regulation Process

No Single Permit to Mine: There AreMany Permits & Authorizations

STATE• Plan of Operations (DNR)• Reclamation and Bonding (DNR)• Waste Management Permits and Bonding

(ADEC)• Certification of NPDES and ACOE Permits

(ADEC)• Sewage Treatment System Approval

(ADEC)• Air Quality Permits (ADEC)• Fish Habitat and Fishway Permits (DNR)• Water Rights (DNR)• Right of Way/Access (DNR/DOT)• Tidelands Leases (DNR)• Dam Safety Certification (DNR)• Cultural Resource Protection (DNR)• Monitoring Plan

(Surface/Groundwater/Wildlife) (DNR/DEC)• Coastal Zone Consistency Determination

(DNR)

FEDERAL• US EPA Section 402 NPDES Water

Discharge Permit• US EPA Air Quality Permit review• US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (UIC

Permit)• US ACOE Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permit

• US ACOE Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act

• US ACOE Section 106 Historical and Cultural Resources Protection

• NMFS Threatened and Endangered Species Act Consultation

• NMFS Marine Mammal Protection Act• NMFS Essential Fish Habitat• NMFS Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act• USFWS Threatened and Endangered Species

Act Consultation• USFWS Bald Eagle Protection Act Clearance• USFWS Migratory Bird Protection• USFWS Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act(These are only some of the authorizations required)

Deceptive – Threatens our entire resource-based economy

• Clean Water I was a clear shutdown – and they’re promising more proposals

• How far will they go?

• Threatens thousands of jobs, communities and Alaska’s business climate

• Furthers the agenda of groups stopping responsible resource development in Alaska

Red Dog Supports the Northwest Arctic Borough

• 1990 - 2007

$74.8 million to borough

• 60 % of borough revenue

Mining Revenue BenefitsMining Revenue BenefitsAll AlaskansAll Alaskans

• $10 million in NW Arctic Borough

• $3 million in Fairbanks NS Borough

• $1 million in Juneau

• $189 million in state and municipal revenues in 2007

• $58 million from Red Dog distributed among Alaska Native Corporations

Kiana School in the NANA region

Thousands of Jobs for Thousands of Jobs for AlaskansAlaskans

• $80,000 annual average wage

• $346 million in annual wages

• 3,500 direct mining jobs

• Thousands of indirect, support jobs

Measure 4 has impacts across AlaskaMeasure 4 has impacts across Alaska

Red Dog - Great Jobs for Alaskans

• Threatens other mining projects and future mining investment

• This initiative does not guarantee any improvement in water quality.

• It DOES guarantee more regulation – but what regulation?

• Mining and fishing CAN coexist

Deceptive - Pebble concerns shouldn’t

threaten entire industry

• Uncertainty in court language

• Unknown future regulations

• Unspecified scope regarding “grandfather” clause

• Only on the ballot by default – we deserve better

Defective - Poorly written, can’t be sure

what we’re voting on

Ballot Measure 4Establishes Standards

No One Can Meet

“ …activity that directly or indirectly releases or discharges a toxic pollutant or pollutants, in a measurable amount that will effect human health or welfare or any stage of the life cycle of salmon, into any surface or subsurface water, or tributary thereto.”

Ballot Measure 4 Does Not Allow Mines To Responsibly Store Rock

“…activity that directly or indirectly stores or disposes of metallic mining wastes…in a way that could result in the release or discharge of sulfuric acid, other acids, dissolved metals, toxic pollutants or other compounds thereof that will effect, directly or indirectly, surface or subsurface water or tributaries thereto used for human consumption or salmon spawning…”

Ballot Measure 4Does Not “Grandfather”

Existing Mines“ existing large scale

metallic mining operations that have received all required federal, state and local permits, authorizations, licenses and approvals on or before the effective date of this Act or to future operations of existing facilities at those sites.”

Why Vote No on 4?

• No public input, no hearings• Standards would be set by political campaign

of sound bites and scare tactics• Locks away Alaska’s great mineral resource

potential that benefits all Alaskans• Sacrifices new investment, opportunity,

growth • A real threat; it could shut down existing

mines and limit future mines

Red Dog – One of Alaska’s Great Mining Success Stories

Taikuu

Stop the Anti-Mining InitiativesStop the Anti-Mining Initiatives

Today and in the futureToday and in the future

• Get the facts: visit www.voicesofreason.net and www.againsttheshutdown.com

• Talk with your friends, family and co-workers

• Pass a resolution against Ballot Measure 4

• Register to vote – registration deadline is July 27

visit http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/voting.php

Vote NO on 4 on August 26th