1994-04-14                     House Journal                      Page 3442
SJR 51                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 51                                                
Expressing support for the development of a fiberboard plant in               
Sitka; encouraging the Alaska Industrial Development and Export                
Authority to continue its efforts to assist with that development;             
and requesting the United States Forest Service to continue a                  
long-term timber purchase contract necessary to supply material to             
the plant.                                                                     
                                                                               

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Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Finkelstein:                     
                                                                               
Page 1, line 8, after "Corporation":                                           
                                                                               
Insert ", a foreign-owned consortium,"                                        
                                                                               
Page 1, following line 9:                                                      
                                                                               
Insert "WHEREAS Alaska Pulp Corporation closed its pulp mill                
on September 30, 1993 and diverted its pulp logs to a lumber mill,             
thereby putting 400 Sitkans out of work and violating its federal              
timber contract; and                                                           
                                                                               
WHEREAS there are U.S. companies that want to open sawmills                 
in Sitka, but can't because of Alaska Pulp Company's existing                  
monopoly; and"                                                                 
                                                                               
Page 2, following line 19:                                                     
                                                                               
Insert "WHEREAS the Tongass Timber Reform Act requires that                 
the Tongass National Forest be managed for sustainable fish,                   
wildlife, subsistence, tourism, recreation, and renewable timber               
resource use; and"                                                             
                                                                               
Page 3, line 4, after "Corporation":                                           
                                                                               
Insert "if it is determined that continuance of the contract is in the        
best interests of the people of southeast Alaska and the Tongass               
National Forest"                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Finkelstein moved and asked unanimous consent that              
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Williams objected.                                              

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Representative Finkelstein rose to a point of order regarding                  
inappropriate remarks.                                                         
                                                                               
The Speaker cautioned the member to proceed in order.                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Speaker stated the House would recess until 6:00 p.m.  And so,             
the House recessed at 1:32 p.m.