1995-03-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 0559
HJR 27                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 am Requesting the United                         
States Congress to accommodate Alaska's wetlands circumstances in              
the federal Clean Water Act reauthorization by increasing statutory            
flexibility on wetlands use in Alaska, and to recognize Alaska's               
unique and outstanding history of wetlands conservation, was read              
the third time.                                                                

1995-03-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 0560
HJR 27                                                                       
Senator Hoffman moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                   
allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest.                  
Objections were heard.                                                         
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27                      
am Requesting the United States Congress to accommodate Alaska's               
wetlands circumstances in the federal Clean Water Act                          
reauthorization by increasing statutory flexibility on wetlands use in         
Alaska, and to recognize Alaska's unique and outstanding history of            
wetlands conservation, pass the Senate?"  The roll was taken with              
the following result:                                                          
                                                                               
HJR 27 am                                                                      
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Leman, Lincoln,                 
Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson,              
Zharoff                                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis                                                    
                                                                               
Excused:  Kelly                                                                
                                                                               
and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 am passed the                            
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to              
the House.