Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-04-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-04-24 Senate Journal Page 3486 HJR 53 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 53 Relating to support for federal legislation providing for the continuation of the University of Alaska by the conveyance of federal land to the university, was read the second time. 1998-04-24 Senate Journal Page 3487 HJR 53 Senator Duncan offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 2, following line 8, following "refuges;": Insert "and WHEREAS S. 660 would allow the University of Alaska to select land within the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska without restriction, an alternative that is not in the best interests of the state and an alternative about which the University of Alaska is willing to consider alternatives, including a fifty-fifty sharing of oil and gas revenue with the state; and WHEREAS S. 660 currently would allow the University of Alaska to select land within the Tongass National Forest, other than Land Use Designation II land; allowing the University of Alaska to select Land Use Designation III and IV land is inconsistent with the states interests, and the University of Alaska is amenable to S. 660 being amended to remove this land from being available for selection;" Page 2, line 9, following "S. 660": Insert ", provided that S. 660 is amended either to remove National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska and Tongass National Forest Land Use Designation III and IV land from being eligible for selection or otherwise to reach a compromise on these issues that satisfies the concerns of the state," Page 2, line 11, following "possible": Insert "; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges Senator Murkowski to work with Governor Knowles and the University of Alaska to make the amendments to S. 660 recommended in this resolution or to find acceptable alternatives" Senator Duncan moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Leman objected. Senator Kelly moved that the resolution with the motion pending be held in second reading to the April 27 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered.