1998-04-27                     Senate Journal                      Page 3524
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, which              
had been held in second reading with Amendment No. 1 pending                   
(page 3487) was before the Senate.                                             
                                                                               
Senator Duncan moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw                   
Amendment No. 1. Without objection, it was so ordered.                         
                                                                               
Senator Duncan offered Amendment No. 2 :                                        
                                                                               
Page 2, line 8, following "refuges;":                                          
	Insert "and                                                                   
	WHEREAS reasonable amendments can be made to S. 660                         
relating to the transfer of federal lands in the Tongass National              
Forest and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska;"                             
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 9 - 11:                                                          
	Delete all material and insert:                                               
	"BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges                     
Senator Murkowski to continue working with representatives of the              
State of Alaska and the University of Alaska to consider amendments            
that will address the land grant deficiency of the University of               
Alaska and be in the best interest of the state; and be it                     
	FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature                          
respectfully urges the Congress of the United States to pass and the           
President to sign S. 660 as expeditiously as possible."                        
                                                                               
Senator Duncan moved and asked unanimous consent for the                       
adoption of Amendment No. 2. Without objection, Amendment No.                  
2 was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the                      
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and              
placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                 
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 53                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 53 am S was read the third                          
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senators Taylor, Torgerson, Phillips moved and asked unanimous                 
consent that they be shown as cross sponsors on the resolution.                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                               
The question being: Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 53                        
am S Relating to support for federal legislation providing for the             
continuation of the University of Alaska by the conveyance of                  
federal land to the university, pass the Senate? The roll was taken            
with the following result:                                                     
                                                                               
HJR 53 am S                                                                    
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman,                    
Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor,             
Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Ellis, Hoffman                                                          
                                                                               
and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 53 am S passed the                          
Senate and the resolution was referred to the Secretary for                    
engrossment.