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SJR 38                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38                                                
Expressing support for a cooperative United States-Canada                     
feasibility study on extending the North American rail system                  
through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory to Alaska.                    

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	SENATE ZERO FISCAL NOTE (S.TRA) 3/3/00                           3132         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Kott and James:                 
                                                                               
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	"WHEREAS Senator Frank Murkowski, United States Senator for                 
Alaska, has introduced S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act of 2000, to             
establish a joint United States-Canada commission to study the                 
feasibility of connecting the rail system in Alaska to the continental         
rail system of North America; and"                                             
                                                                               
Representative Kott moved and asked unanimous consent that                     
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR38              
am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed             
on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                
                                                                               
SJR38 am H was read the third time.                                            
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall SJR38 am H pass the House?"  The roll              
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
SJR 38 am H                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                  
Final Passage                                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cissna, Coghill,            
Cowdery, Croft, Davies, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Grussendorf,              
Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula,              
Kott, Masek, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Phillips,                 
Porter, Rokeberg, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams                      
                                                                               

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SJR 38                                                                       
Excused:  Kohring, Kookesh, Sanders                                            
                                                                               
And so, SJR38 am H passed the House and was referred to the Chief              
Clerk for engrossment.