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HJR 60                                                                       
Senator Halford requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS                
FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 60(RES) am S Opposing                           
the designation of millions of acres of Alaska as critical habitat for         
the Spectacled Eider and the Stellers Eider, be taken up. The                  
resolution was before the Senate on reconsideration.                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 60                                                                       
Senator Halford moved that the resolution be returned to second                
reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being                    
Amendment No. 2. Without objection, the resolution was returned to             
second reading.                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 2 :                                       
                                                                               
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	Insert  ; and be it                                                           
                                                                               
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	Insert FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State                                 
Legislature urges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider               
negotiating reasonable purchases of private property within proposed           
critical habitat on the Y-K Delta rather than preclude responsible             
economic uses of these lands through agency regulatory actions.                
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.                     
Objections were heard.                                                         
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll                 
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
SCS HJR 60(RES) am S                                                           
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 2                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Hoffman,                   
Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Phillips, Taylor, Ward, Wilken                 
                                                                               
Nays:  Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Parnell, Pearce, Torgerson                       
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
The resolution was automatically in third reading.                             
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 60                                                                       
The question to be reconsidered: Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE                     
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 60(RES) am S Opposing the designation                     
of millions of acres of Alaska as critical habitat for the Spectacled          
Eider and the Stellers Eider, pass the Senate? The roll was taken              
with the following result:                                                     
                                                                               
SCS HJR 60(RES) am S                                                           
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly Pete,                     
Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips,          
Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                
                                                                               
Nays:  Ellis, Elton                                                            
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                               
60(RES) am S passed the Senate on reconsideration, and the                     
resolution was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.