2000-04-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 3155
SJR 38                                                                       
Message dated April 15 was read, stating the House passed SENATE               
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38 with the following amendment:                          
                                                                               
Page 2, following line 6:                                                      
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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                                  
                                                                               
and so, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38 am H 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, is returned for consideration.              
                                                                               
Senator Mackie moved that the Senate concur in the House                       
amendment.                                                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               

2000-04-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 3156
SJR 38                                                                       
The question being: Shall the Senate concur in the House                       
amendment? The roll was taken with the following result:                       
                                                                               
SJR 38 am H                                                                    
Shall the Senate concur in the House Amendment                                 
to SJR 38?                                                                     
                                                                               
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Hoffman, Kelly Pete,                
Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips,          
Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                
                                                                               
Absent:  Halford                                                               
                                                                               
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting             
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38 am H 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.                                                     
                                                                               
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                               
                                                                               
The resolution was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.