2003-02-07                     Senate Journal                      Page 0134
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                            
                                                                                                    
                     Second Reading of Senate Resolutions                                        
                                                                                                    
SJR 4                                                                                             
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 Urging the United States                                              
Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic                                
National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration,                                       
development, and production, was read the second time.                                              
                                                                                                    
Senators Taylor, Ogan moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                       
shown as cosponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so                                 
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Stevens 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.                                      
                                                                                                    
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 was read the third time.                                              
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4                                            
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the                                   
coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and                            
gas exploration, development, and production, pass the Senate?" The                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
SJR 4                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Green, Guess, Ogan,                                     
Olson, Seekins, Stevens B, Taylor, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Elton                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Austerman, French, Hoffman, Lincoln                                                       
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 passed the Senate.                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton gave notice of reconsideration.