2003-02-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 0150
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance                               
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                              Unfinished Business                                                
                                                                                                    
                     Reconsideration of Senate Resolutions                                       
                                                                                                    
SJR 4                                                                                             
Senator Elton requested that the reconsideration on 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, be taken up. The resolution was before the Senate on                                    
reconsideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton moved that the resolution be returned to second reading                               
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.                                   
1. Without objection, the resolution was returned to second reading.                                
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                              
                                                                                                    
             Page 3, following line 11:                                                             
             Insert:  "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska                                           
             State Legislature urges Congress to debate such                                        
             exploration and development in the context of a                                        
             national energy policy that includes measures to                                       
             improve fuel efficiency and energy conservation; and                                   
             be it"                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                    
Ogan objected.                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                    
was taken with the following result: