Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-01-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-01-28 House Journal Page 0187 HJR 4 The following was read the second time: HOUSE 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. with the: Journal Page O&G RPT CS(O&G) 5DP 115 FN1: ZERO(DNR) 116 RES RPT CS(RES) 6DP 182 FN1: ZERO(DNR) 183 Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original resolution: CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4(RES) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Gara and Kerttula: Page 3, lines 11 - 15: Delete all material and insert: "BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska Legislature urges Congress to allow oil and gas exploration on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Congress is urged to consider 1) the desire by Alaskans for long-term 2005-01-28 House Journal Page 0188 prosperity; 2) the preference of Alaskans for long-term employment for Alaskan workers over shorter-term larger-scale economic development that requires the excessive use of non-Alaskan labor; and, 3) the need by Alaskans for long-term revenue from Alaska's resources, for this and subsequent generations; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska Legislature urges Congress to consider providing for the development of oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after construction of a natural gas pipeline that brings North Slope gas to market, and after the substantial development of oil and gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, so that Alaska's largest remaining resource development projects are developed over the long term, and not all at the same time; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska Legislature that Congress allow for this development on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge earlier if needed to ensure that oil transportation through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline falls below 300,000 barrels/day and it is determined that oil production from the Coastal Plain is needed so that transportation through this pipeline remains economically feasible; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED by the Alaska Legislature that Congress is urged to adopt policies to promote, to the greatest extent economically and fiscally feasible, the use of directional drilling from outside the Coastal Plain to produce oil and gas located within the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." Page 2, line 22, insert: "WHEREAS it has been estimated that construction of an Alaska Gas Pipeline is expected to generate between 4,000 and 8,600 jobs; that it is expected there will not be enough available Alaskan workers to fill these new positions and non-Alaska labor will be utilized for positions Alaskans are not available to fill; and, that it has been estimated by consulting groups promoting oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that oil development in this Refuge will create in excess of 20,000 additional jobs in this state; and 2005-01-28 House Journal Page 0189 WHEREAS according to reliable estimates there are not enough available Alaskan workers to staff both the construction of an Alaska Gas Pipeline, and oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if both projects occur at the same time; and" Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Hawker objected. Representatives Meyer and Hawker moved and asked unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and the members were required to vote. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 4(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 9 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Cissna, Gara, Gardner, Kerttula, Moses, Salmon Nays: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Croft, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kelly, Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Excused: Coghill, Crawford, Elkins, Gatto, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, LeDoux, Ramras Salmon changed from "Nay" to "Yea". And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Salmon: Page 3, line 17, following "herd": Insert "respects the concerns of the Gwich'in people," 2005-01-28 House Journal Page 0190 Representative Salmon moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Hawker objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 4(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 9 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Cissna, Croft, Dahlstrom, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Kerttula, Kott, Moses, Salmon, Weyhrauch Nays: Anderson, Chenault, Foster, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kelly, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson Excused: Coghill, Crawford, Elkins, Gatto, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, LeDoux, Ramras And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representatives Hawker and Salmon: Page 3, line 17, following "herd": Insert "on which the Gwich'in and other local residents depend" Representative Hawker moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Objection was heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 4(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 24 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 9 ABSENT: 5 2005-01-28 House Journal Page 0191 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Croft, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Kelly, Kerttula, Kott, Lynn, Meyer, Olson, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Thomas, Wilson Nays: Neuman, Stoltze Excused: Coghill, Crawford, Elkins, Gatto, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, LeDoux, Ramras Absent: Holm, McGuire, Moses, Rokeberg, Weyhrauch And so, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. Representative Foster moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHJR 4(RES) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHJR 4(RES) am was read the third time. Representative Rokeberg placed a call of the House and lifted the call. The question being: "Shall CSHJR 4(RES) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 4(RES) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 26 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 9 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Croft, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Kelly, Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Nays: Cissna, Gara, Kerttula, Salmon Excused: Coghill, Crawford, Elkins, Gatto, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, LeDoux, Ramras Absent: Holm And so, CSHJR 4(RES) am passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.