Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-03-02 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0489 SJR 2 The following, which was read the second time and returned to the Rules Committee (page 376), was again before the House: 2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0490 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 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. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Gara and Kerttula: Page 2, line 21, 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 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" Page 3, lines 7 - 11: 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 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 2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0491 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." Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Samuels objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 2 Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 28 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 3 Yeas: Cissna, Elkins, Gara, Kerttula, Moses, Salmon Nays: Anderson, Berkowitz, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson 2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0492 Excused: Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn Absent: Chenault, McGuire, Seaton And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Berkowitz: Page 2, following line 13, insert: "WHEREAS the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, a transportation facility that is a national asset and that would cost billions of dollars to replace, would have its useful physical life extended for a substantial period if the additional reserves of recoverable oil from the coastal plain were produced; and" Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Objection was heard and withdrawn. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Berkowitz: Page 3, line 13, following "herd": Insert "on which the Gwich'in, the Inupiat and other local residents depend" Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Samuels objected. Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Samuels: Delete "the Gwich'in, the Inupiat and other local" Insert "Alaskan" Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted. 2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0493 Representative Croft objected. Representatives Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 3. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative LeDoux: Delete "the Gwich'in, the Inupiat and other local residents" Insert "many Alaskans" Representative LeDoux moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Berkowitz objected. Representative LeDoux moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 2 to Amendment No. 3. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Berkowitz placed a call of the House. The Speaker stated the call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 2 am H Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 20 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, LeDoux, Moses, Salmon, Weyhrauch Nays: Chenault, Coghill, Elkins, Foster, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kohring, Kott, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson 2005-03-02 House Journal Page 0494 Excused: Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 2 am H be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. SJR 2 am H was read the third time. Representative Rokeberg rose to a point of order stating that reference to the other body by name is not appropriate. The Speaker cautioned members to proceed in order. The question being: "Shall SJR 2 am H pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: SJR 2 am H Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 31 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 3 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gatto, Gruenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Nays: Cissna, Gara, Kerttula, Salmon Excused: Guttenberg, Kelly, Lynn Absent: Gardner, Samuels And so, SJR 2 am H passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.