Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-05-06 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-05-06 Senate Journal Page 3249 HJR 9 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9 am Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case was read the second time. Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 3165. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(JUD) Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case; urging 2006-05-06 Senate Journal Page 3250 the United States Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law to identify all natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill that were unanticipated at the time of the 1991 settlement, to develop plans to remedy the damages, and to present the ExxonMobil Corporation with a request for the full $100,000,000 that is available through the "Reopener for Unknown Injury" clause of the 1991 civil settlement to carry out these plans was adopted. Senator French offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 2, line 24: Delete "$4.5" Insert "$5.3" Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Gary Stevens objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Senator Gary 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 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(JUD) am S was read the third time. Senators French, Ellis, Kookesh, Wagoner, Elton, Gary Stevens, Stedman, Olson moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(JUD) am S Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case; urging the United States Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law to identify all natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill that were unanticipated at the time of the 1991 settlement, to develop plans to remedy the damages, and to present the ExxonMobil Corporation with a request for the full $100,000,000 that is available through the "Reopener for Unknown Injury" clause of the 1991 civil settlement to carry out these plans pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2006-05-06 Senate Journal Page 3251 SCS HJR 9(JUD) am S Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 17 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 3 Yeas: Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Huggins, Kookesh, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner Absent: Green, Hoffman, Wilken and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(JUD) am S passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.