2007-05-10                     House Journal                      Page 1245
HJR 12                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 9,                                                              
2007, calendar (page 1217), was read the third time:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(O&G)                                                                                  
     Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the                                                          
     coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas                                                        
     exploration, development, and production.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thomas moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
CSHJR 12(O&G) be returned to second reading for the specific                                                                    
purpose of considering Amendment No. 2.  There being no objection,                                                              
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Johnson, Harris,                                                                 
Thomas, Lynn, and Gara:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 17, following "standards;":                                                                                        
 Insert "and                                                                                                                    
 WHEREAS the continued competitiveness and stability of the                                                                   
state and its economy require that the Alaska State Legislature                                                                 
consider national trends towards renewable energy development; and                                                              
 WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature encourages the use of                                                                   
revenue from any development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge                                                             
for the development of renewable energy resources in the state;"                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Thomas moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHJR 12(O&G) am pass the House?"                                                                   
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSHJR 12(O&G) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan,                                                                    
Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, Kelly, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Neuman,                                                                  
Olson, Ramras, Roses, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cissna, Kerttula, Salmon                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Doll                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHJR 12(O&G) am passed the House and was referred to                                                                   
the Chief Clerk for engrossment.