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SJR 4                                                                                                                         
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 Urging the attorney general,                                                                      
the producers of natural gas in the Cook Inlet region, and the                                                                  
Regulatory Commission of Alaska to work to secure long-term and                                                                 
affordable supplies of natural gas for the people and businesses of the                                                         
state, was read the second time.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Huggins, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                               
adoption of the Resources Committee Substitute offered on page 1114.                                                            
Senator Bunde objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no                                                             
further objection, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                                           
4(RES) Urging the United States Department of Energy to consider                                                                
the needs of the people of the state for natural gas and the status of                                                          
natural gas reserves in Cook Inlet when considering a possible                                                                  
extension of the Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas Plant's export license;                                                            
and urging the producers of natural gas in the Cook Inlet region and                                                            
the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to work to secure long-term and                                                             
affordable supplies of natural gas for the people and businesses of the                                                         
state, was adopted.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator 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.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4(RES) was read the                                                                          
third time.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                       
NO. 4(RES) Urging the United States Department of Energy to                                                                     
consider the needs of the people of the state for natural gas and the                                                           
status of natural gas reserves in Cook Inlet when considering a                                                                 

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possible extension of the Kenai Liquefied Natural Gas Plant's export                                                            
license; and urging the producers of natural gas in the Cook Inlet                                                              
region and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to work to secure                                                                
long-term and affordable supplies of natural gas for the people and                                                             
businesses of the state, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                                          
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSSJR 4(RES)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stevens, Therriault,                                                                 
Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Stedman                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4(RES) passed                                                                        
the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.