2008-02-29                     Senate Journal                      Page 2027
SJR 12                                                                                                                        
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE JOINT                                                                             
RESOLUTION NO. 12 Opposing proposed changes to the                                                                              
interpretation of the Passenger Vessel Services Act of June 19, 1886,                                                           
by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of                                                                 
Customs and Border Protection, affecting cruise itineraries of foreign-                                                         
flagged vessels transporting passengers to ports in Alaska, and                                                                 
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
            CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                                                  
            12(STA) Requesting that Alaska be exempt from                                                                       
            changes to the interpretation of the Passenger Vessel                                                               
            Services Act of June 19, 1886, proposed by the                                                                      
            United States Department of Homeland Security,                                                                      
            Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, affecting                                                                  
            cruise itineraries of foreign-flagged vessels                                                                       
            transporting passengers to ports in Alaska; or, if                                                                  
            Alaska is not exempted, opposing the proposed                                                                       
            changes to the interpretation of that Act.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator McGuire; Chair, Senators French, Green,                                                                
Bunde.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Senate State Affairs Committee                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.