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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8 Reaffirming support for the                                                                             
environmentally responsible development of the Kensington Gold                                                                  
Mine; and urging the governor to encourage and facilitate the prompt                                                            
continuation or reinstatement, reactivation, and period extension of                                                            
permits authorizing the construction and operation of the Kensington                                                            
Gold Mine upon a decision by the United States Supreme Court in                                                                 
favor of the Kensington Gold Mine, was read the second time and was                                                             
before the Senate on final passage.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senators Wagoner, Therriault, Bunde, Dyson offered Amendment                                                                    
No. 1 :                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 28, following "manner":                                                                                            
 Insert "; and be it                                                                                                            
 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate supports the immediate                                                                      
14-mile extension of Glacier Highway to provide safe and reliable                                                               
access to the Kensington Gold Mine for Kensington Gold Mine                                                                     
employees and others"                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wagoner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                      
Senator Ellis objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            

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Second Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Dyson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                              
Reaffirming support for the environmentally responsible development                                                             
of the Kensington Gold Mine; and urging the governor to encourage                                                               
and facilitate the prompt continuation or reinstatement, reactivation,                                                          
and period extension of permits authorizing the construction and                                                                
operation of the Kensington Gold Mine upon a decision by the United                                                             
States Supreme Court in favor of the Kensington Gold Mine, pass the                                                             
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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Second Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh,                                                                  
McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens,                                                                       
Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Dyson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8 passed the Senate and was                                                                       
referred to the Secretary for engrossment and enrollment.