2015-03-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 0540
SJR 16                                                                                                                        
The Senate Special Committee on the Arctic considered SENATE                                                                    
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16 Expressing support for the Arctic                                                                       
Economic Council; and requesting that the United States Congress                                                                
express support for the Arctic Economic Council, for the chair of the                                                           
Arctic Economic Council to be a resident of this state, and for the                                                             
structure of the Arctic Economic Council leadership to mirror the                                                               
rotation of the chair of the Arctic Council, and recommended it be                                                              
replaced with                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                        
          NO. 16(ARC) Expressing support for the Arctic                                                                         
          Economic Council and the United States Arctic                                                                         
          Economic Council delegation; requesting that the                                                                      
          United States Congress express support for the Arctic                                                                 
          Economic Council, for the chair of the Arctic                                                                         
          Economic Council to be a resident of this state, and                                                                  
          for the structure of the Arctic Economic Council                                                                      
          leadership to mirror the rotation of the chair of the                                                                 
          Arctic Council; and urging the United States                                                                          
          Congress to empower residents of the state as                                                                         
          partners in the Arctic Economic Council.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators McGuire, Giessel, Cochairs; Senators                                                                  
Olson, Stevens.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
       Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Senate Special Committee on the Arctic                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.