Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2015-11-03 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2015-11-03 Senate Journal Page 1517 SJR 301 CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 301(RES) Opposing the recent decisions to cancel future lease sales in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas and to deny the suspension of Shell and Statoil's leases; urging the United States Department of the Interior to continue to promote oil exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; urging the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to reconsider and approve requests from Shell and Statoil for lease suspensions in the Chukchi Sea Planning Area and Beaufort Sea Planning Area; and urging the ongoing efforts to develop offshore oil and gas in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, was read the third time. 2015-11-03 Senate Journal Page 1518 Senator Wielechowski moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 6, following "Area;": Insert "urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to continue its efforts to achieve consistent and equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing for the state; urging the United States Congress to provide a means for equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing across all coastal oil and gas producing states to ensure the states develop necessary infrastructure to support outer continental shelf development and preserve environmental integrity;" Page 3, following line 6: Insert new material to read: "WHEREAS,under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, the federal government recognizes the effect that oil and gas development in federal offshore areas has on the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and recognizes the contributions to national energy, security, and economic interests made by sharing with those states 37.5 percent of revenue from leases covered under phase one of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; phase two of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 expands the definition of "qualified outer continental shelf revenue" and continues to share revenue on an adjacency factor but includes an annual revenue-sharing cap of $500,000,000 that applies through 2055; and WHEREAS the federal government fails to recognize the same effects on and contributions made by other oil and gas producing states adjacent to federal outer continental shelf areas, such as this state; and WHEREAS, had outer continental shelf revenue sharing of 37.5 percent been in place since 2003, the state would have benefitted from additional revenue, in an amount estimated to be between $942,000,000 and $1,300,000,000, for necessary infrastructure, such 2015-11-03 Senate Journal Page 1519 as marine ports, airports, utilities and housing, and increased state services, such as oil spill and emergency response and environmental monitoring and mitigation; and" Page 3, following line 25: Insert new material to read: "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Alaska Congressional delegation to continue its efforts to achieve consistent and equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing for this state, as is granted the Gulf States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Congress to provide a means for equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing across all coastal oil and gas producing states to ensure the states develop necessary infrastructure to support outer continental shelf development and preserve environmental integrity; and be it" Page 3, line 29, following "Area": Insert "after equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing has been achieved by the state" Page 4, line 1, following "responsibly": Insert "and acknowledge the need for equitable revenue sharing with oil and gas producing states adjacent to federal outer continental shelf areas" Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Stoltze objected. Senator Stoltze moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the following amendment to Amendment No. 1: In Amendment No. 1, delete the following: "Page 2, lines 17 - 19" Senator Wielechowski objected. 2015-11-03 Senate Journal Page 1520 The question being: "Shall Amendment to Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSJR 301(RES) Second Reading Amendment to Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Giessel, Huggins, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Nays: Egan, Ellis, Gardner, Kelly, Olson, Wielechowski Excused: Hoffman, McGuire and so, Amendment No. 1 was amended. Senator Stoltze withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted. CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 301(RES) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 301(RES) am Opposing the recent decisions to cancel future lease sales in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas and to deny the suspension of Shell and Statoil's leases; urging the United States Department of the Interior to continue to promote oil exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas; urging the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to reconsider and approve requests from Shell and Statoil for lease suspensions in the Chukchi Sea Planning Area and Beaufort Sea Planning Area; urging the Alaska Congressional delegation to continue its efforts to achieve consistent and equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing for the state; urging the United States Congress to provide a means for equitable outer continental shelf revenue sharing across all coastal oil and gas producing states to ensure the states develop necessary infrastructure to support outer continental shelf development and preserve environmental integrity; and urging the ongoing efforts to develop offshore oil and gas in the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2015-11-03 Senate Journal Page 1521 CSSJR 301(RES) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 15 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze Nays: Ellis, Gardner, Wielechowski Excused: Hoffman, McGuire and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 301(RES) am passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.