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2017-02-15 House Journal

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                               HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                          ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                           THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                               FIRST SESSION                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Wednesday             February 15, 2017                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                               Thirtieth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Edgmon at 10:33 a.m.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 36 members present.  Representatives LeDoux and                                                                
Neuman had been excused from a call of the House today.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Representatives Kawasaki and Spohnholz be excused from a call of                                                                
the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Lieutenant Lance Walters                                                            
of The Salvation Army.  Representative Wilson moved and asked                                                                   
unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.  There                                                          
being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
         Heavenly Father, I am grateful that you love and know each                                                            
     one of us in this sacred place today.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
       Father, thank you for this opportunity to pray and invite your                                                          
         Holy Spirit to influence the men and women that have been                                                             
     assembled in this House.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
       Father, I ask that you help each person approach each decision                                                          
       today with humility; that ego and evil wouldn't get in the way                                                          
     of your blessings for the people of Alaska.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     Father, I ask for your knowledge and your wisdom to be given                                                               
     to these men and women as they work through the challenges                                                                 
     our state is faced with.  I ask for clarity of understanding as                                                            
     they discuss the opinions of each person that are expressed                                                                
     here.  Help them to be able and willing to change their                                                                    
     perspective if what they hear is what is best for the people of                                                            
     Alaska.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     I love you Father, thank you that you hear me.  In Jesus'                                                                  
     name.  Amen.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Josephson.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
journal for the 28th and 29th legislative days be approved as certified                                                         
by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Seaton introduced Heather Bear, Guest Page, from                                                                 
Ninilchik.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 4                                                                                                                          
The House Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                     
considered:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 4                                                                                                           
     "An Act relating to military facility zones."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4(MLV)                                                                                               
     "An Act relating to military facility zones; and providing for an                                                          
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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The report was signed by Representative Tuck, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Reinbold, Rauscher, Saddler, Parish, Tuck                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 4(MLV):                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Military & Veterans' Affairs                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 4 was referred to the Community & Regional Affairs Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 81                                                                                                                         
The House Special Committee on Energy considered:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 81                                                                                                          
     "An Act making an entity that is exempt from federal taxation                                                              
     under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), (4), (6), (12), or (19) (Internal Revenue                                                       
     Code) and a federally recognized tribe eligible for a loan from the                                                        
     Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund; relating to loans                                                            
     from the Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund; and                                                                 
     relating to the annual report published by the Alaska Housing                                                              
     Finance Corporation."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 81(ENE)                                                                                              
     "An Act making certain entities that are exempt from federal                                                               
     taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), (4), (6), (12), or (19) (Internal                                                      
     Revenue Code), regional housing authorities, and federally                                                                 
     recognized tribes eligible for a loan from the Alaska energy                                                               
     efficiency revolving loan fund; relating to loans from the Alaska                                                          
     energy efficiency revolving loan fund; and relating to the annual                                                          
        report published by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Wool, Chair, with the                                                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Johnston, Westlake, Spohnholz, Claman, Wool                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Rauscher, Johnson                                                                                       

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The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 81(ENE):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HB 81 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 87                                                                                                                         
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 87                                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of                                                           
     Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective                                                           
     boards; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 87(FSH)                                                                                              
     "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of                                                           
     Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective                                                           
     boards."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Stutes, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (2):  Tarr, Stutes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Fansler                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Eastman, Kreiss-Tomkins, Chenault                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 87(FSH):                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 87 was referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following citation was introduced and taken up later as a Special                                                           
Order of Business:                                                                                                              

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Honoring - Armed Services YMCA of Alaska                                                                                        
By Senator Costello; Representative Kawasaki                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Van Withrow                                                                                                          
By Representative Millett; Senator Meyer                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - The Alaska Permanent Fund, 40th Anniversary                                                                          
By Representative Edgmon; Senator Kelly                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Service High School, 2016 All-Cook Inlet Conference                                                                  
Football Team                                                                                                                   
By Representative Millett; Senator Meyer                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Service High School, 2016 Boys All-State Football Team                                                               
By Representative Millett; Senator Meyer                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Ken Leghorn                                                                                                          
By Senator Egan; Representatives Kito, Parish                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - James Romerdahl                                                                                                   
By Senator Gardner                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Harry Odden Jr.                                                                                                   
By Senator Gardner; Representative Josephson                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                 INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                  
                            OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HCR 6                                                                                                                         
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6 by Representatives                                                                            
Johnson, Johnston, Sullivan-Leonard, Chenault, Thompson, Knopp,                                                                 
Saddler, Talerico, Rauscher, Millett, Birch, and Wilson:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Suspending Rule 23(a), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                   
     Legislature, relating to measures in possession of standing                                                                
     committees and special committees of the Alaska House of                                                                   
     Representatives, and Rules 20, 21(c), and 24(a),  Uniform Rules                                                            

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     of the Alaska State Legislature, restricting committee meetings of                                                         
     the Alaska House of Representatives to measures that                                                                       
     substantially relate to and have as their primary purpose                                                                  
     appropriating, raising, or allocating state revenue, until the Alaska                                                      
     House of Representatives passes a state operating budget to the                                                            
     Alaska Senate.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 10                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10 by Representatives Rauscher,                                                                      
Reinbold, Kopp, Millett, Birch and Thompson:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Urging the United States Congress to pass the Improved National                                                            
     Monument Designation Process Act.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs and Resources Committees.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                 INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                  
                               OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 124                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 124 by Representative Kito, entitled:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to corporations, including benefit corporations,                                                          
     and other entities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 125                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 125 by Representative Tarr, entitled:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification                                                           
      card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Military & Veterans' Affairs and the State Affairs Committee.                                                                   

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HB 126                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 126 by the House Special Committee on Military                                                                   
& Veterans' Affairs, entitled:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to workers' compensation benefits for members                                                             
     of the organized militia."                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Labor & Commerce Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 127                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 127 by Representative Kawasaki, entitled:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to a permanent fund dividend for an individual                                                            
     whose conviction has been vacated, reversed, or dismissed; and                                                             
     relating to the calculation of the value of the permanent fund                                                             
     dividend by including payment to individuals eligible for a                                                                
     permanent fund dividend because of a conviction that has been                                                              
     vacated, reversed, or dismissed."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance                                                           
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 128                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 128 by Representative Ortiz, entitled:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to management of enhanced stocks of shellfish;                                                            
     authorizing certain nonprofit organizations to engage in shellfish                                                         
     enhancement projects; relating to application fees for salmon                                                              
     hatchery permits; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Fisheries and the Finance Committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 129                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 129 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to sport fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses,                                                          
     tags, or permits; relating to penalties for certain sport fishing,                                                         

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     hunting, and trapping license violations; relating to restrictions on                                                      
     the issuance of sport fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses;                                                             
     creating violations and amending fines and restitution for certain                                                         
     fish and game offenses; creating an exemption from payment of                                                              
     restitution for certain unlawful takings of big game animals;                                                              
     relating to commercial fishing violations; allowing lost federal                                                           
     matching funds from the Pittman - Robertson, Dingell -                                                                     
     Johnson/Wallop - Breaux programs to be included in an order of                                                             
     restitution; adding a definition of 'electronic form'; and providing                                                       
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Judiciary                                                             
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                  
2.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 14 follows:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to penalties for certain                                                        
sport fishing, hunting, and trapping license violations; relating to                                                            
restrictions on the issuance of sport fishing, hunting, and trapping                                                            
licenses; creating violations and amending fines and restitution for                                                            
certain fish and game offenses; creating an exemption from payment                                                              
of restitution for certain unlawful takings of big game animals; relating                                                       
to commercial fishing violations; allowing lost federal matching funds                                                          
from the Pittman - Robertson, Dingell - Johnson/Wallop - Breaux                                                                 
programs to be included in an order of restitution; and adding a                                                                
definition of 'electronic form.'                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill would allow a person to correct a citation for not having a                                                            
sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license, tag, or permit on their                                                            
person, by bringing a copy of the license, tag, or permit that was valid                                                        
at the time of the citation to the office of the citing officer or to court.                                                    
There are many reasons why a person may not have a fishing, hunting,                                                            

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or trapping license on their person in the field. This provision would                                                          
prevent what may have been an honest mistake from turning into an                                                               
unnecessary conviction.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
In addition, the bill would allow a person to show actual possession of                                                         
a license or permit in paper or electronic form. Electronic form would                                                          
mean the display of a license or permit on an electronic device, such as                                                        
a mobile telephone, tablet, or computer. However, tags are not                                                                  
conducive to display in electronic format, and therefore are excluded                                                           
from this provision.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
In order to better manage issuance of a fishing, hunting, or trapping                                                           
license, if a person has had their fishing, hunting, or trapping                                                                
privileges revoked or suspended in this or any other state, this bill                                                           
would prohibit them from obtaining a fishing, hunting, or trapping                                                              
license in Alaska. A person should not be able to avoid sanctions                                                               
merely by obtaining another license.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The bill also gives greater discretion to prosecutors and law                                                                   
enforcement by allowing almost all fish and game offenses to be                                                                 
charged as violations rather than criminal offenses. Currently, if a                                                            
person violates certain fish and game laws, they can only be charged                                                            
with a criminal offense. A criminal conviction is not always                                                                    
appropriate, nor is it necessarily the best outcome for the State or the                                                        
offender. By creating the option of a violation where the offender acts                                                         
without any culpable mental state, prosecutors and law enforcement                                                              
can more appropriately enforce the State's fish and game laws while                                                             
maximizing public use and enjoyment.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
One of the ways Alaska manages its fish and game resources is                                                                   
through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. The sale of licenses                                                          
helps track the harvest of resources and sustains important                                                                     
conservation and management programs. Under the Pittman -                                                                       
Robertson, Dingell - Johnson/Wallop - Breaux programs, the State                                                                
receives significant federal funding for fish and game management                                                               
activities that is matched at a 3:1 ratio using license revenue. When a                                                         
person fails to obtain a license, the State loses an important funding                                                          
source used to manage fish and game resources. The bill would allow                                                             
the State to collect restitution when a person fails to obtain a lawful                                                         
hunting or fishing license, including lost federal funds.                                                                       

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The bill also increases the strict liability fine limits on commercial                                                          
fishing violations as well as restitution amounts for unlawfully taking                                                         
an animal. The increased fines and restitution amounts are necessary                                                            
to ensure that more people can use and enjoy the resource by deterring                                                          
illegal fishing and hunting that harms other users.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Protecting the proper use of Alaska's resources is one of our most                                                              
important responsibilities.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 130                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 130 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Izembek State Game Refuge, Cape                                                                    
     Newenham State Game Refuge, Palmer Hay Flats State Game                                                                    
     Refuge, Port Moller Critical Habitat Area, Egegik Critical Habitat                                                         
     Area, Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area, Fox River Flats Critical                                                          
     Habitat Area, Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area, and Dude                                                                 
     Creek Critical Habitat Area; and providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                  
2.  Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 14 follows:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to certain State game                                                           

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refuges and critical habitat areas (collectively called special areas),                                                         
namely Izembek State Game Refuge, Cape Newenham State Game                                                                      
Refuge, Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge, Port Moller Critical                                                                
Habitat Area, Egegik Critical Habitat Area, Pilot Point Critical Habitat                                                        
Area, Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area, Kachemak Bay Critical                                                              
Habitat Area, and Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The bill would correct technical errors or minor omissions in the legal                                                         
boundary descriptions of eight legislatively-designated special areas                                                           
and would incorporate parcels of land adjacent into another critical                                                            
habitat area. Egegik, Pilot Point, and Port Moller Critical Habitat                                                             
Areas have either typographical errors in the original legal                                                                    
descriptions from the 1970s, or were described from a map with a                                                                
typographical error. The bill would shift the boundaries to correct                                                             
these errors with no net change in acreage. Izembek State Game                                                                  
Refuge, Cape Newenham State Game Refuge, and Fox River Flats                                                                    
Critical Habitat Area have small tideland areas within their larger                                                             
boundaries that were likely excluded from the original legal                                                                    
description due to the mapping of shorelines at the time the areas were                                                         
created. The bill would incorporate omitted areas by adding 778 acres                                                           
to the Izembek State Game Refuge, 415 acres to the Cape Newenham                                                                
State Game Refuge, and 285 acres to the Fox River Flats Critical                                                                
Habitat Area. Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge has small portions                                                             
of abandoned and current stream channels that were initially excluded                                                           
from the refuge due to platted descriptions of streambanks. By adding                                                           
these lands, the bill would add 398 acres to the Refuge. Kachemak                                                               
Bay Critical Habitat Area has a small portion of tidelands that appears                                                         
to have been inadvertently excluded from the statutory description.                                                             
The bill would incorporate 230 acres of tidelands into the critical                                                             
habitat area.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Through the aforementioned amendments, the bill would:                                                                          
    (1) correct errors and properly describe areas intended for habitat                                                         
         protection;                                                                                                            
    (2) eliminate the confusing patchwork of land status within these                                                           
         refuges and critical habitat areas;                                                                                    
    (3) create contiguous, inclusive boundaries that better reflect the                                                         
         original legislative intent of the designations;                                                                       

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    (4) remove lands inadvertently included in critical habitat areas                                                           
         that were not appropriate for habitat protections, and eliminate                                                       
         permitting requirements for such lands; and                                                                            
    (5) clarify management and enforcement of the applicable statutes                                                           
         and regulations governing the subject special areas.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In addition, the bill would add several tracts of wetlands, consisting of                                                       
approximately 1,439 acres, to the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area.                                                             
These tracts of lands are located adjacent to the current boundaries of                                                         
the Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area and were acquired by The                                                                   
Nature Conservancy in 2004 from the Alaska Mental Health Trust                                                                  
Authority through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National                                                                 
Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program and then donated to the                                                              
State of Alaska specifically for the purpose of becoming part of the                                                            
Critical Habitat Area. After acquiring title for these parcels in 2004,                                                         
the Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued full management                                                               
authority to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) to                                                                  
manage the lands consistent with the conservation purposes for which                                                            
the State acquired the property and with the policies of the Dude Creek                                                         
Critical Habitat Area. The bill would give ADF&G the authority to                                                               
effectively regulate these parcels and would be the final step in this                                                          
cooperative process between State, local, and federal agencies.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 131                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 131 by the House Transportation Committee,                                                                       
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to relocation assistance for federally assisted                                                           
     public construction and improvement projects and programs; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance                                                          
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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HB 132                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 132 by Representative Wool, entitled:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to transportation network companies and                                                                   
     transportation network company drivers."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Labor &                                                          
Commerce Committees.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                    CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 77                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 77                                                                                                          
     "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as                                                             
     recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an                                                               
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                      Journal Page                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Claman:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 34, line 25:                                                                                                               
     Delete "and AS 47.07.900(14) are"                                                                                          
     Insert "is"                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck objected and withdrew the objection.  There                                                                 
being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
HB 77 am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 77 am was read the third time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 77 am pass the House?"  The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 77 am                                                                                                                        
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                      
Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston,                                                                    
Josephson, Kito, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Ortiz, Parish,                                                           
Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                          
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kawasaki, LeDoux, Neuman, Spohnholz                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 77 am passed the House.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                             
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                              
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 77 am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                     HOUSE RESOLUTIONS IN THIRD READING                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HJR 5                                                                                                                         
The following, which was held in third reading from the February 13                                                             
calendar (page 249), was before the House:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5(AET)                                                                                   
     Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the                                                          
     coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas                                                        
     development; urging the United States Department of the Interior                                                           
     to recognize the private property rights of owners of land in and                                                          

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     adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; relating to oil and                                                       
     gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and                                                               
     relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Representative Seaton be excused from a call of the House from                                                                  
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. today.  There being no objection, it was so                                                            
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHJR 5(AET) pass the House?"  The roll                                                             
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHJR 5(AET)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  31   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  5   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Birch, Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon,                                                                      
Foster, Gara, Grenn, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kito, Knopp,                                                                 
Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, Millett, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                               
Saddler, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck,                                                            
Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Fansler, Guttenberg, Parish, Tarr                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kawasaki, LeDoux, Neuman, Seaton, Spohnholz                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHJR 5(AET) passed the House and was referred to the                                                                   
Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                           LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                                                    
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Bradley G. Reeve                                                                                                     
By Representatives Westlake, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                                   
Drummond, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson,                                                                    
Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                      
LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                             
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Wilson, Wool                                                                                            

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Honoring - Wasilla Centennial                                                                                                   
By Representatives Sullivan-Leonard, Edgmon, Birch, Chenault,                                                                   
Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                                        
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp,                                                                 
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt,                                                                 
Rauscher, Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Talerico,                                                               
Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool; Senator                                                                   
Wilson                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Robert "Beau" Bassett                                                                                                
By Senator Gardner; Representatives Drummond, Edgmon, Birch,                                                                    
Chenault, Claman, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg,                                                            
Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-                                                                     
Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher,                                                              
Reinbold, Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard,                                                                 
Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - The American Red Cross, 100 Years in Alaska                                                                          
By Senator Egan; Representatives Edgmon, Birch, Chenault, Claman,                                                               
Drummond, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Johnson,                                                                    
Johnston, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins,                                                                      
LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher, Reinbold,                                                             
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                                             
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Drummond - from 8:00 p.m., March 3 to 1:00 a.m.,                                                                 
March 5                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Edgmon - from 6:30 p.m., February 16 to 1:00 p.m.,                                                               
February 19                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ortiz - from 6:00 a.m., February 18 to 9:30 p.m.,                                                                
February 19                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Sullivan-Leonard - from noon, February 16 to                                                                     
11:00 p.m., February 19                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stutes - from 1:00 p.m., February 16 to 2:00 p.m.,                                                               
February 17                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck - from 6:00 a.m., February 24 to 2:00 a.m.,                                                                 
February 27                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Westlake - from noon, February 21 to 10:30 a.m.,                                                                 
February 24                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp - from 2:00 p.m., February 17 to 1:10 a.m.,                                                                 
February 20                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnston - from 3:00 p.m., February 17 to 10:00 p.m.,                                                            
February 19                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                         SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
notice and publication requirements be waived and the citation,                                                                 
Honoring - Armed Services YMCA of Alaska, be taken up as a                                                                      
Special Order of Business.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                 
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House approve the citation.  There being no objection, the following                                                            
citation was approved and sent to enrolling:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Armed Services YMCA of Alaska                                                                                        
By Senator Costello; Representatives Kawasaki, Edgmon, Birch,                                                                   
Chenault, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Fansler, Foster, Gara, Grenn,                                                              
Guttenberg, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Kito, Kopp, Kreiss-                                                                   
Tomkins, LeDoux, Millett, Neuman, Ortiz, Parish, Pruitt, Rauscher,                                                              
Saddler, Seaton, Spohnholz, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr,                                                           
Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Westlake, Wilson, Wool                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker made the following appointments:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                     Appointed House Members 2017-2018                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Legislative Task Force on Civics Education                                                                                      
(Legislative Resolve No. 34, SLA 2016)                                                                                          
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
     Representative Ortiz                                                                                                       
     Representative Pruitt                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force                                                                                        
(Legislative Resolve No. 38, 1986)                                                                                              
     Representative Ortiz                                                                                                       
     Representative Kopp                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems                                                                                         
(Legislative Resolve Nos. 17, SLA 2013 and 60, SLA 2014)                                                                        
     Representative Foster                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Western Legislative Forestry Task Force                                                                                         
(Legislative Resolve No. 1, 1978)                                                                                               
     Representative Ortiz                                                                                                       
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Native Language Preservation & Advisory Council                                                                          
(AS 44.33.520)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Westlake                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Bond Reimbursement & Grant Review Committee                                                                                     
(AS 14.11.014)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Kito                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Parks Bail Advisory Committee                                                                                                   
(AS 41.21.960)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Rauscher                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Renewable Energy Fund Advisory Committee                                                                                        
(AS 42.45.045)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Kito                                                                                                        
     Representative Wool                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors                                                                   
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
     Representative Tuck                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Education Commission of the States                                                                                              
(AS 14.44.060)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
     Representative Kawasaki (alternate)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region - PNWER - Delegate Council                                                                    
     Representative Edgmon                                                                                                      
     Representative Tuck (alternate)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Aerospace Corporation                                                                                                    
(AS 26.27.020)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Stutes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education                                                                                    
(AS 14.42.015)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Health Care Commission                                                                                                   
(AS 18.09.020)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Guttenberg                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Minerals Commission                                                                                                      
(AS 44.33.431)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Saddler                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Board                                                                                        
(AS 16.51.010)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Stutes                                                                                                      
     Representative Kito (alternate)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Alaska Tourism Marketing Board                                                                                                  
(AS 44.33.13)                                                                                                                   
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Coordinated Care Demonstration Project Review Committee                                                                         
(AS 47.07.039)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Spohnholz                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Public Advisory Committee                                                                
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Fishery Industrial Technology Center Policy Council                                                                             
     Representative Stutes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Statewide Suicide Prevention Council                                                                                            
(AS 44.29.300)                                                                                                                  
     Representative Tarr                                                                                                        
     Representative Johnson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) Standing                                                                        
Committees                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Budgets & Revenue                                                                                                               
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
     Representative Johnson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce                                                                        
     Representative Guttenberg                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Education                                                                                                                       
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Natural Resources and Infrastructure                                                                                            
     Representative Tarr                                                                                                        
     Representative Neuman                                                                                                      
     Representative Kawasaki                                                                                                    
     Representative Saddler                                                                                                     
     Representative Johnson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Health & Human Services                                                                                                         
     Representative Spohnholz                                                                                                   
     Representative Fansler                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Labor & Economic Development                                                                                                    
     Representative Kito                                                                                                        
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Criminal Justice & Public Safety                                                                                                
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
     Representative Kopp                                                                                                        
     Representative Westlake                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Legislative Effectiveness                                                                                                       
     Representative Reinbold                                                                                                    
     Representative Tilton                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Redistricting & Elections                                                                                                       
     Representative LeDoux                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Committees                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Governing Board                                                                                                                 
     Representative Edgmon                                                                                                      
     Representative LeDoux                                                                                                      
     Representative Millett                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Finance                                                                                                                         
     Representative Seaton                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal & Economic Development Public Policy                                                                                     
     Representative Tuck                                                                                                        
     Representative Guttenberg                                                                                                  
     Representative Johnston                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Education & Workforce Development Public Policy                                                                                 
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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Energy & Environmental Public Policy                                                                                            
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
     Representative Fansler                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Health Public Policy                                                                                                            
     Representative Tarr                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Public Safety & Justice Public Policy                                                                                           
     Representative Tarr                                                                                                        
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
     Representative Fansler                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Suggested State Legislation                                                                                                     
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
     Representative Claman                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Transportation & Infrastructure Public Policy                                                                                   
     Representative Ortiz                                                                                                       
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Council of State Governments-West (CSG-WEST) Committees                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Executive Committee                                                                                                             
     Representative Edgmon                                                                                                      
     Representative Tuck                                                                                                        
     Representative Millett                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Agriculture & Water                                                                                                             
     Representative Johnson                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Canada Relations                                                                                                                
     Representative Kito                                                                                                        
     Representative Johnson                                                                                                     
     Representative Stutes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Transportation & Economic Development                                                                                           
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
     Representative Kito                                                                                                        
     Representative Stutes                                                                                                      
     Representative Johnston                                                                                                    

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Education & Workforce Development                                                                                               
     Representative Drummond                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Energy & Environment                                                                                                            
     Representative Talerico                                                                                                    
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
     Representative Fansler                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Finance                                                                                                                         
     Representative Seaton                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Health & Human Services                                                                                                         
     Representative Tarr                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Higher Education Task Force                                                                                                     
 Representative Josephson                                                                                                       
     Representative Kopp                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Public Safety                                                                                                                   
     Representative Kopp                                                                                                        
     Representative Grenn                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
State & Federal Relations                                                                                                       
     Representative Josephson                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Western Legislatures Futures Forum                                                                                              
     Representative Guttenberg                                                                                                  
     Representative Millett                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 5                                                                                                                         
Representatives Tilton and Josephson added as cosponsors to:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5(AET)                                                                                   
     Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the                                                          
     coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas                                                        
     development; urging the United States Department of the Interior                                                           
     to recognize the private property rights of owners of land in and                                                          
     adjacent to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; relating to oil and                                                       
     gas exploration, development, production, and royalties; and                                                               
     relating to renewable and alternative energy technologies.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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HB 42                                                                                                                         
Representative Kopp added as a cosponsor to:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 42                                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to seizure of property; relating to forfeiture to the                                                     
     state; relating to criminal law; amending Rules 3, 4, 11, 12, 16, 32,                                                      
     32.2, 32.3, 39, 39.1, and 42, Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure,                                                          
     Rules 501, 801, and 803, Alaska Rules of Evidence, and Rules                                                               
     202, 209, and 217, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and                                                                
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 93                                                                                                                         
Representatives Birch and Wilson added as cosponsors to:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 93                                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to railroad rights-of-way."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 106                                                                                                                        
Representative Kopp added as a cosponsor to:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 106                                                                                                         
     "An Act allowing appropriations to the civil legal services fund                                                           
     from court filing fees."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 123                                                                                                                        
Representatives Gara and Tarr added as cosponsors to:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 123                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to disclosure of health care services and price                                                           
     information; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                ENGROSSMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HJR 5                                                                                                                         
CSHJR 5(AET) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                                                     
Clerk, and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 77                                                                                                                         
HB 77 am was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, and                                                              
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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                               ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House adjourn until 10:30 a.m., February 17 for a technical session.                                                            
There being no objection, the House adjourned at 11:57 a.m.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                              Crystaline Jones                                                                  
                                              Chief Clerk