Legislature(2017 - 2018)
2018-03-28 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2018-03-28 Senate Journal Page 2413 SJR 13 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 Urging the United States Congress to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act and urging the United States Department of the Interior to permit Alaska Native organizations and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to co- manage, take, and study marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, was read the second time. Senator Giessel, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Resources Committee Substitute offered on page 2333. Senator Gardner objected, then withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(RES) Urging the United States Congress to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act; urging certain federal agencies to permit Alaska Native organizations and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to co-manage, take, and study sea otters; and urging the United States Secretary of the Interior to review evidence and waive certain provisions of the moratorium on taking sea otters, was adopted. Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent the resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(RES) was read the third time. Senators Hoffman, Shower, Stevens, Giessel, MacKinnon, Micciche, Bishop, Coghill, Egan, Kelly moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cosponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered. 2018-03-28 Senate Journal Page 2414 The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(RES) Urging the United States Congress to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act; urging certain federal agencies to permit Alaska Native organizations and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to co-manage, take, and study sea otters; and urging the United States Secretary of the Interior to review evidence and waive certain provisions of the moratorium on taking sea otters, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSJR 13(RES) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(RES) passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.