Legislature(2019 - 2020)
2019-03-11 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2019-03-11 House Journal Page 0291 SJR 7 The following was read the second time: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7 Requesting that the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management implement an oil and gas leasing program in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. with the: Journal Page RES RPT HCS(RES) 4DP 1DNP 1NR 2AM 289 FN1: ZERO(S.RES) 290 Representative Eastman rose to a point of order, citing Uniform Rules 49 and 18, and objected to SJR 7 being on today's calendar. The Speaker ruled the objection out of order. 2019-03-11 House Journal Page 0292 Representative Eastman appealed the ruling of the chair. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: Consider Daily Calendar/SJR 7 Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 28 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Nays: Carpenter, Eastman, Johnson, Neuman, Pruitt, Rauscher, Revak, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tilton, Vance Excused: Merrick And so, the ruling of the Chair was sustained. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original resolution: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7(RES) (same title) Representative Eastman objected. The question being: "Shall HCS SJR 7(RES) be adopted in lieu of the original resolution?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SJR 7(RES) Second Reading Adopt RES CS YEAS: 39 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Neuman, 2019-03-11 House Journal Page 0293 Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Merrick And so, HCS SJR 7(RES) was adopted. Amendment No. 1 was not offered. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Eastman: Page 1, line 3, following "Refuge" (title amendment): Insert "; and urging the United States Congress to amend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to honor the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of bonuses, royalties, and rentals from exploration and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge" Page 2, following line 14: Insert new material to read: "WHEREAS sec. 28 of the Alaska Statehood Act provides, "[a]ll net profits from operation of Government mines, and all bonuses, royalties, and rentals under leases as herein provided and all other payments received under this Act shall be distributed as follows as soon as practicable after December 31 and June 30 of each year: (1) 90 per centum thereof shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State of Alaska for disposition by the legislature thereof; and (2) 10 per centum shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts"; and WHEREAS sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115- 97) provides for a 50 percent share to Alaska with the federal government for bonuses, royalties, and rentals from mineral leases on federal land in the state, in contravention of the percentage shares required under the Alaska Statehood Act; and" Page 3, line 30: Delete "." Insert "; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Congress, before entering into a lease agreement 2019-03-11 House Journal Page 0294 relating to the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to amend sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) to honor the Alaska Statehood Act, which provides that the state receive a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals under leases received by the federal government for exploration and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." Page 4, line 2, following "Senate;": Insert "the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives;" Representative Eastman moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. There was objection. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SJR 7(RES) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 12 NAYS: 27 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Eastman, Jackson, Johnson, Neuman, Rauscher, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Tarr, Tilton, Vance, Wilson Nays: Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Thompson, Tuck, Wool, Zulkosky Excused: Merrick And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Representative Thompson moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS SJR 7(RES) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2019-03-11 House Journal Page 0295 HCS SJR 7(RES) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall HCS SJR 7(RES) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS SJR 7(RES) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 36 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Carpenter, Claman, Drummond, Eastman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnson, Johnston, Josephson, Knopp, Kopp, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, LeDoux, Lincoln, Neuman, Ortiz, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Revak, Shaw, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Sullivan-Leonard, Talerico, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wilson, Zulkosky Nays: Hannan, Tarr, Wool Excused: Merrick And so, HCS SJR 7(RES) passed the House. Representative Thompson gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on HCS SJR 7(RES).