2021-02-18                     House Journal                      Page 0110
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Arctic Policy, Economic Development, & Tourism and the                                                                          
Transportation Committee.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HJR 12                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12 by Representatives Rauscher,                                                                      
Patkotak, McKay, McCabe, Cronk, Shaw, Johnson, Thompson,                                                                        
Nelson, Carpenter, Merrick, Gillham, Rasmussen, Tilton, Vance, Prax,                                                            
Kaufman, McCarty, Kurka, LeBon, Eastman, and Josephson:                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Urging the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of                                                             
     Land Management, to honor the recent lease sales and proceed                                                               
     with permitting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; urging the                                                         
     President of the United States to defend the 2020 Record of                                                                
     Decision approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing                                                                   
     Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; opposing                                                                   
     designation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a National                                                           
     Monument; and urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to                                                                  
     uphold sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and State Affairs                                                         
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                   
                              OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 1                                                                                                                          
(Prefile released January 8)                                                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 1 by Representatives Rauscher and Hopkins,                                                                       
entitled:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act providing for audits of CARES Act funds expended for                                                               
     the community assistance program and direct grants to                                                                      
     municipalities and communities."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                                                
Affairs and Finance Committees.