Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2021-03-29 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2021-03-29 Senate Journal Page 0575 HJR 12 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) 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 second time. Senators Revak, Costello, Hughes, Reinbold, Bishop, Holland, Stedman, Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Revak, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Resources Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 552. Senator Begich objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) was adopted. Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, lines 6 - 7: Delete "and urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to uphold sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" Insert "urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to honor the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of bonuses, royalties, and rentals from exploration and development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and requesting that the Alaska delegation in Congress defeat any effort to alter or repeal other provisions of sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the result would adversely affect oil and gas development efforts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge" 2021-03-29 Senate Journal Page 0576 Page 5, line 11, following "state;": Insert "and WHEREAS, in sec. 28 of the Alaska Statehood Act of 1958 (P.L. 85-508), the United States Congress established the right of the state to receive 90 percent of the income derived from mineral leasing collected from the development of federal land in the state; and WHEREAS the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 191), as amended, which is referenced in sec. 28 of the Alaska Statehood Act of 1958 (P.L. 85-508), provides that "[a]ll money received from the sales, bonuses, royalties . . . and rentals of [certain federal] public lands . . . shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States; and . . . 90 per centum thereof shall be paid to the State of Alaska for disposition by the legislature thereof," which is consistent with the provisions of the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the share of profits obtained from leasing, exploration, and development of federal land within the state's borders to which the State of Alaska is entitled; and WHEREAS sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97) provides for the state to receive a 50 percent share of the adjusted bonus, rental, and royalty receipts derived from leasing, exploration, and development of federal land in the state, in contravention of the percentage shares required under the Alaska Statehood Act; and WHEREAS the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that gross receipts from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lease bonus bids alone could generate proceeds of up to $2,200,000,000 over a decade;" Page 6, following line 11: Insert new material to read: "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-97) to honor the Alaska Statehood Act, which provides that the State of Alaska receive a 90 percent share of all bonuses, royalties, and rentals under leases received by the federal government for exploration and development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and be it" Page 6, line 13, following "repeal": Insert "other provisions of" 2021-03-29 Senate Journal Page 0577 Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Reinbold objected, then withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Senator Hughes 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. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) am S was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) am S 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; urging the Alaska delegation in Congress to work to repeal sec. 20001(b)(5) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to honor the Alaska Statehood Act with respect to the state's share of bonuses, royalties, and rentals from exploration and development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and requesting that the Alaska delegation in Congress defeat any effort to alter or repeal other provisions of sec. 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 if the result would adversely affect oil and gas development efforts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHJR 12(RES) am S Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 13 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 5 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Costello, Holland, Hughes, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Reinbold, Revak, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski, Wilson Nays: Begich, Gray-Jackson Excused: Hoffman, Myers, Olson, Shower, von Imhof and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(RES) am S passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.