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2003-04-07 House Journal

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2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0822
SCR 1                                                                                             
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1(FIN)                                                  
    Relating to economic development generated by new road                                          
    construction and to the design and construction of the Hot Springs                              
    Loop Road to connect Chena Hot Springs and Circle Hot Springs,                                  
    of a highway along the Bradfield/Iskut Rivers transportation                                    
    corridor, of the Knik Arm Crossing, of a road from Iliamna Bay to                               
    Pile Bay, and of other roads and highways.                                                      
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                  Journal Page                             
                                                                                                    
 TRA RPT HCS(TRA) 5DP 2NR                                            667                            
 FN1: ZERO(DOT)                                                      667                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                   
resolution:                                                                                         
                                                                                                    

2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0823
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT                                                           
    RESOLUTION NO. 1(TRA)                                                                           
    (same title)                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Gatto:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 4, line 7, following "Peninsula":                                                              
 Insert "; and be it                                                                                
 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature                                               
supports the design and construction and realignment of Trunk Road                                  
in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley to serve as a major north-south                                     
corridor for future development"                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Gatto moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Holm objected.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill placed a call of the House and lifted the call.                              
SCR 1                                                                                             
The following was before the House in second reading with                                           
Amendment No. 1 moved and pending:                                                                  
                                                                                                    

2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0824
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT                                                           
    RESOLUTION NO. 1(TRA)                                                                           
    Relating to economic development generated by new road                                          
    construction and to the design and construction of the Hot Springs                              
    Loop Road to connect Chena Hot Springs and Circle Hot Springs,                                  
    of a highway along the Bradfield/Iskut Rivers transportation                                    
    corridor, of the Knik Arm Crossing, of a road from Iliamna Bay to                               
    Pile Bay, and of other roads and highways.                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSCR 1(TRA)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  8                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cissna, Croft, Dahlstrom, Gatto, Harris, Kapsner, Kerttula,                                  
Masek, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Williams                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Chenault, Coghill, Fate, Foster, Hawker, Holm,                                    
Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels,                                         
Seaton, Whitaker, Wilson, Wolf                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Heinze, Kohring                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Anderson, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Joule,                                    
Kookesh, Moses                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was not offered.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Kerttula:                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 20, following "base", through line 27:                                                 
 Delete all material.                                                                               
 Insert "due to a severe decline in the timber, mining, and fishing                                 
industries; and"                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    

2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0825
Representative Holm objected.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSCR 1(TRA)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 3                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  4                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gatto,                                   
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Moses, Weyhrauch,                                           
Williams                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Harris, Hawker,                                  
Holm, Masek, Meyer, Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton,                                         
Stoltze, Whitaker, Wilson, Wolf                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Heinze, Kohring                                                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Joule, Kookesh                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representatives Williams and                                         
Weyhrauch:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Page 3, line 16, following "region;":                                                               
 Insert "and                                                                                        
 WHEREAS the Ralph M. Bartholomew Veterans' Memorial                                              
Bridge connecting the City of Ketchikan to Gravina Island has been                                  
identified as a project that will provide needed access to the Ketchikan                            
International Airport and foster future development of Gravina Island;                              
and                                                                                                 
 WHEREAS the East Lynn Canal Road connecting the City of                                          
Juneau with northern Southeast Alaska communities would have a                                      
profound impact on the economy of Juneau and enhance regional                                       
development and transportation infrastructure;"                                                     
                                                                                                    

2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0826
Page 4, line 7, following "Peninsula":                                                              
 Insert "; and be it                                                                                
 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature                                               
supports the design and construction of the Ralph M. Bartholomew                                    
Veterans' Memorial Bridge to connect the City of Ketchikan and                                      
Gravina Island and the East Lynn Canal Road alignment connecting                                    
the City of Juneau to northern Southeast Alaska"                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Williams moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSCR 1(TRA)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 4                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  4                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gatto,                               
Kapsner, Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Rokeberg,                                       
Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Williams, Wolf                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Fate, Gara, Harris, Hawker, Holm,                                
Kerttula, Masek, Ogg, Samuels, Seaton, Whitaker, Wilson                                             
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Heinze, Kohring                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Joule, Kookesh                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Kott changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                                   
Croft changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                                  
McGuire changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                                
Wolf changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                                   
Dahlstrom changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                              
Lynn changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 4 was adopted.                                                                
                                                                                                    

2003-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0827
Amendment No. 5 (technical) was offered by Representative                                           
Weyhrauch:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Page 4, line 12, following "City of Fairbanks,"                                                     
 Insert "City and Borough of Juneau,"                                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Weyhrauch moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                    
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall HCS CSSCR 1(TRA) am H pass the                                          
House?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSCR 1(TRA) am H                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                      
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  29   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  5                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Fate,                                
Foster, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Kapsner, Kott, Lynn, Masek,                                    
McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                    
Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Berkowitz, Coghill, Gara, Kerttula                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Heinze, Kohring                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Joule, Kookesh, Moses                                               
                                                                                                    
And so, HCS CSSCR 1(TRA) am H passed the House.                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz gave notice of reconsideration of the vote                                 
on HCS CSSCR 1(TRA) am H.