Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-04-18 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-04-18 House Journal Page 3184 HJR 27 The following was read the second time: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation amending the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment Act to allow deserving veterans to obtain allotments of vacant land within the State of Alaska; and to reopen and legislatively approve allotments in the Tongass National Forest. 2006-04-18 House Journal Page 3185 with the: Journal Page MLV RPT CS(MLV) 4DP 2691 FN1: ZERO(H.MLV) 2692 STA RPT CS(MLV) 4DP 1NR 1AM 2954 FN1: ZERO(H.MLV) 2955 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original resolution: CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27(MLV) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Seaton: Page 2, line 24, following "States;": Insert "and WHEREAS the policy of the federal government over the past several decades has been to acquire inholdings in national parks and national monuments to provide for contiguous and manageable units; and WHEREAS it is in the interest of national security to reserve and maintain for tactical purposes a system of federal military bases and training land in Alaska that does not contain private inholdings; and WHEREAS it is in the long-term economic interest of the state to ensure that the construction of the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline is not stalled or otherwise slowed because of the establishment of private allotments in the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline right-of-way;" Page 2, following line 27: Insert a new clause to read: "FURTHER RESOLVED that the United States Congress is urged to prohibit the selection of allotments in national parks, national monuments, military bases or installations, or the right-of-way for a proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline; and be it" Representative Seaton moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. 2006-04-18 House Journal Page 3186 Representative Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 27(MLV) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 3 NAYS: 34 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Gardner, Seaton, Weyhrauch Nays: Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson Excused: Anderson, McGuire Absent: Meyer And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHJR 27(MLV) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHJR 27(MLV) was read the third time. Representative Thomas moved and asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest. Objection was heard, and Representative Thomas was required to vote. The question being: "Shall CSHJR 27(MLV) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHJR 27(MLV) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 38 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 2006-04-18 House Journal Page 3187 Yeas: Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Excused: Anderson, McGuire And so, CSHJR 27(MLV) passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.