Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-05-09 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-05-09 House Journal Page 3985 HJR 9 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the House consider the Senate message (page 3775) on the following: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9 am Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case. and SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(JUD) am S Urging the United States Congress to honor the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts' resolution of the case; urging the United States Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law to identify all natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill that were unanticipated at the time of the 1991 settlement, to develop plans to remedy the damages, and to present the ExxonMobil Corporation with a request for the full $100,000,000 that is available through the "Reopener for Unknown Injury" clause of the 1991 civil settlement to carry out these plans. (SCR 32 - title change resolution) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Coghill moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment to HJR 9 am, thus adopting SCS HJR 9(JUD) am S, and recommended that the members vote yes. 2006-05-09 House Journal Page 3986 The question being: "Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment to HJR 9 am?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HJR 9(JUD) am S Concur YEAS: 38 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Anderson, 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, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Ramras, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Excused: Olson Absent: Rokeberg And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting SCS HJR 9(JUD) am S. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate. SCS HJR 9(JUD) am S was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.