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2007-02-21 House Journal

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2007-02-21                     House Journal                      Page 0291
HJR 8                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

2007-02-21                     House Journal                      Page 0292
     HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                                               
     Opposing the enactment by the Washington State Legislature of a                                                            
     bill proposing to impose a fee on the processing of shipping                                                               
     containers in the State of Washington because of the negative                                                              
      impact of the fee on the people and the economy of this state.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
 TRA RPT CS(TRA) 5DP                                                   262                                                      
 FN1: ZERO(LEG)                                                        262                                                      
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 6DP                                                   278                                                      
 FN1: ZERO(LEG)                                                        279                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                               
resolution:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8(L&C)                                                                                   
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Kerttula and                                                                     
Thomas:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 4, following "House of Representatives;":                                                                          
 Insert "the Honorable Mary Margaret Haugen, Washington State                                                                   
Senator;"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Kerttula and                                                                     
Thomas:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 14, following ";":                                                                                                 
 Insert "and"                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

2007-02-21                     House Journal                      Page 0293
Page 2, following line 14, insert:                                                                                              
 "WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature recognizes that freight                                                                
congestion in Washington ports is a serious problem; and                                                                        
 WHEREAS congestion in Washington ports can negatively                                                                        
impact the transport of Alaska goods; and                                                                                       
 WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature recognizes that the                                                                     
efficient and economic transport of freight along the west coast is a                                                           
regional issue that takes a regional solution;"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 25, insert:                                                                                              
 "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature will                                                                     
work with the Washington State Legislature and Washington state to                                                              
find a mutually beneficial means for the efficient and economic                                                                 
transport of goods between Alaska and Washington; and be it"                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                                                
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHJR 8(L&C) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                      
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                                                         
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHJR 8(L&C) am was read the third time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHJR 8(L&C) am pass the House?"  The                                                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHJR 8(L&C) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll,                                                              
Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto,                                                                       
Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                               
Joule, Kawasaki, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                 
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  Seaton                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHJR 8(L&C) am passed the House and was referred to the                                                                
Chief Clerk for engrossment.