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HJR 40                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RES) Opposing the                                                                          
proposed designation by the National Marine Fisheries Service of                                                                
3,000 square miles of upper Cook Inlet, the mid-inlet, all of the inlet's                                                       
western shores, and Kachemak Bay as critical habitat for beluga                                                                 
whales, was read the second time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent                                                                
for the adoption of the Resources Senate Committee Substitute offered                                                           
on page 2249. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                     
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RES) was adopted.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that 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.                                                                                 
40(RES) was read the third time.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senators Dyson, Wagoner, Bunde, McGuire, Meyer, Stedman,                                                                        
Huggins, Menard moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                
cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                           
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RES) Opposing the proposed                                                                              
designation by the National Marine Fisheries Service of 3,000 square                                                            
miles of upper Cook Inlet, the mid-inlet, all of the inlet's western                                                            
shores, and Kachemak Bay as critical habitat for beluga whales, pass                                                            
the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHJR 40(RES)                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman,                                                              
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan,                                                                       
Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                             
NO. 40(RES) passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for                                                             
engrossment.