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2011-05-12 House Journal

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                             HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                       ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                      TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                         FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                  Thursday                 May 12, 2011                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                           Twenty-fifth Day                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Chenault at 1:13 p.m.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 36 members present.  Representatives Gardner,                                                                  
Hawker, and Joule had been excused from a call of the House today.                                                              
Representative Edgmon was absent.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, the Reverend George                                                                 
Silides of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.  Representative P. Wilson                                                             
moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on                                                              
the journal.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    With the deepest respect for the religious traditions of all                                                                
    Alaskans, I offer this prayer:                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    Almighty and Everlasting God, the only who is all-mighty                                                                    
    and ever-lasting.  Bless with your presence, we pray, these                                                                 
    servants of the people of Alaska.  Give them, we pray, a sense                                                              
    of their duty which includes wisdom of their strengths and of                                                               
    their limitations.  Bless them with a sense of urgency to                                                                   
    accomplish what they may and the peace of knowing what                                                                      
    they cannot.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    May there be for those who can, O Lord, a greater trust in                                                                  
    your love for each of them and in that trust a greater sense of                                                             
    your power to work your purpose both through and in spite of                                                                

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      what we do today.  For the part we can play in the work of                                                               
    shaping the life of this great land, we are thankful.  For the                                                             
    part we do not need to play, we are also thankful.  Amen.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Munoz.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                     CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
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the journal for the 24 legislative day of the first special session be                                                          
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                                                         
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                       INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules                                                               
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Lathrop Robotics Team, Finalist in FIRST World                                                                       
Championships                                                                                                                   
By Representatives Thompson, Hawker                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Ron Miller                                                                                                        
By Representatives Pruitt, Chenault                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                         LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                                                
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - ChangePoint Church's Downtown Soup Kitchen                                                                           
By Representatives Tuck, Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick, Doogan,                                                              
Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                                             
Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Millett, Munoz, Neuman,                                                               
Olson, Petersen, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Thompson,                                                            
P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                                            

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Honoring - Kinross Fort Knox Mine and Its Employees for Producing                                                               
Five Million Ounces of Gold                                                                                                     
By Senator Thomas; Representatives Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick,                                                            
Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto,                                                                
Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                               
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Millett, Munoz,                                                                
Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                                              
Thompson, Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Major David L. Brodeur                                                                                            
By Representatives Saddler, Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick,                                                                   
Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto,                                                                
Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                               
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Millett, Munoz,                                                                
Neuman, Olson, Petersen, Pruitt, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Thompson,                                                             
Tuck, P. Wilson, T. Wilson; Senator Dyson                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                          UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following members be excused from a call of the House.  There                                                               
being no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Thomas - from 7:00 a.m., May 13 to 8:00 a.m.,                                                                    
May 16                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Holmes - from 8:00 a.m., May 20 to 8:00 a.m., June 8                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                              ENROLLMENT                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HR 9                                                                                                                          
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
and returned to the Office of the Governor at 12:58 p.m., May 12,                                                               
2011:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9                                                                                                      
    Relating to adjournment of the First Regular Session of the                                                                 
    Twenty-Seventh Alaska State Legislature and certifying to                                                                   
    Governor Sean Parnell the disagreement between the House of                                                                 

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    Representatives and the Senate regarding the time of the                                                                    
    legislature's adjournment.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    House Resolve No. 9                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HR 9 passed the House on April 14, 2011, engrossment and                                                                        
enrollment were waived, and the resolution was delivered to the                                                                 
Governor (page 1091).                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                             ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
With appointment of the Conference Committee on the operating                                                                   
budget, Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect as of April 6,                                                             
2011.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                              ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the House adjourn until 1:00 p.m., May 13, 2011.  There being no                                                                
objection, the House adjourned at 1:24 p.m.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                           Suzi Lowell                                                                          
                                           Chief Clerk