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2011-06-28 House Journal

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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                        TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                          SECOND SPECIAL SESSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                    Tuesday                  June 28, 2011                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                Second Day                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The House was called to order by Speaker Chenault at 3:48 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 36 members present.  Representatives Doogan,                                                                   
Fairclough, Guttenberg, and Lynn had been excused from a call of the                                                            
House today.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative                                                                      
T. Wilson.  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 beliefs of all                                                                  
     Alaskans, I offer the following prayer:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Heavenly Father,                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     As we complete this session, we are reminded of familiar                                                                   
     history and a passage from one of your servants, G.K.                                                                      
     Chesterton, comes to mind:  "There are two ways of getting                                                                 
     home and one of them is to stay there.  The other is to walk                                                               
       round the whole world till we come back to the same place."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     As we've traveled the full possible political world to address                                                             
     the subject of this special session, help us communicate to                                                                
     Alaskans that this journey was in pursuit of the best interests                                                            
     of our state.  Please grant us the wisdom and the discernment                                                              

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        we need to continue important conversations and to be ever                                                             
          mindful of the Alaskans we serve.  Thank you for your                                                                
     guidance.  Amen.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Johansen.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the journal for the first legislative day of the second special session be                                                      
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                                                         
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                      REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 45                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(CRA) am                                                                                          
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska coastal                                                               
     management program and relating to the extension; relating to the                                                          
     review of activities and regulations of the Alaska coastal                                                                 
     management program; establishing the Alaska Coastal Policy                                                                 
     Board; relating to the development, review, and approval of                                                                
     district coastal management plans; relating to the duties of the                                                           
     Department of Natural Resources relating to the Alaska coastal                                                             
     management program; relating to the review of certain                                                                      
     consistency determinations; providing for an effective date by                                                             
     amending the effective date of secs. 1 - 13 and 18, ch. 31, SLA                                                            
     2005; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Stoltze and Thomas, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Joule, Gara, Edgmon                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (6):  Hawker, T. Wilson, Neuman, Costello, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
5.  Fiscal, Dept. of Environmental Conservation                                                                                 
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Environmental Conservation                                                                                 
7.  Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 45(CRA) am is on today's calendar.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                      SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 45                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(CRA) am                                                                                          
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska coastal                                                               
     management program and relating to the extension; relating to the                                                          
     review of activities and regulations of the Alaska coastal                                                                 
     management program; establishing the Alaska Coastal Policy                                                                 
     Board; relating to the development, review, and approval of                                                                
     district coastal management plans; relating to the duties of the                                                           
     Department of Natural Resources relating to the Alaska coastal                                                             
     management program; relating to the review of certain                                                                      
     consistency determinations; providing for an effective date by                                                             
     amending the effective date of secs. 1 - 13 and 18, ch. 31, SLA                                                            
     2005; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                    Journal Page                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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 FN5: (DEC)                                                          1295                                                       
 FN6: (DEC)                                                          1295                                                       
 FN7: (DNR)                                                          1295                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
CSSB 45(CRA) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                      
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                                                         
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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CSSB 45(CRA) am was read the third time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSSB 45(CRA) am pass the House?"  The                                                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 45(CRA) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  18   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Cissna, Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gardner,                                                                        
Gruenberg, Herron, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Miller,                                                                   
Munoz, Petersen, Seaton, Tuck, P.Wilson                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Costello, Dick, Feige, Gatto, Hawker, Johansen,                                                                
Johnson, Keller, Millett, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Saddler, Stoltze,                                                              
Thomas, Thompson, T.Wilson                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Doogan, Fairclough, Guttenberg, Lynn                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSSB 45(CRA) am failed to pass the House.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 45(CRA) am(fld H) was engrossed and returned to the Senate                                                                 
for permanent filing.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following member be excused from a call of the House.  There                                                                
being no objection, the member was excused as noted:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gatto - from 7:00 a.m., October 1 to midnight,                                                                   
October 12                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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The House observed a moment of silence in memory of former                                                                      
Speaker of the House, Representative Ben Grussendorf.                                                                           

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                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pruitt moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
Second Special Session of the House of Representatives for the                                                                  
Twenty-seventh Legislature adjourn sine die.  There being no                                                                    
objection, the House adjourned sine die at 5:25 p.m.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                             Suzi Lowell                                                                        
                                             Chief Clerk