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SJR 16                                                                                                                        
Message dated April 19 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
returned for consideration CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                       
NO. 16(ARC) Expressing support for the Arctic Economic Council                                                                  
and the United States Arctic Economic Council delegation; requesting                                                            
that the United States Congress express support for the Arctic                                                                  
Economic Council, for the chair of the Arctic Economic Council to be                                                            
a resident of this state, and for the structure of the Arctic Economic                                                          
Council leadership to mirror the rotation of the chair of the Arctic                                                            
Council; and urging the United States Congress to empower residents                                                             
of the state as partners in the Arctic Economic Council, with the                                                               
following amendment:                                                                                                            

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           HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE JOINT                                                                                     
           RESOLUTION NO. 16(RLS) Expressing support                                                                            
           for the Arctic Economic Council and the United                                                                       
           States Arctic Economic Council delegation;                                                                           
           requesting that the United States Congress express                                                                   
           support for the Arctic Economic Council, for the                                                                     
           chair of the Arctic Economic Council to be a                                                                         
           resident of this state, and for the structure of the                                                                 
           Arctic Economic Council leadership to mirror the                                                                     
           rotation of the chair of the Arctic Council; and                                                                     
           encouraging the United States Congress to                                                                            
           cooperate with the state on matters related to and                                                                   
           under consideration by the Arctic Economic                                                                           
           Council. (Title Change HCR 13)                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved that the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSJR 16(RLS)                                                                                                               
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                                            
Amendment to CSSJR 16(ARC)?                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner,                                                               
Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer,                                                                    
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                                              
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                                     
NO. 16(RLS) Expressing support for the Arctic Economic Council and                                                              
the United States Arctic Economic Council delegation; requesting that                                                           
the United States Congress express support for the Arctic Economic                                                              
Council, for the chair of the Arctic Economic Council to be a resident                                                          
of  this  state,  and  for  the  structure  of  the Arctic Economic Council                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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leadership to mirror the rotation of the chair of the Arctic Council; and                                                       
encouraging the United States Congress to cooperate with the state on                                                           
matters related to and under consideration by the Arctic Economic                                                               
Council.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The resolution was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.