2021-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 0474
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Resources Committees.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                  CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                  SECOND READING OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SJR 9                                                                                                                         
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(L&C)                                                                                   
    Urging the United States Congress to exempt cruise ships from                                                               
    certain provisions of the Passenger Vessel Services Act and other                                                           
    applicable provisions of federal law for the period during which                                                            
    Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships carrying more than 100                                                            
    people; and urging the President of the United States not to fine or                                                        
    take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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 TRA RPT 7DP 412                                                                                                                
 FN1: ZERO(S.TRA) 412                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Eastman:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 4 - 5 (title amendment):                                                                                          
    Delete "; and urging the President of the United States not to                                                            
fine or take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state"                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, lines 14 - 15:                                                                                                          
    Delete all material and insert:                                                                                             
    "WHEREAS 46 U.S.C. 55103 (Passenger Vessel Services Act)                                                                  
requires that certain passenger vessels that sail from United States                                                            
ports must visit a foreign port before returning to a port in the United                                                        
States; and                                                                                                                     
    WHEREAS an exemption of cruise ships from the requirement of                                                              
visiting a foreign port would help mitigate continued job and revenue                                                           
loss and provide relief to an industry with an economic impact that                                                             
spans across every region of the state and employs people from                                                                  
Ketchikan to Nome; and"