2023-05-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 1163
SB 48                                                                                                                         
Senator Giessel gave notice of reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE                                                                 
BILL NO. 48(FIN) "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the                                                               
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; authorizing the                                                                     
Department of Natural Resources to lease land for carbon management                                                             
purposes; establishing a carbon offset program for state land;                                                                  
authorizing the sale of carbon offset credits; authorizing the use of                                                           
land and water within the Haines State Forest Resource Management                                                               
Area for a carbon offset project; authorizing the undertaking of carbon                                                         
offset projects on land in legislatively designated state forests; relating                                                     
to oil and gas lease expenditures; and providing for an effective date"                                                         
and moved and asked unanimous consent it be taken up. Without                                                                   
objection, it was so ordered and the bill was before the Senate on                                                              
reconsideration.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2023-05-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 1164
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                      
NO. 48(FIN) "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Alaska                                                             
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; authorizing the Department of                                                              
Natural Resources to lease land for carbon management purposes;                                                                 
establishing a carbon offset program for state land; authorizing the sale                                                       
of carbon offset credits; authorizing the use of land and water within                                                          
the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area for a carbon                                                                   
offset project; authorizing the undertaking of carbon offset projects on                                                        
land in legislatively designated state forests; relating to oil and gas                                                         
lease expenditures; and providing for an effective date" pass the                                                               
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 48(FIN)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                                              
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                 
Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers,                                                                      
Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 48(FIN) passed the Senate on                                                                     
reconsideration.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on                                                                   
reconsideration be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s).                                                         
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.