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HJR 5                                                                                                                         
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 Urging the United States                                                                           
Congress and the President of the United States to reinstate the Secure                                                         
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and                                                                  
make the funding mechanism in the Act permanent, was read the third                                                             
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Shower moved the resolution be returned to second reading                                                               
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment                                                                   
No. 1. Without objection, the resolution was returned to second                                                                 
reading.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Senators Shower, Kiehl offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 26, following "program":                                                                                           
     Insert "; and be it                                                                                                        
     FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature                                                                       
encourages the United States Congress and the President of the United                                                           
States to explore opportunities to make additional federal timber                                                               
resources in the state available for responsible harvest in a manner that                                                       
supports rural economic revitalization, conserves habitat, and                                                                  
promotes forest health"                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Shower moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                                               
Kawasaki objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no                                                                  
further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 am S was automatically in                                                                          
third reading.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                               
NO. 5 am S Urging the United States Congress and the President of                                                               
the United States to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and                                                                     
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and make the funding                                                                   
mechanism in the Act permanent, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                            
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HJR 5 am S                                                                                                                      
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson,                                                                       
Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Hughes                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 am S passed the Senate                                                                     
and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.