01/21/1994 01:50 PM Senate JUD

 SENATOR TAYLOR invited SENATOR ELLIS to introduce his resolution,             
 CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13(RES) (EXPORT OF ALASKA OIL)             
 to committee.                                                                 
                                                                               
 SENATOR ELLIS explained lifting the ban on the export of Alaskan              
 crude was crucial to the future economic future of our state, and             
 he referred to the committee substitute as enumerating well and               
 clearly the benefits to the State of Alaska.                                  
                                                                               
 SENATOR ELLIS described a meeting in Washington, D.C. with some               
 Alaskan Legislators and people from the Department of Justice and             
 the Energy Department regarding the resolution.  He said they were            
 in attendance when SECRETARY HAZEL O'LEARY made her announcement              
 about the full review despite opposition and intense pressure from            
 some members of Congress.  SENATOR ELLIS reported she was moving              
 forward with a full objective review of the pros and cons for the             
 nation of lifting the ban, and they were assured PRESIDENT CLINTON            
 was willing to consider the benefits in the spirit of free trade,             
 NAFTA, and the Pacific Rim as a trading future.                               
                                                                               
 SENATOR ELLIS explained the resolution calls on the Congress to               
 lift the ban and to support specific legislation before the                   
 Congress to accomplish that goal.  At a suggestion from SENATOR               
 DRUE PEARCE, SENATOR ELLIS had included language she wanted in the            
 resolution to call on the president to use his power under                    
 Executive Order.  He said it was a multi-purpose resolution calling           
 on both PRESIDENT CLINTON and the Congress to act together or                 
 separately, whichever was the most expeditious.                               
                                                                               
 SENATOR DONLEY moved to adopt the CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION              
 NO. 13(RES).  Without objections, so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE moved to pass CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.               
 13(RES) (EXPORT OF ALASKA OIL) from committee with individual                 
 recommendations.  Without objections, so ordered.