03/16/2011 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

          HJR  8-OPPOSE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:18:48 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SEATON  announced that  the first  order of  business is                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 8, Urging the United  States Food and                                                               
Drug Administration  to deny an  application to  sell genetically                                                               
engineered salmon  in the United  States; urging  compliance with                                                               
the  provision  of  P.L. 110-85  (Food  and  Drug  Administration                                                               
Amendments Act  of 2007) that  requires the Commissioner  of Food                                                               
and Drugs to  consult with the National  Marine Fisheries Service                                                               
of the National Oceanic  and Atmospheric Administration regarding                                                               
a  report  on  environmental risks  associated  with  genetically                                                               
engineered  seafood products;  and urging  that product  labeling                                                               
requirements   include    the   words    "Genetically   Modified"                                                               
prominently  displayed  on  the  front  of  the  package  if  the                                                               
application  is  approved by  the  United  States Food  and  Drug                                                               
Administration.  [Before the committee was CSHJR 8(FSH).]                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SEATON  opened public testimony  on the resolution.   He                                                               
then closed it after ascertaining that no one wished to testify.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:19:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HERRON moved  to adopt  Amendment 1,  labeled 27-                                                               
LS0376\M.1, Kane, 3/9/11, which read:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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          Insert a new clause to read:                                                                                          
          "WHEREAS the applicant has already bred and                                                                         
        produced transgenic salmon and shipped them for                                                                         
     commercial market tests; and"                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:20:59 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER noted that Alaska  has so much invested in                                                               
its salmon,  as well  as its  image and  branding of  the state's                                                               
salmon as  being natural, sustainably  harvested, and  from clean                                                               
waters.   Any introduction of genetically  modified fish, whether                                                               
accidental or however, is terrifying,  she said.  She offered her                                                               
support for the resolution.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KAWASAKI,  in response to Co-Chair  Seaton, stated                                                               
that the bill before the committee is Version M [27-LS0376\M].                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:22:23 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KAWASAKI moved to  report CSHJR 8(FSH), as amended                                                               
out  of   committee  with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                               
accompanying zero fiscal  note.  There being  no objection, CSHJR
(RES) was reported from the House Resources Standing Committee.