HJR 10-OPPOSE ANWR WILDERNESS DESIGNATION                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL  announced HJR 10  to be up for  consideration. She                                                               
said it  is a companion bill  to SJR 10, which  has already moved                                                               
from committee.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COSTELLO  moved to adopt  SCS CSHJR 10(RES),  version 29-                                                               
LS0429\E, as the working document.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:31:44 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  GIESSEL objected  for  discussion  purposes and  explained                                                               
that the  changes in the  proposed committee substitute  (CS) are                                                               
clean-up provisions  that more accurately  fit the  provisions in                                                               
ANILCA. It also inserts two  clauses from the Senate version that                                                               
were identified as redundant and therefore removed.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STOLTZE joined the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GIESSEL   invited  Mr.  Zepp  to   explain  the  sponsor's                                                               
perspective.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:32:13 PM                                                                                                                    
GARY  ZEPP,   staff  to   Representative  Nageak,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  said the  sponsor agreed  with the                                                               
changes to CSHJR 10(RES).                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GIESSEL  removed  her objection  and  finding  no  further                                                               
objections,  announced that  version  E was  adopted. She  opened                                                               
public comment and finding none, closed public testimony.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:33:24 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COSTELLO  moved to  report SCS  CSHJR (RES),  version 29-                                                               
LS0429\E,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached zero  fiscal note. There  were no objections and  it was                                                               
so ordered.