CSSJR 34(WTR)-TAIWAN STATUS AND PRESIDENT                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
CHAIR GARY STEVENS announced CSSJR 34(WTR) to be up for                                                                         
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
RICHARD  SCHMITZ, staff  to Senator  Cowdery, explained  that the                                                               
resolution  sends a  message  of goodwill  to  Republic of  China                                                               
(Taiwan) President Chen Shui-bian for his reelection.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Because the  Republic of China  (Taiwan) is an  important trading                                                               
partner to  Alaska, the resolution  encourages the  United States                                                               
Congress to endorse  their request to be  granted Observer Status                                                               
at the World Health Organization.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There were no questions.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY  motioned to report CSSJR  34(WTR) from committee                                                               
with individual  recommendations and attached zero  fiscal notes.                                                               
He asked for unanimous consent.  There being no objection, it was                                                               
so ordered.