Members of the Alaska House minority raised procedural objections Monday morning as the body prepared a formal complaint in response to the federal government\u2019s cancellation of oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic Ocean.<\/p>\n
Rep. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage and the House Minority Leader, said it was inappropriate to consider a joint resolution covering Arctic drilling during a special session with a defined agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, I believe it\u2019s outside the subject matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The objection was raised during a brief House floor session on Monday and came as Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, was referring the draft resolution to the House Resources Committee.<\/p>\n
After the floor session, Tuck said the issue wasn\u2019t about the text of the resolution \u2014 which he said he had not read \u2014 but that it was being brought up during a special session called by the governor to address a specific topic. <\/p>\n
Rep. Max Gruenberg, D-Anchorage, said to veer off the governor\u2019s agenda set a \u201cdangerous precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because a joint resolution is not binding legislation \u2014 it is a Legislature-backed statement, a glorified letter of complaint or praise \u2014 it is closer to the special orders and notes legislators enter into their record of business even during a special session. <\/p>\n
After Gruenberg and Tuck spoke, Chenault ruled the resolution in order, and the House voted 26-12 along majority\/minority lines in support of Chenault\u2019s ruling. The majority is largely Republican, while the minority is primarily Democratic.<\/p>\n
House Joint Resolution 301 has not yet been scheduled for a hearing in the House Resources Committee.<\/p>\n
The resolution\u2019s companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 301, has cleared the Senate Resources Committee and is scheduled for a vote Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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