H.J. No. 0013

Resolution in support of Central Park wilderness.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Jaggi and Burkhart and Senator(s) Jennings

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to acquire the area commonly known as Central Park on Manhattan in New York City on behalf of the federal government; urging the United States Congress to declare Central Park to be a wilderness area and to prohibit any further improvement or development of Central Park unless authorized by an Act of Congress.

 

2/15/2012   Bill Number Assigned

2/15/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/17/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H06

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Petersen, Quarberg, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Teeters, Throne, Vranish and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Botten, Freeman, Illoway, Krone, Lockhart, Patton, Pedersen, Petroff, Steward, Stubson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Harshman

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Byrd, Esquibel, K. and Goggles

Ayes 40    Nays 15    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 3

 

2/20/2012   H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bonner, Connolly, Davison, Jaggi, McKim, McOmie, Petroff and Reeder

Nays:  Representative(s) Botten

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2012   H Placed on General File

 

HJ0013HS001/ADOPTED

Page 5-lines 1 through 13     Delete and insert:

"WHEREAS, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 creates two million (2,000,000) acres of new wilderness in nine (9) states and expands twenty-six (26) existing wilderness areas; and

WHEREAS, there are over three million (3,000,000) designated roadless acres of national forest land in Wyoming which cannot be utilized consistent with the directives of multiple-use and sustained yield; and

WHEREAS, the State of Alaska faces the same issues as the State of Wyoming with congressional action required before leasing and other mineral development can occur in Area 1002 of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.".  MCOMIE, CHAIRMAN

 

HJ0013HW001/ADOPTED

Page 5-after line 9     Insert:

"WHEREAS, in the event Congress authorizes the creation of the Central Park Wilderness, the state of Wyoming shall donate a breeding pair of grey wolves to begin the re-colonization of the grey wolf to Manhattan, an area, like Wyoming, encompassing the grey wolf's historic range; and".  LUBNAU, BERGER

 

2/24/2012   H Passed CoW

2/27/2012   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/2012   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Peasley, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Vranish and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Blake, Blikre, Botten, Buchanan, Connolly, Craft, Freeman, Gingery, Illoway, Krone, Madden, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pedersen, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison and Reeder

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Byrd, Esquibel, K. and Goggles

Ayes 32    Nays 23    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 3

 

2/29/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/29/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S06

3/1/2012    S06 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Christensen, Dockstader and Driskill

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns and Esquibel, F.

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    S Placed on General File; Did not Consider in COW