Senate Daily Journal 06-07-2000
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Introduction of Senate Resolutions OF THE Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate SENATE Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44— _______ BY SENATOR C JONES A RESOLUTION EIGHTEENTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS To commend Earnie Miles on his outstanding twenty years of service _______ and dedication as KNOE-TV's gospel host. Twenty-Sixth Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the On motion of Senator C. Jones, the resolution was read by title and Constitution of 1974 adopted. _______ SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 45 Senate Chamber BY SENATOR HINES State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana A RESOLUTION To request state agencies to assist in determining the extent of Wednesday, June 7, 2000 contamination of underground drinking water supplies caused by the train derailment in Eunice, Louisiana. The Senate was called to order at 9:30 o'clock A.M., by Hon. John Hainkel, President of the Senate. The resolution was read by title. Senator Hines moved to adopt the Senate Resolution. ROLL CALL Senator Dean objected. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: ROLL CALL PRESENT The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Fields, W Malone YEAS Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Barham Gautreaux McPherson Mr. President Heitmeier McPherson Bean Heitmeier Michot Barham Hines Michot Boissiere Hines Mount Bean Hollis Robichaux Cain Hollis Robichaux Boissiere Hoyt Romero Campbell Hoyt Romero Campbell Irons Schedler Chaisson Irons Schedler Chaisson Johnson Smith Cravins Johnson Smith Dardenne Jones, B Tarver Dardenne Jones, B Tarver Ellington Jones, C Theunissen Dean Jones, C Theunissen Fields, C Lambert Thomas Ellington Lambert Thomas Fields, W Lentini Ullo Fields, C Lentini Ullo Fontenot Malone Total—39 Gautreaux Marionneaux ABSENT Total—34 NAYS Total—0 Dean The President of the Senate announced there were 39 Senators Total—1 present and a quorum. ABSENT Prayer Bajoie Cravins Cain Mount The prayer was offered by Senator C. Jones, following which the Total—4 Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Resolution. Reading of the Journal Senate Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the House of Representatives On motion of Senator C. Jones, the reading of the Journal was with Amendments dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Morning Hour take up at this time the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with amendments. Rules Suspended Senator Ellington in the Chair Senator Barham asked for a suspension of the rules for the purpose of invoking 5 minute cloture. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5— BY SENATORS MOUNT, B. JONES AND SCHEDLER Without objection, so ordered. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create the Louisiana Commission on Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams to study the multidisciplinary team approach to the handling of cases of child abuse and neglect as well as cases involving suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and to develop Page 2 SENATE 18th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 7, 2000 recommendations for improving the investigation, prosecution, and Amendments proposed by Representative Alario to Engrossed Senate assessments of these cases. Concurrent Resolution No. 22 by Senator Schedler The resolution was read by title. Returned from the House of AMENDMENT NO. 1 Representatives with the following amendments: On page 2, at the end of line 9, change the period "." to a semicolon ";" and insert "and" HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Amendments proposed by Representative Murray to Engrossed Senate On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: Resolution No. 5 by Senator Mount "WHEREAS, education should remain a top funding priority for AMENDMENT NO. 1 the state." On page 4, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 3 "(27) The chairman of the Louisiana Chapter of American On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers or his designee. (28) The chairman of the New Orleans Chapter of Louis A. "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the legislature and the Martinette Society or his designee." governor make education a top funding priority for the state." Senator Mount moved to concur in the amendments proposed by HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS the House. Amendments proposed by Representative Daniel to Engrossed Senate ROLL CALL Concurrent Resolution No. 22 by Senator Schedler The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 8, delete the period "." and insert "and to urge and YEAS request the members of the Revenue Estimating Conference and the members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget recommend Mr. President Fontenot Marionneaux that the state treasurer contract to establish a firm price for anticipated Bajoie Gautreaux McPherson mineral production and to urge and request the Legislature of Louisiana Barham Heitmeier Michot to provide an operating budget appropriation sufficient to cover Bean Hines Mount administrative costs and monies necessary to execute such contracts in Boissiere Hollis Robichaux the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year's budget." Cain Hoyt Romero Campbell Irons Smith AMENDMENT NO. 2 Chaisson Johnson Tarver On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: Cravins Jones, B Theunissen Dardenne Jones, C Thomas "WHEREAS, mineral revenues derived from severance taxes and Ellington Lambert Ullo royalties have been very volatile over the last two decades due to Fields, C Lentini geopolitical and global market or demand conditions that are outside the Fields, W Malone control of the United States and the state of Louisiana; and Total—37 WHEREAS, just within the last two fiscal years such fluctuations NAYS have been common, for example during the 1998-1999 Fiscal Year, the state appropriated monies based on oil selling at fifteen dollars per Dean barrel, but because of precipitous market drops, the revenue estimates Total—1 had to be revised downward to twelve dollars per barrel by midyear; and ABSENT WHEREAS, one way to reduce the risk associated with a volatile revenue source is to enter into commodity or other swap agreements, Schedler forward payment conversion agreements, futures contracts, contracts to Total—1 exchange cash flows or a series of payments or contracts, and other similar contracts, hereinafter referred to as mineral revenue contracts, The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were which if prudently acquired can prevent the shock of state concurred in. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the appropriations being supported by mineral revenues which may sharply amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. fall during the course of a fiscal year; and WHEREAS, over the course of a fiscal year, if the state can SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22— execute reasonable mineral revenue contracts, monies available for BY SENATOR SCHEDLER appropriation could more accurately reflect average annual receipts." A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the governor, in the event that a special session is AMENDMENT NO. 3 called to address issues important to state government, that he On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: include in the proclamation stating the objects of such session bills which will provide a means to deal with budget deficits by "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana reducing or re-allocating appropriations in a fair and expeditious urges and requests the members of the Revenue Estimating Conference manner, including a bill to authorize the reduction of any and the members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget appropriation or allocation required by the Constitution of recommend that the state treasurer contract to establish a firm price for Louisiana. anticipated mineral production through the use of mineral revenue contracts and to urge and request the Legislature of Louisiana to provide The resolution was read by title. Returned from the House of an operating budget appropriation sufficient to cover administrative Representatives with the following amendments: costs and monies necessary to execute such contracts in the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year's budget." HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 18th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 7, 2000 Senator Schedler moved to concur in the amendments proposed by Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs, the chair and vice-chair of the House. the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs," ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: The roll was called with the following result: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Public Service YEAS Commission shall make a written report to the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal and Affairs and the House Committee on Mr. President Fields, W Lentini Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs prior to the 2001 Regular Bajoie Fontenot Malone Session, together with any specific proposals for legislation." Barham Gautreaux Marionneaux Bean Heitmeier McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 3 Boissiere Hines Michot On page 2, at the end of line 4, change the period "." to a comma "," Cain Hollis Mount and add the following: "the chair of the Senate Committee on Local and Campbell Hoyt Romero Municipal Affairs and the chair of the House Committee on Municipal, Chaisson Irons Schedler Parochial and Cultural Affairs." Cravins Johnson Smith Dardenne Jones, B Tarver Respectfully submitted, Ellington Jones, C Theunissen Fields, C Lambert Ullo Senators: Representatives: Total—36 Jon D. Johnson John A. Alario, Jr. NAYS Diana Bajoie Edwin R. Murray C. D. Jones Cedric Richmond Dean Total—1 Rules Suspended ABSENT Senator Johnson asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Robichaux Thomas for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report.