00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 383                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the membership of the board of the Alaska Gasline Development                                       
02 Corporation; and providing for an effective date."                                                                      
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 31.25.020(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (b)  Public members of the board shall be appointed by the governor and are                                  
06       subject to confirmation by the legislature. When appointing a public member to the                                
07       board, the governor shall consider an individual's expertise and experience in natural                            
08       gas pipeline construction, operation, and marketing; finance; large project                                       
09       management; and other expertise and experience that is relevant to the purpose,                                   
10       powers, and duties of the corporation. Public members of the board serve staggered                                
11       five-year terms. A public member serves at the pleasure of the governor. A vacancy                                
12       shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Notwithstanding                               
13       AS 39.05.100, a public member appointed under (a)(1) of this section is not                                   
14       required to be a registered voter or a resident of the state.                                                 

01    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).