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SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 121(RES) "An Act relating                         
to salvage sales of state timber and to negotiated sales of state              
timber in areas where there exists, or will exist in two years, a high         
level of unemployment, underutilized manufacturing capacity, and an            
underutilized cut of timber, timber that will lose substantial economic        
value due to insects, disease, or fire, or timber to be cleared for            
nonforest uses" was read the third time.                                       
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                       
121(RES) "An Act relating to salvage sales of state timber and to              
negotiated sales of state timber in areas where there exists, or will          
exist in two years, a high level of unemployment, underutilized                
manufacturing capacity, and an underutilized cut of timber, timber             
that will lose substantial economic value due to insects, disease, or          
fire, or timber to be cleared for nonforest uses" pass the Senate?"            
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SCS HB 121(RES)                                                                
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Duncan, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly,                  
Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor,                  
Torgerson                                                                      
                                                                               
Nays:  Ellis, Lincoln                                                          
                                                                               
Excused:  Adams, Zharoff                                                       
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 121(RES) passed the                       
Senate.                                                                        
                                                                               
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption               
of the following Senate Resources Committee Letter of Intent:                  
                                                                               
                                Letter of Intent                               
                                      for                                      
                              SCS for HB 121(RES)                              
                                                                               
The Senate Resources Committee recognizes the need for increased               
flexibility for the Commissioner of Natural Resources to respond to            
forest health situations on state forest lands.  House Bill 121                
provides that flexibility by allowing salvage timber sales to be               
harvested without the listing on two consecutive five-year schedules           
of timber sales currently required by AS 38.05.113.  The Senate                
Resources Committee intends that House Bill 121 be used to offer               
salvage sales of state timber at the discretion of the commissioner            
under the commissioner's responsibility to manage state forest lands           
for wise use in accordance with multiple use and sustained yield               
principles.                                                                    
                                                                               
The Senate Resources Committee expects the Division of Forestry to             
design salvage timber sales in a manner consistent with the purposes           
of House Bill 121, and in a manner clearly designed to prevent                 
significant loss of economic value of Alaska's forest resources as set         
forth in House Bill 121.  The Senate Resources Committee intends               
that taking of healthy  green timber during a salvage harvest will be          

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minimized to the degree consistent with normal forestry practices and          
the Alaska Forest Resources and Practices Act.  With respect to land           
being cleared for conversion to nonforest uses, the Senate Resources           
Committee recognizes that these limitations would not apply.  All              
other salvage timber sales will comply with the Alaska Forest                  
Resources and Practices Act.                                                   
                                                                               
Without objection, the Senate Letter of Intent was adopted.                    
                                                                               
Senator Duncan gave notice of reconsideration.