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1996-04-17 Senate Journal

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1996-04-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 3335
                                 SENATE JOURNAL                                
                            ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                           
                    NINETEENTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION                    
                                                                               
Juneau, Alaska                     Wednesday                                   
                                                                               
                             One Hundred First Day                             
                                                                               
Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President            
Pearce at 1:51 p.m.                                                            
                                                                               
The roll showed eighteen members present.  Senator Taylor was                  
excused from a call of the Senate.  Senator Ellis was absent.                  
                                                                               
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, the Reverend Wayne                     
Coggins of the Cornerstone Family Ministries.  Senator Hoffman                 
moved and asked unanimous consent that the prayer be spread.                   
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                               
Thank You, Lord, for the wonderful gift of life and                           
the ability to enjoy one more day serving the people                           
of Alaska.  For the challenges and dilemmas we                                 
will face today, we ask for courage and wisdom.                                
                                                                               
I pray that You would help each of us to utilize our                          
gifts and talents to the fullest.  Remind us, Lord,                            
that the joy of living and serving comes when we                               
do it with our whole heart and that maximum                                    
blessing does not follow minimum commitment.                                   
                                               Amen.                           
                                                                               
Senator Phillips led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance.                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                CERTIFICATION                                
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal             
for the one hundredth legislative day be approved as certified by the          
Secretary.  Without objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                               
The presence of Senator Ellis was noted.                                       
                                                                               
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                          MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                         
                                                                               
HB 179                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the Governor signed the                  
following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to            
the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                         
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 179(FSH)                                                
An Act relating to the commissioner of education                              
and the commissioner of fish and game; and                                     
providing for an effective date.                                               
                                                                              
		Chapter 14, SLA 1996                                                         
		Effective Date:  04/18/96                                                    
                                                                               
SB 178                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the Governor signed the                  
following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to            
the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                         
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 178(title am)                                                 
An Act increasing the number of eligible                                      
employees that constitute an employer group for                                
purposes of providing small employer health                                    
insurance; amending the definition of `small                                   
employer'; and requiring an annual report from the                             
Small Employer Health Reinsurance Association                                  
until 1999.                                                                    
                                                                              
		Chapter 15, SLA 1996                                                         
		Effective Date:  07/16/96                                                    
                                                                               
HJR 54                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the Governor read the                    
following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled                
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:               
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HJR 54                                                                       
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT                                              
RESOLUTION NO. 54(RES)                                                         
Encouraging the lessees of Alaska's vast North                                
Slope natural gas reserves to reach agreement to                               
market gas, expressing the legislature's support for                           
an Alaska North Slope (ANS) gas transmission                                   
pipeline, and requesting the President of the United                           
States and the Governor of the State of Alaska to                              
publicly support and take action that will help                                
expedite the construction of that system.                                      
                                                                               
		Legislative Resolve No. 46                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                           MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE                           
                                                                               
SB 159                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the House passed and                     
returned:                                                                      
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 159(HES) am                                            
An Act relating to advance directives for mental                              
health treatment.                                                              
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                         
                                                                               
SB 308                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the House passed and                     
returned:                                                                      
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 308                                                           
An Act clarifying a statute relating to persons who                           
may legally marry; relating to same-sex marriages;                             
and providing for an effective date.                                           
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                         
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 312                                                                       
Message of April 17 was read, stating the House passed and                     
returned:                                                                      
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 312                                                           
An Act relating to purchase of an alcoholic                                   
beverage from a package store.                                                 
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                         
                                                                               
SJR 40                                                                       
Message of April 16 was read, stating the House passed CS FOR                  
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(JUD) with the following                         
amendment:                                                                     
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 30 - 31:                                                         
	Delete "the 420,000,000 board feet promised by the TTRA                       
must be made available in order to provide"                                    
                                                                               
Page 2, line 31, after "timber":                                               
	Insert "must be made available"                                               
                                                                               
Page 3, line 1, after "provide":                                               
	Insert "100,000,000 board feet"                                               
                                                                               
Page 3, after line 10:                                                         
	Insert                                                                        
	"FURTHER RESOLVED that the Tongass National Forest                          
should be managed for a healthy and diversified economy for the                
benefit of all users, including value-added forest products,                   
commercial and sport fishing, seafood processing, tourism,                     
subsistence, sport hunting, and local businesses that provide goods            
and services; and be it"                                                       
                                                                               
Page 3, line 13:                                                               
	Delete "a minimum of 420,000,000 board feet per year is"                      
	Insert "sufficient timber be"                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SJR 40                                                                       
Page 3, line 14, after "Plan":                                                 
	Insert "to maintain the Ketchikan Pulp Company contract, to                   
provide 100,000,000 board feet for small business contracts, and to            
reopen the Wrangell facility and a by-product facility in Sitka"               
                                                                               
Page 2, line 29, following amortization:                                       
Insert and to provide opportunities for value-added                           
alternatives that maximize the number of jobs and assures                      
environmentally sound operations                                               
                                                                               
and so,                                                                        
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                            
40(JUD) am H                                                                   
Relating to extension of the United States Forest                             
Service timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp                           
Company.                                                                       
                                                                               
is returned for consideration.                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved that the Senate concur in the House                      
amendment.                                                                     
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the Senate concur in the House                       
amendment to CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                
40(JUD)?  The roll was taken with the following result:                        
                                                                               
CSSJR 40(JUD) am H                                                             
Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendments to CSSJR 40(JUD)?                                                   
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman,                  
Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo,               
Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff                                                      
                                                                               
Nays:  Ellis                                                                   
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SJR 40                                                                       
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting             
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(JUD) am H                                
Relating to extension of the United States Forest Service timber sale          
contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Company.                                      
                                                                               
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                               
                                                                               
The resolution was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                   
                                                                               
Message of April 16 was read, stating the House passed and                     
transmitted for consideration:                                                 
                                                                               
                  FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS                 
                                                                               
HB 354                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 354(FIN)(title am) BY THE HOUSE                          
FINANCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                   
                                                                               
An Act relating to a retirement incentive program                             
for certain employees of school districts under the                            
teachers' retirement system and under the public                               
employees' retirement system; and providing for an                             
effective date.                                                                
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                 
                                                                               
HB 401                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 401(RES) BY THE HOUSE                                    
RESOURCES COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                 
                                                                               
An Act authorizing the issuance and sale of                                   
revenue bonds to fund public wastewater systems,                               
nonpoint source water pollution control projects,                              
including solid waste management systems, and                                  
estuary conservation and management projects;                                  
authorizing the use of the Alaska clean water fund                             
to pay and secure the bonds and to pay costs related                           
to issuance and administration of the bonds;                                   
authorizing certain measures to secure payment of                              
the bonds; and amending Rule 3, Alaska Rules of                                
Civil Procedure.                                                               

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HB 401                                                                       
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                          STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS                         
                                                                               
HB 387                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee considered CS FOR SPONSOR                              
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 387(JUD) am An Act                               
rearranging existing provisions of AS 47.10 into chapters separately           
addressing the topics of children in need of aid, delinquent minors,           
and the institutions, facilities, and management, administration, and          
oversight of programs relating to minors, and conforming references            
and making other conforming changes due to that rearrangement;                 
amending the manner of determining support obligations for children            
in need of aid and delinquent minors; amending the purpose of                  
delinquency provisions; amending hearing procedures used in                    
delinquency proceedings; amending provisions relating to enforcement           
of a restitution order entered against a minor; setting out the                
considerations to be given by a court in making its dispositional              
orders for minors adjudicated delinquent; authorizing municipalities           
to establish curfews for minors by ordinance; relating to enforcement          
of truancy under the compulsory school attendance law; and                     
amending Rule 23(d), Alaska Delinquency Rules and recommended                  
it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
387(JUD)                                                                       
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senator Taylor, Chair, Senators Green, Miller.               
Signing no recommendation:  Senators Ellis, Adams.                             
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal notes apply to the Senate Committee                 
Substitute.                                                                    
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 474                                                                       
The Community and Regional Affairs Committee considered CS FOR                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 474(JUD)(title am) An Act relating to civil                     
violations of municipal ordinances, and to civil penalties for violation       
of municipal ordinances by juveniles and recommended it be                     
replaced with                                                                  
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
474(CRA)                                                                       
                                                                               
Signing do pass:  Senator Torgerson, Chair, Senator Kelly.  Signing            
no recommendation:  Senator Hoffman.                                           
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note for the Senate Committee Substitute published today           
from Department of Health and Social Services.  Previous House                 
zero fiscal notes apply to the Senate Committee Substitute.                    
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.                              
                                                                               
HB 480                                                                       
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE                       
BILL NO. 480(HES) An Act relating to physician assistants.                     
Signing do pass:  Senator Kelly, Chair, Senators Duncan, Miller,               
Torgerson, Salo.                                                               
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal notes.                                              
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
                        CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR                        
                                                                               
                         THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                        
                                                                               
HB 412                                                                       
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 412(FIN) am S was                          
read the third time.                                                           

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HB 412                                                                       
The question being: Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                           
BILL NO. 412(FIN) am S An Act making appropriations for the                    
operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain           
programs, and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art.            
IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                  
constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective             
date pass the Senate?  The roll was taken with the following                   
result:                                                                        
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 412(FIN) am S                                                         
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce,                    
R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Torgerson                                           
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Salo,                   
Zharoff                                                                        
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 412(FIN) am                        
S passed the Senate.                                                           
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved the effective date clause.                               
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the effective date clause be adopted?                
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 412(FIN) am S                                                         
Effective Date Vote                                                            
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly,             
Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp,               
Torgerson, Zharoff                                                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Hoffman                                                                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
and so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                 

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HB 412                                                                       
Senator Halford moved for the adoption of the Budget Reserve Fund              
Section.                                                                       
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the Budget Reserve Fund Section be                   
adopted?  The roll was taken with the following result:                        
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 412(FIN) am S                                                         
Budget Reserve Fund Vote                                                       
                                                                               
YEAS:  9   NAYS:  10   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Sharp,             
Torgerson                                                                      
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, R.Phillips,             
Rieger, Salo, Zharoff                                                          
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
and so, the Budget Reserve Fund Section failed.                                
                                                                               
Senator Duncan gave notice of reconsideration.                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                        SENATE BILLS IN THIRD READING                        
                                                                               
SB 64                                                                        
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that CS FOR                  
SENATE BILL NO. 64(FIN) am An Act relating to the sale of the                  
Alaska Railroad; and providing for an effective date which had been            
held on reconsideration (page 3316) be held to the April 19 calendar.          
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                               
                             UNFINISHED BUSINESS                             
                                                                               
                        RECONSIDERATION OF HOUSE BILLS                       
                                                                               
HB 311                                                                       
Senator Duncan requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 311(JUD) am S An Act relating to the hours a                    
person may be employed in a mine; and requiring that workers be                
paid for certain time worked in a mine; and providing for an                   
effective date be taken up at this time.                                       

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HB 311                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 311(JUD) am S was before the Senate                      
on reconsideration.                                                            
                                                                               
Senator Duncan moved that the bill be returned to second reading for           
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 4.               
Senator Halford objected, then withdrew his objection.  There being            
no further objections, the bill was returned to second reading.                
                                                                               
Senator Duncan offered Amendment No. 4 :                                        
                                                                               
Delete AS 23.10.410(f) - (g):                                                  
Insert new subsections to AS 23.10.410 to read:                                
	"(f)  The department may revoke a variance granted under                      
(d) of this section or reduce the 10-hour limitation on hours of work          
set in (a) of this section to eight hours if the department finds that         
		(1)  a significant violation of state or federal law has                     
occurred at the mine relating to health and safety;                            
		(2)  the employer has not abated the hazard causing                          
the violation after receiving notice from the commissioner and an              
opportunity to cure the problem;                                               
		(3)  the reduction of hours of work is necessary to                          
protect the health and safety of the miners; and                               
		(4)  the reduction of hours of work is in the best                           
interest of the resident workers of the state.                                 
	(g)  An employer that has abated a hazard that was the                        
cause of a violation described in (f)(1) of this section may notify the        
department of the abatement.  The department shall reinstate the               
variance or remove the reduction of hours, as appropriate, within 30           
days after receiving the notice from the employer if the department            
finds that the hazard has been abated."                                        
                                                                               
Following sec. 2 of CSHB 311(JUD) am S, insert a new bill section              
to read:                                                                       
   "* Sec. 3.   The provisions of this Act are severable under AS            
01.10.030."                                                                    
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill section.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 311                                                                       
Senator Duncan moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4.                      
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?  The roll                
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSHB 311(JUD) am S                                                             
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 4                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Hoffman, Kelly,                    
Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Salo, Sharp, Zharoff               
                                                                               
Nays:  Green, Halford, Rieger, Torgerson                                       
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 4 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 311(JUD) am S was automatically in                       
third reading.                                                                 
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                   
311(JUD) am S An Act relating to the hours a person may be                     
employed in a mine; and requiring that workers be paid for certain             
time worked in a mine; and providing for an effective date pass the            
Senate?  The roll was taken with the following result:                         
                                                                               
CSHB 311(JUD) am S                                                             
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Duncan, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly,                   
Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp,               
Torgerson, Zharoff                                                             
                                                                               
Nays:  Donley, Ellis                                                           
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 311                                                                       
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 311(JUD) am S passed the                         
Senate on reconsideration.                                                     
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote                
on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective             
date clause.  Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was            
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                  CITATIONS                                  
                                                                               
Commemorating Kids Voting Day, April 20, 1996                                  
Senator(s) Frank, Miller, Kelly, Taylor, Leman, Green, Hoffman,                
Pearce, Halford, Duncan, Torgerson, Rieger, Zharoff, Adams, Salo,              
Lincoln, Ellis                                                                 
                                                                               
Honoring - Associated General Contractors of Alaska, AGC of                    
America's 1995 Chapter of the Year                                             
Representative(s) Vezey                                                        
Senator(s) Kelly, Taylor, Leman, Green, Hoffman, Pearce, Halford,              
Duncan, Rieger, Zharoff, R. Phillips, Lincoln, Adams, Salo                     
                                                                               
Honoring - Tim Brady Associated General Contractors of America,                
1995 President of the Year                                                     
Representative(s) Vezey                                                        
Senator(s) Kelly, Taylor, Leman, Green, Hoffman, Pearce, Halford,              
Duncan, Rieger, Zharoff, Lincoln                                               
                                                                               
Honoring - Mt. Edgecumbe High School Girls Basketball Team,                    
Region V Division 3A Champions                                                 
Representative(s) Grussendorf                                                  
Senator(s) Taylor, Kelly, Leman, Green, Hoffman, Pearce, Duncan,               
Rieger, Zharoff, Lincoln                                                       
                                                                               
In Memoriam - Gary Szymyd                                                      
Representative(s) Vezey                                                        
Senator(s) Sharp, Kelly, Taylor, Green, Pearce, Duncan, Zharoff,               
Lincoln, Miller                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               

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In Memoriam - Eleanor Stolen Stroecker                                         
Representative(s) Vezey                                                        
Senator(s) Sharp, Kelly, Taylor, Green, Pearce, Duncan, Zharoff,               
Lincoln, Miller                                                                
                                                                               
In Memoriam - Crystal Bigge                                                    
Representative(s) Vezey                                                        
Senator(s) Sharp, Kelly, Taylor, Green, Pearce, Duncan, Zharoff,               
Lincoln, Miller                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the                     
citations be adopted.  Without objection, the citations were adopted           
and referred to the Secretary for transmittal.                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                             UNFINISHED BUSINESS                             
                                                                               
HB 437                                                                       
Senator Sharp, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
State Affairs Committee referral be waived on CS FOR HOUSE                     
BILL NO. 437(FIN) An Act establishing the Judicial Officers                    
Compensation Commission; relating to the compensation of supreme               
court justices, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior         
court, and district court judges; and providing for an effective date.         
Without objection, the bill was referred to the Judiciary and Finance          
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                ANNOUNCEMENTS                                
                                                                               
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                 ENGROSSMENT                                 
                                                                               
HB 311                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 311(JUD) am S An Act relating to the                     
hours a person may be employed in a mine; and requiring that                   
workers be paid for certain time worked in a mine; and providing for           
an effective date was engrossed, signed by the President and                   
Secretary and returned to the House for consideration.                         
                                                                               

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                                  ENROLLMENT                                 
                                                                               
SJR 39                                                                       
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 39(RES) Relating to                         
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft National Pollutant              
Discharge Elimination System general permit for placer mining in               
Alaska, was enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker           
and Chief Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted              
to the Office of the Governor at 3:15 p.m., April 17, 1996.                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                 ADJOURNMENT                                 
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate              
stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., April 18, 1996.  Without                
objection, the Senate adjourned at 2:53 p.m.                                   
                                                                               
                                                          Nancy Quinto         
                                               Secretary of the Senate         
                                                                               
                                                            April 1996         

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                             STANDING COMMITTEES                             
                                                                               
                         COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                        
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  1:30 PM                              
	-- MEETING CANCELLED --                                                      
+	SB 322DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL FOREST INCOME                                
	<BILL HELD TO 4/19/96>                                                       
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
                                                                               
APR 19                          FRIDAY  1:30 PM                                
	SB 322DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL FOREST INCOME                                 
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
                    ----------------------------------------                   
                                                                               
                                   FINANCE                                   
                               SENATE FINANCE 532                              
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  3:00 PM                              
	SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: CAPITAL BUDGET                                    
	(AHFC CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS) CONTINUED                                      
                                                                               
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  5:00 PM                              
	SB  98PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT                                            
	SB 229STATE TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM                                    
	SB 287UNINCORP. COMMUNITY MATCHING GRANTS                                    
	SB 301POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION                                                
	SB 275STATE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES & PROCEDURES                               
	SB 283DOCUMENT FILING, INDEXING, & RECORDING                                 
	SB 284FOUR DAM POOL & POWER DEVELOPMENT FUND                                 
	HJR  5LIMITING TERMS OF STATE LEGISLATORS                                    
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD OR SCHEDULED                                          

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                              FINANCE CONTINUED                              
APR 18                         THURSDAY  9:00 AM                               
	HB 466ADAK REUSE AUTHORITY                                                   
	SB 314RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE OWNERSHIP                                    
	<PENDING REFERRAL>                                                           
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD OR SCHEDULED                                          
                                                                               
APR 19                          FRIDAY  9:00 AM                                
	SB 318NORTH STAR OIL & GAS LEASE AMENDMENT                                   
	<PENDING REFERRAL>                                                           
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD OR SCHEDULED                                          
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                     HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES                     
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  9:00 AM                              
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
                                                                               
APR 19                          FRIDAY  9:00 AM                                
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                                  JUDICIARY                                  
                                 BELTZ ROOM 211                                
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  1:30 PM                              
	NO MEETING SCHEDULED                                                         
	                                                                             
                                                                               
APR 19                          FRIDAY  1:30 PM                                
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
+	SB 191ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM                                      
+	HB 341TAX APPEALS/ASSESSMENT/LEVY/COLLECTION                                
+	HB 314VIOLATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS                                    
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                               LABOR & COMMERCE                              
                               FAHRENKAMP RM 203                               
APR 18                         THURSDAY  1:30 PM                               
+	HB 405BD OF OPTOMETRISTS; OPTICIANS                                         
+	HB 432VETERINARY LICENSING                                                  
+	HB 457UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF OCCUPATION                                     
+	HB 428LEASE-PURCHASE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY                                  
+	HB 497CHIROPRACTIC PEER REVIEW                                              
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                                  RESOURCES                                  
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  4:00 PM                              
	ALASKA OIL & GAS CONSERVATION COMM.                                          
+	CONFIRMATION HEARING: J. DAVID NORTON                                       
	(PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN)                                             
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
	(TELECONFERENCED, LISTEN ONLY)                                               
+	HB  59RAFFLE OR AUCTION OF BIG GAME PERMITS                                 
+	HB 329RESTITUTION FOR CERTAIN GAME VIOLATIONS                               
+	HB 547MORATORIUM ON S.E. DIVE FISHERIES                                     
+	HB 265EXPORT OF DUNGENESS CRAB                                              
+	SB 180VALUE-ADDED TIMBER SALES; MARKETING                                   
+	HB 447PROTECT ACCESS FOR TRADIT'NL OUTDOOR USES                             
+	SB 285DISCRETE SALMON STOCK MANAGMNT & ASSESSMT                             
+	SB 318NORTH STAR OIL & GAS LEASE AMENDMENT                                  
	(CS FOR SB 318 TO BE DISTRIBUTED)                                            
+	HB 325NO. SLOPE HEAVY OIL ROYALTY MODIFICATION                              
	(PUBLIC TESTIMONY)                                                           
	--MEETING MAY BE RECESSED TO 4/18 AT 5:00 PM--                               
                                                                               
APR 18                         THURSDAY  5:00 PM                               
	CONTINUATION OF 4/17/96 MEETING                                              
	ALASKA OIL & GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION                                     
+	CONFIRMATION HEARING: J. DAVID NORTON                                       
	(PUBLIC TESTIMONY MAY BE TAKEN IF NECESSARY)                                 
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD                                                       
	(TELECONFERENCED, LISTEN ONLY)                                               
+	HB  59RAFFLE OR AUCTION OF BIG GAME PERMITS                                 
+	HB 329RESTITUTION FOR CERTAIN GAME VIOLATIONS                               
+	HB 547MORATORIUM ON S.E. DIVE FISHERIES                                     
+	HB 265EXPORT OF DUNGENESS CRAB                                              
+	SB 180VALUE-ADDED TIMBER SALES; MARKETING                                   
+	HB 447PROTECT ACCESS FOR TRADIT'NL OUTDOOR USES                             
+	SB 285DISCRETE SALMON STOCK MANAGMNT & ASSESSMT                             
+	SB 318NORTH STAR OIL & GAS LEASE AMENDMENT                                  
	(CS FOR SB 318 TO BE DISTRIBUTED)                                            
+	HB 325NO. SLOPE HEAVY OIL ROYALTY MODIFICATION                              
	(PUBLIC TESTIMONY)                                                           
                                                                               
APR 19                          FRIDAY  3:30 PM                                
+	BOARD OF GAME CONFIRMATION HEARINGS                                         
+	HB 388OIL & GAS LEASING; BEST INT. FINDINGS                                 
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                                    RULES                                    
                               FAHRENKAMP RM 203                               
APR 17                         WEDNESDAY  2:55 PM                              
	SB 296NURSING HOME & ASSTD LIVING EMPLOYEES                                  
	HB 387JUVENILE CODE REVISION                                                 
	HB 480PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS                                                   
	SB 141LEGISLATIVE ETHICS                                                     
	<BILL POSTPONED>                                                             
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                                STATE AFFAIRS                                
                                 BELTZ ROOM 211                                
APR 18                         THURSDAY  3:30 PM                               
	SB 203TASK FORCE ON RECYCLING INDUSTRIES                                     
	SB 3101996 REVISOR'S BILL                                                    
	SB 314RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE OWNERSHIP                                    
	HB 210PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING/TESTING                                
	HB 364ELECTION CRIMES; INTERFERENCE W/VOTING                                 
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED                                                   
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                                TRANSPORTATION                               
                               BUTROVICH ROOM 205                              
APR 18                         THURSDAY  1:30 PM                               
	SB 290APPROPRIATIONS: CAPITAL & OTHERS                                       
	BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD