Legislature(1997 - 1998)

1997-05-11 House Journal

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1997-05-11                     House Journal                      Page 1911
HB 63                                                                        
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
House consider the Senate message (page 1908) on the following at              
this time:                                                                     
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 63(2d RLS)                                              
"An Act amending the definition of 'motor fuel' under the state's             
motor fuel tax to add, as a part of the tax exemption set out in that          
definition, exemption from the tax for fuel sold for use in jet                
propulsion aircraft operating in flights that continue from foreign            
countries, subject to termination of the exemption for that fuel if            
a refiner operating a refinery at which the fuel was produced fails            
to comply with terms of a voluntary agreement entered into by the              
refiner to use Alaska residents, contractors, and suppliers to                 
provide goods and services when the refinery's capacity is                     
expanded, to add exemption from the tax for certain number 6                   
'residual fuel oil,' also known as bunker fuel, and to delete the              
exemption from the tax for fuel that is at least 10 percent alcohol            
by volume; and repealing ch. 42, SLA 1994, the Act providing for               
the imposition of a different tax levy on residual fuel oil used in            
and on certain watercraft until June 30, 1998; and providing for an            
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
and                                                                            
                                                                               

1997-05-11                     House Journal                      Page 1912
HB 63                                                                        
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 63(RLS) am S                              
"An Act relating to the tax on motor fuel; amending the definition            
of 'motor fuel' under the state's motor fuel tax to add, as a part of          
the tax exemption set out in that definition, exemption from the               
tax for fuel sold for use in jet propulsion aircraft operating in              
flights that continue from foreign countries, subject to termination           
of the exemption for that fuel if a refiner operating a refinery at            
which the fuel was produced fails to comply with terms of a                    
voluntary agreement entered into by the refiner to use Alaska                  
residents, contractors, and suppliers to provide goods and services            
when the refinery's capacity is expanded, to add exemption from                
the tax for certain number 6 'residual fuel oil,' also known as                
bunker fuel, and to delete the exemption from the tax for fuel that            
is at least 10 percent alcohol by volume; and repealing ch. 42,                
SLA 1994, the Act providing for the imposition of a different tax              
levy on residual fuel oil used in and on certain watercraft until              
June 30, 1998; and relating to use of ethanol to satisfy oxygenated            
fuel requirements; and providing for an effective date."                       
                                                                               
New title authorized by SCR 18.                                                
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved that the House concur in the Senate                
amendment to CSHB 63(2d RLS), thus adopting SCS CSHB 63(RLS)                   
am S, and recommended that the members vote yes.                               
                                                                               
The question being:  Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment            
to CSHB 63(2d RLS)?  The roll was taken with the following result:             
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 63(RLS) am S                                                          
Concur                                                                         
                                                                               
YEAS:  31   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Barnes, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Davies, Davis,              
Dyson, Elton, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins, Hudson,             
Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kott, Kubina, Mulder,             
Nicholia, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Therriault, Vezey, Williams              
                                                                               
Nays:  Cowdery, Croft, Kohring, Martin, Masek, Moses, Ogan, Ryan               
                                                                               

1997-05-11                     House Journal                      Page 1913
HB 63                                                                        
Absent:  Sanders                                                               
                                                                               
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting             
SCS CSHB 63(RLS) am S.                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll          
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.           
                                                                               
The Chief Clerk was instructed to so notify the Senate.                        
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 63(RLS) am S was referred to the Chief Clerk for                      
enrollment.