Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-01-24 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0131 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE -- FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Friday January 24, 1997 Twelfth Day Pursuant to adjournment, the House was called to order by Speaker Phillips at 10:01 a.m. Roll call showed 34 members present. Representatives Hodgins and Ivan had been previously excused from a call of the House today. Representative Kelly was excused due to illness. Representatives Bunde and James were absent and their presence was noted later. Representative Kookesh was absent. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Reverend A. Gordon Johnson of the Resurrection Lutheran Church. Representative Hudson moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it appears below: We come to You today, O Lord, with humble and grateful hearts. We praise You for Your generosity, for we have received much from You. We praise You for Your faithfulness, for we sense Your promised presence during our time of need. Help us, O Lord, as we continue in our daily labors, that all that we do is with a clear view of the needs of all whom we serve. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0132 Help us, O Lord, that we make choices that acknowledge and honor each man, woman, and child to be one of Your own. Grant us Your grace...and fill us with Your peace as we continue our journey in faith, with hope, and sharing Your love. Amen! The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Berkowitz. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 10th and 11th legislative days and Senate & House Joint Journal Supplement No. 3 be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. COMMUNICATIONS The following reports are on file in the Chief Clerk's office: Dept. of Revenue Income and Excise Audit Division Annual Report Fiscal Year 1996 Shared Taxes and Fees Annual Report Fiscal Year 1996 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES HB 20 The State Affairs Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 20 An Act relating to dog mushers' contests. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0133 HB 20 The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (4): James, Hodgins, Vezey, Dyson Do not pass (1): Elton No recommendation (1): Berkowitz The following fiscal note applies: Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 1/24/97 HB 20 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 21 The State Affairs Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 21 An Act establishing the Alaska public broadcasting trust fund as a trust fund of the state, and providing for its administration; relating to credits against certain taxes for contributions to the Alaska public broadcasting trust fund; increasing the amounts that may be claimed as credits against certain state taxes, and precluding claims of the contributions as both credits and deductions against the taxes; and terminating the credits authorized by this Act at the end of five years; and providing for an effective date. The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (3): Elton, Berkowitz, Hodgins Do not pass (2): Vezey, Dyson No recommendation (1): James 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0134 HB 21 The following fiscal notes apply: Fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Revenue, 1/24/97 HB 21 was referred to the Finance Committee. HB 41 The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered: HOUSE BILL NO. 41 An Act relating to impairment rating guides used in evaluation of certain workers' compensation claims. and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 41(L&C) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (5): Cowdery, Sanders, Ryan, Hudson, Rokeberg The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 41(L&C): Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 1/24/97 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Labor, 1/24/97 HB 41 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES HCR 1 The House Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations has considered: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 Relating to a new Alaska liquefied natural gas project. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0135 HCR 1 and recommends it be replaced with: CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1(WTR) (same title) The report was signed by Representative Barnes, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Phillips, Cowdery, Austerman, Kubina, Kott, Nicholia, Barnes The following fiscal notes apply to CSHCR 1(WTR): Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Natural Resources, 1/24/97 Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 1/24/97 HCR 1 was referred to the Resources Committee. **The presence of Representative James was noted. HJR 12 The House Special Committee on Oil and Gas has considered: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12 Urging the Secretary of the Interior to conduct competitive oil and gas lease sales within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The report was signed by Representative Hodgins, Chair, with the following individual recommendations: Do pass (7): Bunde, Ogan, Brice, Ryan, Kemplen, Hodgins, Rokeberg The following fiscal note applies: Zero fiscal note, Legislative Affairs Agency, 1/24/97 HJR 12 was referred to the Resources Committee. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0136 INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS The following citations were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the calendar: Honoring - Sean M. Derry, Eagle Scout By Representative Phillips Honoring - Anna-Marie Strange By Representative Phillips In Memoriam - Ralph B. Branson By Representatives Davis, Phillips, Hodgins; Senator Torgerson In Memoriam - P. Erik Hansen By Representatives Hodgins, Davis, Hudson, Phillips; Senators Torgerson, Ward In Memoriam - Koji Kawasaki By Representative Brice and In Memoriam - Joshua Prins By Representatives Ogan, Kohring, Masek; Senator Green In Memoriam - Donald Alden Bell By Senator Taylor; Representative Williams which were taken up later as a Special Order of Business. **The presence of Representative Bunde was noted. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 85 HOUSE BILL NO. 85 by Representative Davis, entitled: 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0137 HB 85 An Act giving notice of and approving a lease-purchase agreement with the City of Soldotna for a maintenance facility of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance Committees. HB 86 HOUSE BILL NO. 86 by Representatives Ivan and Foster, entitled: An Act relating to the payments in lieu of taxes program for cities in the unorganized borough; and providing for an effective date. was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional Affairs and Finance Committees. HB 87 HOUSE BILL NO. 87 by Representative Elton, entitled: An Act relating to fines and bail forfeiture amounts for certain offenses committed within highway work zones. was read the first time and referred to the Transportation, Judiciary and Finance Committees. HB 88 HOUSE BILL NO. 88 by Representative Williams, entitled: An Act relating to ferries and ferry terminals, establishing the Alaska Marine Highway Authority, and relating to maintenance of state marine vessels; and providing for an effective date. was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance Committees. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0138 CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citation on the calendar. There being no objection, the following citation was approved and sent to enrolling: In Memoriam - Jeffrey T. Kline By Representatives Davies, Berkowitz, Brice, Croft, Elton, Foster, James, Kemplen, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Nicholia, Ogan, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the citation In Memoriam - Donald Alden Bell be taken up as a Special Order of Business at this time. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citation. There being no objection, the following citation was approved and sent to enrolling: In Memoriam - Donald Alden Bell By Senator Taylor; Representatives Williams, Phillips, Berkowitz, Davis, Elton, Foster, Grussendorf, Hanley, James, Kott, Kubina, Masek, Mulder, Ogan, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey Representative Ogan moved and asked unanimous consent that the citation In Memoriam - Joshua Prins be taken up as a Special Order of Business at this time. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the House approve the citation. There being no objection, the following citation was approved and sent to enrolling: In Memoriam - Joshua Prins By Representatives Ogan, Kohring, Masek, Phillips, Berkowitz, Davis, Elton, Foster, Hanley, James, Kott, Kubina, Mulder, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Vezey, Williams; Senator Green 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0139 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the following members be excused from a call of the House. There being no objection, the members were excused as noted: Representative Masek - from 1:45 p.m., plane time, January 24 to 9:37 p.m., plane time, January 26, 1997; from 1:45 p.m., plane time, January 31 to 9:34 a.m. plane time, February 3, 1997; from 6:45 p.m., plane time, February 27 to 9:33 a.m., plane time, March 5, 1997; and, from 6:45 p.m., plane time, March 27 to 9:33 a.m., plane time, April 1, 1997 Representative Dyson - from 6:45 p.m., plane time, January 31 to 9:35 a.m., plane time, February 3, 1997; from 6:29 p.m., plane time, February 3 to 10:11 p.m., plane time, February 9, 1997; and, from 1:22 p.m., plane time, February 28 to 9:33 a.m., plane time, March 5, 1997 Representative Bunde - from 6:00 a.m., plane time, April 15 to 6:00 p.m., plane time, April 20, 1997 Representative Ryan - from 6:30 p.m., plane time, January 31 to 9:43 a.m., plane time, February 3 HCR 1 Representative Davies added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 Relating to a new Alaska liquefied natural gas project. HJR 12 Representatives Ryan and Bunde added their names as cosponsors to: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12 Urging the Secretary of the Interior to conduct competitive oil and gas lease sales within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0140 HJR 15 Representative Kemplen added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 Supporting continued funding of the Alaska National Guard Youth Corps Challenge Program. HB 2 Representative Williams added his name as cosponsor to: HOUSE BILL NO. 2 An Act allowing, for the purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, an individual to accompany, as the spouse or minor or disabled dependent, another eligible resident who is absent for any of the following reasons: vocational, professional, or other specific education for which a comparable program is not reasonably available in the state; secondary or postsecondary education; military service; medical treatment; service in the Congress or in the peace corps; to care for the individual's terminally ill parent, spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild; for up to 220 days to settle the estate of the individual's deceased parent, spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild; to care for a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild with a critical life-threatening illness whose treatment plan, as recommended by the attending physician, requires travel outside of the state for treatment at a medical speciality complex; or other reasons that the commissioner of revenue may establish by regulation; requiring, for the purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility, a state resident to have the intent to remain indefinitely; relating to the eligibility for 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 permanent fund dividends of certain spouses and dependents of eligible applicants; and providing for an effective date. ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover. Majority Caucus Speaker's Chamber upon adj., 1/24 1997-01-24 House Journal Page 0141 ADJOURNMENT Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., January 27, 1997. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 10:23 a.m. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk