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SB 8                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 8 An Act relating to the noise levels of                       
airports and sport shooting facilities was read the second time.               
                                                                               
Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 1 :                                       
                                                                               
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		(3) a substantial change in the use of the facility                          
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 8                                                                         
Page 2, following line 26:                                                     
	Insert new material to read:                                                  
	Sec. 34.75.040. Construction and meaning of                                 
substantial change in the use.  In this chapter, the phrase                   
substantial change in the use shall be strictly construed to                   
maximize the immunity from civil and criminal actions                          
provided under AS 34.75.010 - AS 34.75.020 for sport                           
shooting facilities and private airport facilities.  In this                   
chapter, substantial change in the use does not include a                      
mere increase in the frequency of flights or the number of                     
shots.                                                                         
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                     
Senator Duncan objected.                                                       
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?  The roll                
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
SB 8                                                                           
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Pearce,          
Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                               
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln                                  
                                                                               
Absent:  Mackie                                                                
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 was not offered.                                               
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE                   
BILL NO. 8 am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading               
and placed on final passage.  Without objection, it was so ordered.            
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 8 am was read the third time.                                  
                                                                               

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SB 8                                                                         
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                    
shown as a cosponsor on the bill.  Without objection, it was so                
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
The question being: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 8 am An Act                          
relating to the noise levels of airports and sport shooting facilities         
pass the Senate?  The roll was taken with the following result:                
                                                                               
SB 8 am                                                                        
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Mackie,                  
Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward,             
Wilken                                                                         
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Lincoln                                           
                                                                               
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 8 am passed the Senate.                                
                                                                               
Senator Lincoln gave notice of reconsideration.