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1998-05-04 Senate Journal

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1998-05-04                     Senate Journal                      Page 3733
SB 264                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 264 An Act relating to aid for municipal road                  
maintenance; and providing for an effective date was read the                  
second time.                                                                   
                                                                               
Senator Sharp, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the              
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 3049.             
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 264(FIN) An Act                      
relating to municipal highway construction grants, to minimum                  
payments under certain municipal aid programs, to aid for municipal            
road maintenance, and to the transfer of roads to municipalities; and          
providing for an effective date was adopted and read the second                
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson offered Amendment No. 1 :                                     
                                                                               
Page 6, lines 20 - 25:                                                         
	Delete all material and insert:                                               
	"(m)  Each year, the Department of Community and                              
Regional Affairs shall determine the amount necessary to fully fund            
grants to municipalities under AS29.60.700.  That amount of the                
proceeds of the revenue from the taxes on motor fuel used in motor             
vehicles licensed to be operated on public ways shall be deposited             
in a special municipal road maintenance account in the state general           
fund.  The legislature may appropriate funds from the municipal road           
maintenance account for grants to municipalities under                         
AS29.60.700."                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                   
Senator Adams objected.                                                        
                                                                               
Senator Pearce called the Senate. The call was satisfied.                      
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll                 
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               

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SB 264                                                                       
                                                                               
CSSB 264(FIN)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell,                 
Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                       
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Kelly, Lincoln                           
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final            
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 264(FIN) am was read the third time.                    
                                                                               
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 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 264(FIN)                      
am An Act relating to municipal highway construction grants, to                
minimum payments under certain municipal aid programs, to aid for              
municipal road maintenance, and to the transfer of roads to                    
municipalities; and providing for an effective date pass the Senate?           
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
CSSB 264(FIN) am                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Ellis, Green, Halford, Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell,          
Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                       
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Hoffman, Kelly, Lincoln                                  
                                                                               

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SB 264                                                                       
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 264(FIN) am passed the                          
Senate.                                                                        
                                                                               
Senator Taylor 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.                                  
                                                                               
Senator Adams gave notice of reconsideration.