2001-03-14                     House Journal                      Page 0593
Conservation and be authorized to impose reasonable conditions or                                   
limitations on these temporary uses.                                                                
                                                                                                    
Finally, a transitional provision of the bill would provide that                                    
temporary water use permits issued before the effective date of the bill                            
may not be invalidated on the grounds that DNR did not provide                                      
public notice under AS 46.15.133 or review a permit application under                               
the criteria set out in AS 46.15.080.  A recent decision by the superior                            
court in Greenpeace, Inc. v. Alaska Department of Natural Resources,                              
concluded that DNR should have provided public notice of a                                          
temporary water use permit application and conducted a detailed                                     
review of the application before issuing the permit.  This decision                                 
could cause serious delays in development projects and DNR's water                                  
use processing.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
In the interest of promoting efficiency for project development across                              
the state, I urge your prompt and favorable consideration of this                                   
measure.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                Sincerely,                                                         
                                /s/                                                                 
                                Tony Knowles                                                        
                                 Governor"                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                    CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                          
                                                                                                    
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                              
                                                                                                    
HB 103                                                                                            
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following which was                                 
advanced to third reading from the March 13, 2001, calendar (page                                   
577), would be moved to the bottom of the calendar:                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 103(FIN)                                                                 
     "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."