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2002-06-25 House Journal

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2002-06-25                     House Journal                      Page 4032
HB 3001                                                                                           
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 3001                                                                             
    "An Act setting timelines for issuance of final orders by the                                   
    Regulatory Commission of Alaska, amending the authority of the                                  

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    commission to enter compromise settlement orders, and extending                                 
    the commission's termination date to June 30, 2006; and providing                               
    for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                    
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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3001(FIN)                                                                 
    "An Act setting timelines for issuance of final orders by the                                   
    Regulatory Commission of Alaska, amending the authority of the                                  
    commission to enter compromise settlement orders, extending the                                 
    commission's termination date to June 30, 2004, requiring the                                   
    commission to hold monthly meetings to allow discussion of the                                  
    commission's process and procedures; and directing the                                          
    establishment of an advisory committee; and providing for an                                    
    effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Mulder, Davies,                                      
and Croft:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Page 3, lines 26 - 28:                                                                              
    Delete all material.                                                                            
 Insert "APPLICATION OF TIMELINES TO NEW AND                                                        
EXISTING DOCKETS.  The timelines provided in AS 42.05.175,                                          
added by sec. 1 of this Act, apply to all new dockets of the Regulatory                             
Commission of Alaska filed on or after July 1, 2002.  For dockets                                   
commenced before July 1, 2002, the date of July 1, 2002, shall be used                              
as the date of filing for the purpose of applying the timelines in AS                               
42.05.175."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so                                    
ordered.                                                                                            

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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
3001(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                                                    
CSHB 3001(FIN) am was read the third time.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft placed a call of the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Representatives Guess and Meyer moved and asked unanimous                                           
consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of                            
interest.  Objection was heard, and the members were required to vote.                              
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 3001(FIN) am pass the House?"                                      
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
CSHB 3001(FIN) am                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  34   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies,                                   
Fate, Foster, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule,                                   
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer,                                        
Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                         
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Dyson, Kohring, Masek, Ogan                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Berkowitz, Green                                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 3001(FIN) am passed the House.                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative James 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.                                
                                                                                                    
Representative James gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on                                  
CSHB 3001(FIN) am.