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2002-01-23 House Journal

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                               HOUSE JOURNAL                                                     
                                                                                                    
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                
                                                                                                    
 TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE -- SECOND SESSION                                                      
                                                                                                    
Juneau, Alaska                  Wednesday               January 23, 2002                          
                                                                                                    
                                 Tenth Day                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                    
Porter at 10:04 a.m.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Roll call showed 33 members present.  Representatives Kohring and                                   
Scalzi had been previously excused from a call of the House today.                                  
Representative Hayes was excused from a call of the House because of                                
a car accident.  Representatives Chenault and Mulder were absent and                                
their presence was noted later.  Representative Moses was absent.                                   
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Representative Masek be excused from a call of the House from today                                 
to noon, January 24, 2002.  There being no objection, it was so                                     
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The invocation was offered by Pastor Daymond Geary of Restoration                                   
Grace Outreach Center.  Representative Green moved and asked                                        
unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal.  There                              
being no objection, it appears below:                                                               
                                                                                                    
     Our Father in heaven, we come before Your throne of grace                                      
     today.  Lord may You bless this session and each one of these                                  
     state representatives.  As the days grow long and the demands                                  
     increase, give each an eternal view; for in the short term, one                                
     could fall prey to discouragement.  I pray these ones will find                                
     comfort in the words that the prophet Azariah delivered to                                     
     King Asa of Israel, "But as for you, be strong and do not give                                 
     up, for your work will be rewarded."                                                           
                                                                                                    
     May each know that they are not just servants of the people                                    
     but also servants of a God that loves these people.  Though we                                 
     as constituents are sometimes slow to give thanks, may these                                   

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     know the depth of gratitude that You have for their service.                                   
     Grant great wisdom for each as they conduct the affairs of                                     
     state and as they attend to the affairs of home.  Give grace for                               
     balancing the needs of home and the needs of state.  Bless                                     
     each family member, staff member, and House employee that                                      
     joins in their sacrifice.  Bless this state and our nation.  In                                
     Jesus' Name.  Amen.                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Ogan.                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                              
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
journal for the ninth legislative day and House and Senate Joint                                    
Journal Supplement No. 9 be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                               
                                                                                                    
HB 177                                                                                            
A letter dated January 18, 2002, was received from Mike Abbott,                                     
Legislative Director, Office of the Governor, stating pursuant to the                               
veto override of the following:                                                                     
                                                                                                    
             SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(RLS) am S                                     
     "An Act regulating nongroup entities and certain tax-exempt                                    
     organizations under Alaska's election campaign finance statutes;                               
     and requiring disclosure of the true source of campaign                                        
     contributions."                                                                                
                                                                                                    
the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Lieutenant                                
Governor's Office for permanent filing and the following chapter                                    
number was assigned:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Chapter No. 1, SLA 2002                                                                        
     Effective Date:  April 16, 2002                                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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HB 244                                                                                            
A letter dated January 18, 2002, was received from Mike Abbott,                                     
Legislative Director, Office of the Governor, stating pursuant to the                               
veto override of the following:                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 244(RES)                                                   
     "An Act relating to a grant of state land to the Denali Borough for                            
     a railroad and utility corridor and a railroad development project;                            
     repealing provisions relating to a grant of a right-of-way of land                             
     for a railroad and utility corridor to the Alaska Industrial                                   
     Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective                               
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Lieutenant                                
Governor's Office for permanent filing and the following chapter                                    
number was assigned:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Chapter No. 2, SLA 2002                                                                        
     Effective Date:  January 17, 2002                                                              
                                                                                                    
SB 103                                                                                            
A letter dated January 18, 2002, was received from Mike Abbott,                                     
Legislative Director, Office of the Governor, stating pursuant to the                               
veto override of the following:                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 103                                                          
      "An Act relating to election campaigns and legislative ethics."                              
                                                                                                    
the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Lieutenant                                
Governor's Office for permanent filing and the following chapter                                    
number was assigned:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Chapter No. 3, SLA 2002                                                                        
     Effective Date:  April 16, 2002                                                                
                                                                                                    
SB 166                                                                                            
A letter dated January 18, 2002, was received from Mike Abbott,                                     
Legislative Director, Office of the Governor, stating pursuant to the                               
veto override of the following:                                                                     
                                                                                                    

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     SENATE BILL NO. 166                                                                            
     "An Act relating to the time of filling by appointment a vacancy in                            
     the office of United States senator."                                                          
                                                                                                    
the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Lieutenant                                
Governor's Office for permanent filing and the following chapter                                    
number was assigned:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
     Chapter No. 4, SLA 2002                                                                        
     Effective Date:  April 16, 2002                                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                       
                           OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                                  
                                                                                                    
HCR 22                                                                                            
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22 by the House Rules                                               
Committee:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
     Authorizing a recess by the Senate and the House of                                            
     Representatives for a period of more than three days.                                          
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and taken up later as a Special Order of                                    
Business.                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                       
                              OF HOUSE BILLS                                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 350                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 350 by Representative McGuire, entitled:                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to terroristic threatening."                                                  
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Judiciary                            
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
HB 351                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 351 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                       
the Governor, entitled:                                                                             
                                                                                                    

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     "An Act creating the Alaska Youth Voter Corps and relating to                                  
     that corps; authorizing the members of the corps to be appointed                               
     to serve on election boards; relating to qualifications for                                    
     appointment to election boards; and providing for an effective                                 
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Office of the Governor                                                                    
2.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
                                                                                                    
The Governor's transmittal letter dated January 21, 2002, appears                                   
below:                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
"Dear Speaker Porter:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The Youth Voter Corps bill I am transmitting today presents us with a                               
unique opportunity to enliven the interest of young people in the                                   
election process, and in their rights and responsibilities as citizens.                             
Introduced at the request of Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer and the Alaska                                 
Democracy Project task force, this bill allows high school students to                              
work at the polls during elections.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The intent of the bill is threefold:                                                                
                                                                                                    
     · To increase young persons' awareness and interest in voting;                                 
     · To allow for meaningful student involvement in elections; and                                
     · To relieve the shortage of election workers.                                                 
                                                                                                    
Alaska Youth Voters Corps members, students age 16 or older, would                                  
be appointed and trained by an election supervisor and supervised by                                
an elections board chairperson.  The Ford-Carter Elections                                          
Commission supported this concept on a national level and almost a                                  
third of the states have legislation that allows for high school students                           
to work at the polls.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The bill also amends the qualifications for appointment to a precinct                               
election board to remove the requirement that the appointee be                                      

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registered to vote in that precinct.  This change would allow a                                     
qualified voter in the state, regardless of which precinct the voter is                             
registered in, to serve on any precinct's election board.  This would                               
give more flexibility to the election supervisor to find qualified                                  
candidates to serve this important function.                                                        
                                                                                                    
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                            
                                                                                                    
                                Sincerely,                                                         
                                /s/                                                                 
                                Tony Knowles                                                        
                                 Governor"                                                         
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Chenault was noted.                                                
                                                                                                    
HB 352                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 352 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                       
the Governor, entitled:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act extending the dates for assignment of performance                                      
     designations of public schools and the dates for reports and                                   
     monitoring based on those designations; and providing for an                                   
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                              
Education and the Health, Education & Social Services Committee.                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                                    
                                                                                                    
The Governor's transmittal letter dated January 21, 2002, appears                                   
below:                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
"Dear Speaker Porter:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
I am transmitting this bill extending the date for public school                                    
performance designations to September 2004, aligning it with the                                    
secondary school student competency testing examination.  Aligning                                  
the effective date of these two programs makes sense because the                                    

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school performance designations are based on student achievement,                                   
including the results of the competency exam.                                                       
                                                                                                    
The additional time will allow the Department of Education and Early                                
Development to do three things regarding school performance                                         
designations:                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     · Align state programs with the new requirements of the federal                                
         Elementary and Secondary Education Act;                                                    
     · Collect the data necessary to measure growth;                                                
     · Build the capacity to effectively collect, analyze, and use the                              
         data.                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Correspondingly, the bill also delays the effective date for department                             
reports and monitoring that are to be based on school designations.  In                             
addition, the bill clarifies that school designations are intended to                               
reflect student achievement of 'essential skills.'  It is those skills that                         
students are tested on throughout the standardized testing program                                  
mandated by state law.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                            
                                                                                                    
                                Sincerely,                                                         
                                /s/                                                                 
                                Tony Knowles                                                        
                                 Governor"                                                         
                                                                                                    
HB 353                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 353 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                       
the Governor, entitled:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act renaming the Alaska Human Resource Investment                                          
     Council as the Alaska Workforce Investment Board and relating to                               
     its membership; repealing the termination date of the state training                           
     and employment program; relating to employment and training                                    
     activities; and providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                    
Finance Committees.                                                                                 
                                                                                                    

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The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                  
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                  
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                  
                                                                                                    
The Governor's transmittal letter dated January 21, 2002, appears                                   
below:                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
"Dear Speaker Porter:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Training of our workforce is key to keeping the Alaska economy                                      
competitive in the future and making our state an attractive place for                              
new business development.  The State Training and Employment                                        
Program (STEP) has proven to be a valuable player in helping                                        
Alaskans find and retain jobs.  The STEP is due to sunset on June 30.                               
This bill I transmit today continues and makes permanent the STEP                                   
and its vital work.                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Since 1989 the STEP has successfully served more than 10,000                                        
eligible Alaskans.  The training and employment program is financed                                 
by employee contributions to the unemployment compensation fund                                     
and has actually reduced claims against the fund by bringing                                        
unemployed Alaskans back into the work force.                                                       
                                                                                                    
The STEP is under the oversight of the Alaska Human Resource                                        
Investment Council, renamed the Alaska Workforce Investment Board                                   
under this bill.  The STEP was first established as a pilot program, but                            
its success has led to its continued reauthorization through the years.                             
It supplements and compliments federal employment and training                                      
programs, providing services when many other programs cannot.                                       
                                                                                                    
Renaming the oversight board the Alaska Workforce Investment                                        
Board clearly signifies the important role that body plays in guiding                               
the development of our workforce.  The name change also is in line                                  
with terminology under the federal Workforce Investment Act of                                      
1998.  In addition, the bill removes the limitation on the number of                                
times the board could meet in a year.  It also proposes miscellaneous                               
amendments to update the statutes regarding employment and training                                 
activities.                                                                                         

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I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                            
                                                                                                    
                                Sincerely,                                                         
                                /s/                                                                 
                                Tony Knowles                                                        
                                 Governor"                                                         
                                                                                                    
HB 354                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 354 by Representative Stevens, entitled:                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act allowing certain corporations to prohibit the use of                                   
     discretionary proxies."                                                                        
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce                                        
Committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
HB 355                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 355 by the House Labor & Commerce Committee                                          
by request, entitled:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to the taxation of mobile telecommunications                                  
     services by municipalities; and providing for an effective date."                             
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                    
Affairs and Labor & Commerce Committees.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                    CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                          
                                                                                                    
                       SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                             
                                                                                                    
HB 285                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 285                                                                             
     "An Act adding a second verse to the official Alaska state song."                              
                                                                                                    
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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
HB 285 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                      
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                                                    
HB 285 was read the third time.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Mulder was noted.                                                  
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall HB 285 pass the House?"  The roll was                                   
taken with the following result:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 285                                                                                              
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft,                                
Davies, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hudson,                                  
James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire,                                 
Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg,                                           
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Hayes, Kohring, Masek, Scalzi                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Moses                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, HB 285 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk                                 
for engrossment.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 334                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 334                                                                             
     "An Act making appropriations for a grant to Arctic Power to                                   
     promote the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil                             
     and gas exploration and development; 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. 334(FIN)                                                                 
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Kerttula:                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 2, following "development;" (title amendment)                                        
 Insert "making a supplemental appropriation for salmon                                           
marketing programs; making a supplemental appropriation for                                       
tourism marketing programs;"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 2:                                                                           
 Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                  
 "* Sec. 2.  SALMON INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE PACKAGE.                                                  
(a)  The sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to                                 
the Department of Community and Economic Development, Alaska                                        
Seafood Marketing Institute, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002,                             
and June 30, 2003 for generic salmon marketing.                                                     
       (b)  The sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund                             
to the Department of  Community and Economic Development for the                                    
fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and  June 30, 2003, to implement                                 
expanded international salmon niche marketing programs in                                           
developing overseas markets, to conduct strategic salmon market                                     
analysis, and for grants to develop and support regional salmon niche                               
marketing programs.                                                                                 
 * Sec. 3.  TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE PACKAGE.                                                  
(a)  The sum of $9,800,000 is appropriated from the general fund to                                 
the Department of Community and Economic Development for the                                        
fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and June 30, 2003, for payment as a                              
grant under AS 37.05.316 to the Alaska Travel Industry Association                                  
for additional tourism marketing efforts to mitigate the economic                                   
impacts to the Alaska tourism industry from the September 11, 2001,                                 
terrorist attacks.  The amount appropriated in this subsection includes                             
$250,000 for international tourism marketing.                                                       
        (b)  The sum of $200,000 is appropriated from the general fund to                           
the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska marine                               

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highway system, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and June                                 
30, 2003, for additional marketing efforts to mitigate the economic                                 
impacts to the Alaska tourism industry from the September 11, 2001,                                 
terrorist attacks."                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Renumber following bill sections accordingly.                                                       
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 3, after "made by":                                                                    
                                                                                                    
 Insert "sec. 1 of"                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSHB 334(FIN)                                                                                       
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Joule,                                    
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro,                                
Harris, Hudson, James, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan,                                     
Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Stevens, Whitaker,                                       
Williams, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Hayes, Kohring, Masek, Scalzi                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Moses                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
334(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                    
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                                                    

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CSHB 334(FIN) was read the third time.                                                              
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 334(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                     
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHB 334(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies,                                
Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James,                                   
Joule, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan,                                   
Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Stevens, Whitaker,                                       
Williams, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cissna, Kerttula                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Hayes, Kohring, Masek, Scalzi                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Moses                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 334(FIN) 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 Berkowitz gave notice of reconsideration of the vote                                 
on CSHB 334(FIN).                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                              RECONSIDERATION                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 334                                                                                            
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
the reconsideration of CSHB 334(FIN) be taken up on the same day.                                   
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
CSHB 334(FIN) was again before the House in third reading.                                          
                                                                                                    

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The question to be reconsidered:  "Shall CSHB 334(FIN) pass the                                     
House?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
CSHB 334(FIN)--RECONSIDERATION                                                                      
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  33   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies,                                
Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James,                                   
Joule, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan,                                   
Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Stevens, Whitaker,                                       
Williams, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cissna, Kerttula                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Hayes, Kohring, Masek, Scalzi                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Moses                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 334(FIN) passed the House on reconsideration.                                          
                                                                                                    
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.                                
                                                                                                    
CSHB 334(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.                                      
                                                                                                    
                           LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
House remove the following citation for clerical correction:                                        
                                                                                                    
Honoring - Alaska's 2002 Olympic Torchbearers                                                       
By Senator Elton; Representative Mulder                                                             
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                        
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                             
                                                                                                    

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Honoring - John M. Brower                                                                           
By Representatives Meyer, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault,                                       
Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Guess, Halcro,                                     
Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott,                                       
Lancaster, McGuire, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Rokeberg,                                      
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Honoring - Jacob Adams                                                                              
By Representatives Joule, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna,                               
Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Foster, Green, Guess,                                      
Halcro, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh,                                   
Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski,                                         
Ogan, Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams, Wilson; Senator Olson                                            
                                                                                                    
Honoring - William Elliott                                                                          
By Representatives Masek, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault,                                       
Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Guess, Halcro,                                     
Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott,                                       
Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Ogan, Rokeberg,                                          
Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Honoring - Larry Erickson                                                                           
By Representatives Lancaster, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault,                                   
Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Halcro, Harris, Hayes,                                      
Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, McGuire, Meyer,                                      
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams,                                       
Wilson                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Honoring - Stephany Thompson                                                                        
By Representatives Masek, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault,                                       
Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes,                               
Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire,                                  
Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Ogan, Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                    
                                                                                                    
Honoring - Michelle Kennedy                                                                         
By Senator Taylor; Representatives Wilson, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde,                                
Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Halcro,                                  
Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott,                                       
Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan,                                         
Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams                                                                         

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In Memoriam - Kevin Christopher "Katinniq Atoruk"                                                   
By Representatives Joule, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna,                               
Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Foster, Guess, Halcro,                                     
Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Kott,                                     
Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan,                                         
Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
In Memoriam - Tommy Reed Corr III                                                                   
By Representatives Lancaster, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault,                                   
Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Foster, Halcro,                                    
Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott,                                       
McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Rokeberg,                                          
Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                                           
                                                                                                    
In Memoriam - Milton "Turk" Turkington, Jr.                                                         
By Representatives Scalzi, Lancaster, Porter, Berkowitz, Bunde,                                     
Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Foster,                                  
Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner,                                        
Kerttula, Kott, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan,                                    
Rokeberg, Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
In Memoriam - Michael K. McDonald                                                                   
By Senator Phillips; Representatives Rokeberg, Porter, Berkowitz,                                   
Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson,                                   
Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes, Hudson, James, Joule,                                  
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder,                                 
Murkowski, Ogan, Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                  
                                                                                                    
Representative James 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 Bunde - from 7:30 p.m., January 25 to 9:30 p.m.,                                     
January 27, 2002                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Whitaker - from 7:32 p.m., January 24 to 6:05 a.m.,                                  
January 28, 2002                                                                                    

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Representative Fate - from 12:30 p.m., January 24 to 10:00 p.m.,                                    
January 26, 2002 (amended from page 2013)                                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 206                                                                                            
The Speaker returned the following to the Resources Committee:                                      
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 206                                                                             
     "An Act relating to a vessel-based commercial fisheries limited                                
     entry system, to management of offshore fisheries, and to the                                  
     definition of 'person' for purposes of the commercial fisheries                                
     entry program; and providing for an effective date."                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 206 was removed from the Rules Committee and returned to the                                     
Resources Committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
                         SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                               
                                                                                                    
HCR 22                                                                                            
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
following be brought up as a Special Order of Business:                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22                                                             
     Authorizing a recess by the Senate and the House of                                            
     Representatives for a period of more than three days.                                          
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note was submitted by the Rules Committee:                                     
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, House Rules Committee                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall HCR 22 pass the House?"  The roll was                                    
taken with the following result:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HCR 22                                                                                              
Special Order of Business                                                                           
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  28   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  4                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Davies, Dyson, Fate,                                     
Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Joule, Kott, Lancaster,                                
McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter,                                            
Rokeberg, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                       
                                                                                                    

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Nays:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Croft, Kerttula                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Hayes, Kohring, Masek, Scalzi                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Foster, Kapsner, Kookesh, Moses                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, HCR 22 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk                                 
for engrossment.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                  
                                                                                                    
HB 177                                                                                            
The Governor's veto of the following was overridden (page 1987) and                                 
the engrossed and enrolled copies were returned to the Office of the                                
Governor at 8:46 a.m., January 17, 2002:                                                            
                                                                                                    
             SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 177(RLS) am S                                     
     "An Act regulating nongroup entities and certain tax-exempt                                    
     organizations under Alaska's election campaign finance statutes;                               
     and requiring disclosure of the true source of campaign                                        
     contributions."                                                                                
                                                                                                    
The Governor assigned a chapter number (page 2038).                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 244                                                                                            
The Governor's veto of the following was overridden (page 1988) and                                 
the engrossed and enrolled copies were returned to the Office of the                                
Governor at 8:46 a.m., January 17, 2002:                                                            
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 244(RES)                                                   
     "An Act relating to a grant of state land to the Denali Borough for                            
     a railroad and utility corridor and a railroad development project;                            
     repealing provisions relating to a grant of a right-of-way of land                             
     for a railroad and utility corridor to the Alaska Industrial                                   
     Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective                               
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The Governor assigned a chapter number (page 2039).                                                 
                                                                                                    

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HB 285                                                                                            
Representatives Joule, Mulder, and Cissna added their names as                                      
cosponsors to:                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 285                                                                             
     "An Act adding a second verse to the official Alaska state song."                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                ENGROSSMENT                                                      
                                                                                                    
HCR 22                                                                                            
HCR 22was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and                                      
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                        
                                                                                                    
HB 68                                                                                             
Reconsideration of the following was not taken up on this legislative                               
day.  It was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and                                   
transmitted to the Senate for consideration:                                                        
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                   
     68(JUD)(efd am)                                                                                
     "An Act relating to accidents involving the vehicle of a person                                
     under the influence of an alcoholic beverage; and providing for an                             
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
HB 285                                                                                            
HB 285was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk and                                      
transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                                        
                                                                                                    
HB 334                                                                                            
CSHB 334(FIN) was engrossed, signed by the Speaker and Chief                                        
Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for consideration.                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                               ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                     
                                                                                                    
House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover.                                 
                                                                                                    
Fish Caucus                  Butrovich 205                      noon, 1/23                          
                                                                                                    

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                                ADJOURNMENT                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
House adjourn until 10:00 a.m., January 25, 2002.  There being no                                   
objection, the House adjourned at 11:30 a.m.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                              Suzi Lowell                                           
                                              Chief Clerk