2002-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 3394
            I ask also that You bless each mother here today, make                                 
     Yourself real to them. Give them Your wisdom and peace.                                        
                                                                                                    
     In Jesus' name, Amen.                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Lincoln led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                       Reconsideration of Senate Bills                                           
                                                                                                    
SB 324                                                                                            
Senator Taylor requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 324(L&C) be taken up. The bill was before the                                       
Senate on reconsideration.                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                      
324(L&C) "An Act providing that a utility or electric operating entity                              
owned and operated by a political subdivision of the state competing                                
directly with a telecommunications utility is not subject to the Alaska                             
Public Utilities Regulatory Act" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                               
with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                    
CSSB 324(L&C)                                                                                       
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                  
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Davis, Donley, Elton, Green, Halford,                                    
Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Taylor, Therriault,                                
Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Ellis                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 324(L&C) passed the Senate on                                        
reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                  
                                                                                                    
                           Messages from the House                                               
                                                                                                    
SCR 35                                                                                            
Message dated May 11 was read, stating the House passed and                                         
returned: