2003-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1343
     "An Act relating to transition provisions related to municipal                                 
     mergers, consolidations, dissolutions, reclassifications,                                      
     annexations, detachments, and incorporations; and relating to                                  
     municipal property taxation in annexed, detached, and newly                                    
     incorporated areas."                                                                           
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Community & Regional                                    
Affairs Committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
SB 88                                                                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 88 by Senators Seekins, Wilken, Taylor, Dyson,                                      
Wagoner, Elton, Cowdery, Ben Stevens, and Therriault, entitled:                                     
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to standards for forest resources and practices;                              
     and providing for an effective date."                                                          
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Resources Committee.                                    
                                                                                                    
SB 148                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 148 by Senators Cowdery, Elton, Wilken,                                             
Seekins, Wagoner, Dyson, Ben Stevens, Taylor, Guess, Bunde, Olson,                                  
and Therriault, entitled:                                                                           
                                                                                                    
     "An Act relating to allowable absences for certain members of the                              
     armed forces and their spouses and dependents for purposes of                                  
     eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for an                                 
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                              
Military & Veterans' Affairs and the Finance Committee.                                             
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Anderson was noted.                                                
                                                                                                    
SB 173                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 173(efd fld) by the Senate Rules Committee by                                       
request of the Governor, entitled:                                                                  
                                                                                                    
     "An Act repealing statutes pertaining to the Alaska Science and                                
     Technology Foundation and transferring money in the                                            
     foundation's endowment; repealing statutes relating to the BIDCO