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2004-05-05 House Journal

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2004-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 3855
SB 358                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    SENATE BILL NO. 358                                                                             
    "An Act relating to the performance of railroad track construction                              
    work for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities                                 
    by the Alaska Railroad Corporation."                                                            
                                                                                                    
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Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Kohring:                                              
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 3, following "Corporation" (title amendment):                                        
 Insert "; authorizing a long-term lease of certain Alaska                                        
Railroad Corporation land at Anchorage that is the subject of                                     
Alaska Railroad Contract No. 8371; and providing for an effective                                 
date"                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 1, following line 13:                                                                          
 Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                  
"* Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                               
adding a new section to read:                                                                       
 APPROVAL OF THE LEASE OF LAND AT ANCHORAGE.                                                        
(a)  The Alaska Railroad Corporation is authorized to lease certain                                 
corporation land at Anchorage, Alaska, within Township 13 North,                                    
Range 3 West, Section 8, Seward Meridian, that is the subject of                                    
Alaska Railroad Contract No. 8371 for a period in excess of 55 years                                
but not more than 75 years without reserving the right to terminate the                             
lease.                                                                                              

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 (b)  This section constitutes legislative approval under                                           
AS 42.40.285(4) for the Alaska Railroad Corporation to lease the land                               
described in (a) of this section for a period in excess of 55 years but                             
not more than 75 years without reserving the right to terminate the                                 
lease if the land is needed for railroad purposes.                                                  
   * Sec. 3.  Section 2 of this Act takes effect immediately under                                
AS 01.10.070(c)."                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Representative Kohring moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Dahlstrom objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
SB 358                                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  32   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Chenault, Crawford, Croft, Kohring, Meyer                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Cissna, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gara,                                    
Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Joule,                                  
Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Morgan, Moses,                                       
Ogg, Samuels, Seaton, Stepovich, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Williams,                                      
Wilson, Wolf                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kookesh                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Rokeberg                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
SB 358 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                      
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                              
                                                                                                    
SB 358 was read the third time.                                                                     
                                                                                                    

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The question being:  "Shall SB 358 pass the House?"  The roll was                                   
taken with the following result:                                                                    
                                                                                                    
SB 358                                                                                              
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford,                                    
Croft, Fate, Foster, Gara, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                    
Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott,                                      
Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Ogg, Samuels,                                           
Seaton, Stepovich, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Dahlstrom                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kookesh                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Rokeberg                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, SB 358 passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and                                      
Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate.