2004-03-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 2478
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                     
                                                                                                    
HB 233                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 233(EDU) am BY THE HOUSE                                                      
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, entitled:                                                           
                                                                                                    
             "An Act increasing the base student allocation used                                   
            in the formula for state funding of public education;                                  
          and providing for an effective date."                                                     
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                      
                                                                                                    
HB 344                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 344(RES) BY THE HOUSE                                                         
RESOURCES COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
            "An Act relating to annual rental fees, statements of                                  
               annual labor, and production royalty for mining                                     
          claims; and providing a cure for abandonment."                                            
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                   
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                          Standing Committee Reports                                             
                                                                                                    
SB 241                                                                                            
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 241 "An Act                                        
making an appropriation to the Alaska Natural Gas Development                                       
Authority; and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be                               
replaced with                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 241(FIN) "An Act making an                                              
     appropriation to the Department of Revenue for work related                                    
     to bringing North Slope natural gas to market; and providing                                   
     for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senators Green, Wilken, Cochairs; Senators                                         
Hoffman, Ben Stevens. Signing no recommendation: Senators                                           
Olson, Bunde.                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.