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SB 273                                                                                            
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
concur message on HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                               
273(FIN) "An Act amending the size, membership, and powers of the                                   
board of directors of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and                                    
making a corresponding change in the quorum requirement;                                            
authorizing the establishment of the seafood marketing assessment at a                              
rate of 0.5 percent or 0.6 percent of the value of seafood products                                 
produced; providing for an election to retain, terminate, or increase the                           
seafood marketing assessment; providing for the repeal of the salmon                                
marketing tax and provisions related to the salmon marketing tax; and                               
providing for an effective date" which had been held on the Secretary's                             
desk (page 3462) be taken up at this time. Without objection, it was so                             
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved that the Senate concur in the House                                       
amendment.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 273(FIN)                                                                                   
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                
Amendment to CSSB 273(FIN)? Effective Dates                                                         
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B,                                         
Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Guess                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                  
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 273(FIN) "An Act                                                
amending the size, membership, and powers of the board of directors                                 
of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and making a corresponding                                
change in the quorum requirement; authorizing the establishment of                                  

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the seafood marketing assessment at a rate of 0.5 percent or 0.6                                    
percent of the value of seafood products produced; providing for an                                 
election to retain, terminate, or increase the seafood marketing                                    
assessment; providing for the repeal of the salmon marketing tax and                                
provisions related to the salmon marketing tax; and providing for an                                
effective date."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
vote on concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date                                    
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                       
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.