2004-02-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 2209
                          Standing Committee Reports                                             
                                                                                                    
SB 260                                                                                            
The Transportation Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 260                                         
"An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to                                      
establishment of a metropolitan planning organization for the                                       
Anchorage metropolitan area; and providing for an effective date" and                               
recommended it be replaced with                                                                     
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 260(TRA) "An Act                                                   
          relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to                                    
          the policy board of the metropolitan planning                                             
          organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area;                                         
          and providing for an effective date."                                                     
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Cowdery, Cochair. Signing no                                               
recommendation: Senator Wagoner, Cochair; Senators Therriault,                                      
Olson, Lincoln.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Transportation and Public                                   
          Facilities                                                                                
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 271                                                                                            
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 271 "An                                          
Act amending the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development                                      
Authority to include planning, developing, constructing, managing, or                               
operating an economically viable gas pipeline project from the North                                
Slope of Alaska by a route that parallels the Trans Alaska Pipeline                                 
System or the Alaska Highway; authorizing evaluation of                                             
opportunities for private sector involvement in the project; amending                               
requirements related to the Authority's preparation of a development                                
plan; and providing for an effective date." Signing do pass: Senator                                
Ogan, Chair; Senators Seekins, Wagoner, Dyson. Signing no                                           
recommendation: Senators Lincoln, Elton.                                                            
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, indeterminate, Department of Revenue