2004-03-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 2597
      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."                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Wilken, Cochair; Senators Dyson, Ben                                       
Stevens. Signing no recommendation: Senator Green, Cochair;                                         
Senators Hoffman, Olson, Bunde.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 3, indeterminate, Department of Revenue                                            
                                                                                                    
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 274                                                                                            
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 274 "An Act                                        
relating to the housing assistance loan fund in the Alaska Housing                                  
Finance Corporation; creating the housing assistance loan program;                                  
repealing loans for teacher housing and providing for loans for multi-                              
family housing; making conforming amendments; and providing for                                     
an effective date." Signing do pass: Senators Green, Wilken, Cochairs;                              
Senators Dyson, Hoffman, Ben Stevens. Signing no recommendation:                                    
Senators Olson, Bunde.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Revenue                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.