2005-02-25                     House Journal                      Page 0434
worker receiving combined disability benefits that exceed their take                                
home pay.  Finally, the bill would also cap the compensation rates of                               
workers residing outside the State of Alaska to bring them in line with                             
that paid to Alaska resident workers.                                                               
                                                                                                    
This bill represents a major step in bringing the existing system up to                             
date with the current State of Alaska's work force.  These changes to                               
specific parts of the existing law are vital to the continuing survival of                          
the workers' compensation system and the availability of a full range                               
of benefits for injured workers in the future.                                                      
                                                                                                    
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this matter.                                             
                                                                                                    
                                Sincerely yours,                                                    
                                /s/                                                                 
                                Frank H. Murkowski                                                  
                                Governor"                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                           
                                                                                                    
                   SECOND READING OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS                                           
                                                                                                    
HCR 2                                                                                             
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2                                                              
     Urging Governor Murkowski to take quick action to conduct,                                     
     approve, or sanction a study of in-state natural gas needs and take-                           
     off points for intrastate use of natural gas transported in a North                            
     Slope natural gas pipeline.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                    Journal Page                           
                                                                                                    
 RES RPT 7DP                                                           408                          
 FN1: ZERO(H.RLS/DNR)                                                  420                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall HCR 2 pass the House?"  The roll was                                    
taken with the following result: