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HB 197                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 197(RLS) "An Act exempting certain                                            
natural gas exploration and production facilities from oil discharge                                
prevention and contingency plans and proof of financial responsibility,                             
and amending the powers and duties of the Alaska Oil and Gas                                        
Conservation Commission with respect to those plans; and providing                                  
for an effective date" was read the second time.                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
bill be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                              
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 197(RLS) was read the third time.                                             
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 197(RLS) "An                                       
Act exempting certain natural gas exploration and production facilities                             
from oil discharge prevention and contingency plans and proof of                                    
financial responsibility, and amending the powers and duties of the                                 
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission with respect to those                                    
plans; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                

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CSHB 197(RLS)                                                                                       
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Guess,                                   
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B,                                      
Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 197(RLS) passed the Senate.                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective                             
date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                  
signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.