2005-05-08                     Senate Journal                      Page 1481
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 153 passed the Senate on reconsideration.                                   
                                                                                                    
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                                  
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Reconsideration of House Bills                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 286                                                                                            
Senator Therriault requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS                                  
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 286(RES) be taken up. The bill was before                                        
the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault moved that the bill be returned to second reading                                
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.                                   
2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                      
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was not offered.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault offered Amendment No. 2 :                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 8, following "state;":                                                               
     Insert "prohibiting municipalities from imposing severance                                   
taxes on minerals"                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 1, following line 9:                                                                           
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                              
     "* Section 1.  AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new                                       
paragraph to read:                                                                                  
               (64)  AS 29.45.820 (severance tax on minerals).                                     
        * Sec. 2.  AS 29.45 is amended by adding a new section to read:                           
              Sec. 29.45.820.  Taxes on minerals.  A municipality may                             
          not impose a severance tax on minerals produced or extracted                              
          in the municipality other than a tax imposed before January 1,                            
          2005.  If a severance tax on minerals produced or extracted in                            
          a municipality was imposed before January 1, 2005, the                                    
          municipality or its successor may continue to levy the tax,