2005-01-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 0039
      "An Act relating to the oil and gas properties production                                     
      (severance) tax as it applies to oil; establishing a                                          
      minimum rate of tax for certain fields of five percent;                                       
      providing for an adjustment to increase the tax collected                                     
      when oil prices exceed $20 per barrel and to reduce the                                       
      tax collected when oil prices fall below $16 per barrel;                                      
      and providing for relief from the tax when the price per                                      
      barrel is low or when the taxpayer demonstrates that a                                        
      reduction in the tax is necessary to establish or                                             
      reestablish production from an oil field or pool that                                         
      would not otherwise be economically feasible."                                                
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                   
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
SB 51                                                                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 51 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                    
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                               
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to contracts for the provision of state                                  
          public assistance to certain recipients in the state;                                     
          providing for regional public assistance plans and                                        
          programs in the state; relating to grants for Alaska                                      
          Native family assistance programs; relating to                                            
          assignment of child support by Alaska Native family                                       
          assistance recipients; relating to paternity                                              
          determinations and genetic testing involving                                              
          recipients of assistance under Alaska Native family                                       
          assistance programs; and providing for an effective                                       
          date."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Community and Regional                                  
Affairs, Health, Education and Social Services and Finance                                          
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
         Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Health and Social Services                               
         Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Health and Social Services                               
 Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Health and Social Services                                        
 Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Health and Social Services