2006-06-02                     Senate Journal                      Page 3550
SB 2002                                                                                           
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 2002 "An                                         
Act conferring original jurisdiction on the Alaska Supreme Court for                                
the purpose of providing judicial review of a contract executed under                               
the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and setting the time in                                    
which a contract developed under that Act, or a statute of limitations                              
regarding that contract, must be legally challenged; and providing for                              
an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                              
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(JUD) "An Act conferring                                            
     original jurisdiction on the Alaska Supreme Court for the                                      
     purpose of providing judicial review of a contract executed                                    
     under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and setting                                     
     the time in which a final agency decision of the commissioner                                  
     of revenue made under that Act, the constitutionality of a law                                 
     authorizing a contract enacted under that Act, or the                                          
     enforceability of a contract executed under a law authorizing                                  
     a contract enacted under that Act must be legally challenged                                   
     and by whom; and providing for an effective date."                                             

2006-06-02                     Senate Journal                      Page 3551
Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Chair. Signing no recommendation:                                 
Senators French, Therriault, Huggins.                                                               
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Revenue                                                     
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Natural Resources                                           
                                                                                                    
The bill is on today's calendar.                                                                    
SB 2002                                                                                           
SENATE BILL NO. 2002 "An Act conferring original jurisdiction on                                    
the Alaska Supreme Court for the purpose of providing judicial review                               
of a contract executed under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development                                    
Act, and setting the time in which a contract developed under that Act,                             
or a statute of limitations regarding that contract, must be legally                                
challenged; and providing for an effective date" was read the second                                
time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Seekins, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                   
adoption of the Judiciary Committee Substitute offered on page 3550.                                
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(JUD) "An Act                                         
conferring original jurisdiction on the Alaska Supreme Court for the                                
purpose of providing judicial review of a contract executed under the                               
Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and setting the time in which                                  
a final agency decision of the commissioner of revenue made under                                   
that Act, the constitutionality of a law authorizing a contract enacted                             
under that Act, or the enforceability of a contract executed under a law                            
authorizing a contract enacted under that Act must be legally                                       
challenged and by whom; and providing for an effective date" was                                    
adopted.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
President Stevens stated CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(JUD) will                                      
be on the June 3 calendar.