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SB 2002                                                                                           
Message dated June 7 was read, stating the House passed and returned                                
for consideration 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" with the                               
following amendments:                                                                               
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2002(JUD)                                                  
     am H "An Act increasing the time period for legislative and                                    
     public comment on a proposed contract and preliminary                                          
     findings and determinations under the Alaska Stranded Gas                                      
     Development Act, conferring original jurisdiction on the                                       
     Alaska Supreme Court for the purpose of providing judicial                                     

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     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." (Title change                                      
     HCR 201)                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved that the Senate concur in the House                                      
amendments and recommended the body vote no.                                                        
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendments?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                          
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 2002(JUD) am H                                                                             
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                
Amendments to CSSB 2002(JUD)?                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  4                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, Guess                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman,                                     
Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  French, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                                            
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate failed to concur.                                                                
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House of the Senate's action                              
and request the House to recede from its amendments. In the event the                               
House fails to recede, the President appointed a Conference                                         
Committee to meet with a like committee from the House to consider                                  
the bills:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
     Senator Seekins, Chair                                                                         
     Senator Cowdery                                                                                
     Senator Guess