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and providing for an effective date for the amendments. Signing do                                  
pass: Senator Seekins, Chair. Signing no recommendation: Senators                                   
French, Therriault, Huggins.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Office of the Governor                                                          
                                                                                                    
The resolution was referred to the Finance Committee.                                               
                                                                                                    
SJR 5                                                                                             
The Resources Committee considered SENATE JOINT                                                     
RESOLUTION NO. 5 Urging the United States Congress to                                               
reauthorize the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act.                                       
Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Vice Chair; Senators Elton, Ben                                   
Stevens, Dyson, Stedman.                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Natural Resources                                           
                                                                                                    
The resolution was referred to the Rules Committee.                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                  Introduction and Reference of Senate Bills                                     
                                                                                                    
SB 97                                                                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 97 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                    
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                               
                                                                                                    
          "An Act making supplemental, capital, and other                                           
          appropriations, and reappropriations; amending                                            
          appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize                                       
          funds; making an appropriation under art. IX, sec.                                        
          17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                      
          constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for                                     
          an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                      
                                                                                                    
A spreadsheet from the Office of the Governor, Office of Management                                 
and Budget, was submitted. The spreadsheet also applies to SB 62 and                                
SB 98.