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2007-05-08 House Journal

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2007-05-08                     House Journal                      Page 1192
HB 209                                                                                                                        
The following, which was moved to the bottom of the calendar (page                                                              
1179), was read the second time:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 209                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the chair of and the membership of and                                                                  
    qualifications of members of the Regulatory Commission of                                                                   
    Alaska; adding positions to the partially exempt service; creating                                                          

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    an administrative law division and natural gas and oil pipeline                                                             
    division within the commission; amending the timeline                                                                       
    requirements for a final order of the commission; relating to the                                                           
    commission's regulatory cost charges; and adding to the duties of                                                           
    the Alaska Judicial Council as they relate to the presentation of                                                           
    nominees for consideration for appointment to the commission."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                   Journal Page                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 1DP 1DNP 2NR 2AM                                  992                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                 993                                                       
 FN2: ZERO(H.L&C/CRT)                                                 993                                                       
 FN3: ZERO(LAW)                                                       993                                                       
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 1DP 6NR                                          1065                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                1066                                                       
 FN2: ZERO(H.L&C/CRT)                                                1066                                                       
 FN3: ZERO(LAW)                                                      1066                                                       
 FIN RPT CS(JUD) NT 2DP 5NR 1AM                                      1152                                                       
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                1153                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 209(JUD)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the chair of the Regulatory Commission of                                                               
    Alaska and amending the timeline requirements for a final order                                                             
    of the commission; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Gardner and                                                                      
Gruenberg:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 5 - page 2, line 2:                                                                                                
 Delete all material.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Gardner moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Olson objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 209(JUD)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  20   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Gara,                                                                      
Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Nelson,                                                                
Neuman, Salmon, Wilson                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Foster, Gatto,                                                                 
Harris, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Kelly, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Olson, Roses, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kerttula, Kohring, Ramras                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 3:                                                                                                                 
 Delete "or involve the review of private settlements and contracts"                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 3, line 5, following "180 days":                                                                                           
 Insert ", or 365 days if the matter is a case where the commission                                                             
holds a hearing for which the parties or members of the public may                                                              
appear,"                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Olson objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 209(JUD)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Gara,                                                                      
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, LeDoux, Nelson, Salmon                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Foster, Harris,                                                                
Johansen, Johnson, Kelly, Lynn, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Roses,                                                                    
Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kerttula, Kohring, Ramras                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 17:                                                                                                                
 Delete "270 days"                                                                                                          
 Insert "365 days"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Olson objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 209(JUD)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Gara,                                                                      
Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Nelson,                                                                
Salmon                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Foster, Gatto,                                                                 
Harris, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Kelly, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Neuman, Olson, Roses, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kerttula, Kohring, Ramras                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 209(JUD) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 209(JUD) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                       
calendar.