2008-08-05                     House Journal                      Page 3316
SB 4002                                                                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4002(FIN) am                                                                                         
    "An Act relating to grants from the renewable energy grant fund;                                                            
    amending the bulk fuel bridge loan fund and the bulk fuel                                                                   
    revolving loan fund; amending the power cost equalization                                                                   
    program, repealing the exclusion from eligibility for power cost                                                            
    equalization for certain power projects that take their power from                                                          
    hydroelectric facilities, and amending the definition of 'eligible                                                          
    electric utility' as it applies to the power cost equalization program                                                      
    and the grant program for small power projects for utility                                                                  
    improvements; relating to establishing a gas pipeline development                                                           
    fund in the Department of Revenue; establishing the Alaska                                                                  
    resource rebate program and relating to that program; relating to                                                           
    heating assistance; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4002(FIN)                                                                               
    "An Act amending the bulk fuel bridge loan fund and the bulk fuel                                                           
    revolving loan fund; relating to Alaska resource rebates, and                                                               
    increasing the amount of the 2008 permanent fund dividend to                                                                
    provide that rebate; suspending the motor fuel tax; eliminating the                                                         
    authority to make certain provisions of the heating assistance                                                              
    program retroactive to November 1, 2007; and providing for an                                                               
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    (pending title change resolution)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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The report was signed by Representatives Chenault and Meyer, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Foster, Stoltze, Chenault, Meyer                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  Hawker, Thomas, Kelly                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Nelson, Crawford, Gara                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS CSSB 4002(FIN):                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9.   Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic                                                                           
Development                                                                                                                     
10. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic                                                                            
Development                                                                                                                     
11. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic                                                                            
Development                                                                                                                     
12. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
13. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
14. Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                    
15. Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 4002(FIN) am is on today's calendar.