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2008-07-22 House Journal

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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                         TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                          FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                    Tuesday                   July 22, 2008                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                              Fourteenth Day                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Harris at 4:14 p.m.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 39 members present.  Representative Kelly was                                                                  
absent and his presence was noted later.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Nelson.                                                              
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it was                                                          
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Recognizing the many beliefs that Alaskans have, I offer this                                                              
     prayer from the Book of Matthew, Chapter 5.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a                                                                             
     mountainside and sat down.  His disciples came to him, and                                                                 
     he began to teach them.  "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for                                                              
     theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who                                                                    
     mourn, for they will be comforted.  Blessed are the meek, for                                                              
     they will inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger and                                                             
     thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  Blessed are the                                                        
     merciful, for they will be shown mercy.  Blessed are the pure                                                              
     in heart, for they will see God.  Blessed are the peacemakers,                                                             
     for they will be called children of God.  Blessed are those who                                                            
     are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the                                                                 
     kingdom of heaven.                                                                                                         

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     Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and                                                                  
     falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.                                                                   
     Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,                                                               
     for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were                                                                  
     before you."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Stoltze.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
                    th                                                                                                          
journal for the 13 legislative day of the Fourth Special Session be                                                             
approved as certified by the Assistant Chief Clerk.  There being no                                                             
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                        INTRODUCTION OF CITATIONS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following citation was introduced and referred to the Rules                                                                 
Committee for placement on the calendar:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Service High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team, 2008                                                                  
State Champions                                                                                                                 
By Representative Meyer                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The following citation was introduced and taken up later as a Special                                                           
Order of Business:                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Father Tom Moffatt                                                                                                   
By Representatives Lynn, Buch                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                   
                              OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 4005                                                                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 4005 by the House Finance Committee, entitled:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act 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                                                         

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     program for small power projects for utility improvements; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 4006                                                                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 4006 by the House Finance Committee, entitled:                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act authorizing, as a temporary rebate of state resources to                                                           
     certain state residents, payments to assist in meeting heating costs                                                       
     under the federal and state heating assistance programs; and                                                               
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                       
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the July 21,                                                            
2008, calendar (page 3237), was read the third time:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 3001                                                                                                        
     "An Act approving issuance of a license by the commissioner of                                                             
     revenue and the commissioner of natural resources to                                                                       
     TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC and Foothills Pipe Lines                                                                   
     Ltd., jointly as licensee, under the Alaska Gasline Inducement                                                             
     Act; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
HB 3001 be returned to second reading for the specific purpose of                                                               
considering Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Johnson:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 3, following "Act;" (title amendment):                                                                           
     Insert "prohibiting the reimbursement of qualified                                                                       
expenditures before the commissioner of natural resources finds                                                               

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that certain gas will be available to the project on or before the                                                            
commencement of commercial operations;"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 11:                                                                                                      
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                            
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     AVAILABILITY OF POINT THOMSON GAS BEFORE                                                                                   
REIMBURSEMENT OF QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES. (a) The                                                                                
commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of natural resources                                                               
may not reimburse the licensee for qualified expendituresunder                                                                  
AS 43.90.110(a)(1) before the commissioner of natural resources finds                                                           
that natural gas produced from the Point Thomson Unit will be                                                                   
available for transportation by the project on or before the                                                                    
commencement of commercial operations.                                                                                          
     (b)  A dispute between the commissioner of natural resources, the                                                          
licensee, and the owners and operators of the Point Thomson Unit over                                                           
the issue of whether natural gas from the Point Thomson Unit will be                                                            
available for transportation by the project on or before the                                                                    
commencement of commercial operations shall be resolved under                                                                   
AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630 (Administrative Procedure Act) or other                                                                
form of alternative dispute resolution agreed to by the licensee, the                                                           
owners and operators of the Point Thomson Unit, and the                                                                         
commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the attorney                                                            
general.                                                                                                                        
     (c)  In this section,                                                                                                      
         (1)  "commencement of commercial operations," "licensee,"                                                              
and "project" have the meanings given in AS 43.90.900;                                                                          
         (2)  "Point Thomson Unit" means the Point Thomson Unit                                                                 
defined by the Department of Natural Resources on the effective date                                                            
of this Act.                                                                                                                    
   * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                          
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     PROVISIONS          NOT        SEVERABLE.           Notwithstanding                                                        
AS 01.10.030, secs. 1 and 2 of this Act are not severable."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Crawford objected.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  9   NAYS:  30   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Chenault, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Neuman, Olson,                                                                      
Ramras, Roses, Samuels                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan,                                                                
Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Harris, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula,                                                                  
LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Salmon, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                                                   
Wilson                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Kelly                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that, without objection, HB 3001 would be                                                                    
returned to second reading for all amendments.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Ramras and                                                                       
Johnson:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                                            
     Insert "relating to the extension of inducements to a natural                                                            
gas pipeline project that would transport natural gas from the                                                                
North Slope to a market in the state or for export from the state                                                             
by marine transportation;"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 5:                                                                                                       
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
"* Section 1. AS 43.90.440(a) is amended to read:                                                                             

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         (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state                                                            
     grants a licensee assurances that the licensee has exclusive                                                               
     enjoyment of the inducements provided under this chapter before                                                            
     the commencement of commercial operations. If, before the                                                                  
     commencement of commercial operations, the state extends to                                                                
     another person preferential royalty or tax treatment or grant of                                                           
     state money for the purpose of facilitating the construction of a                                                          
     competing natural gas pipeline project in this state other than a                                                      
     natural gas pipeline project that is wholly within the state and                                                       
     transports natural gas to a market in the state or for export                                                          
     from the state by marine transportation, and if the licensee is in                                                     
     compliance with the requirements of the license and with the                                                               
     requirements of state and federal statutes and regulations relevant                                                        
     to the project, the licensee is entitled to payment from the state of                                                      
     an amount equal to three times the total amount of the                                                                     
     expenditures incurred and paid by the licensee that are qualified                                                          
     expenditures for the purposes of AS 43.90.110 that the licensee                                                            
     incurred in developing the licensee's project before the date that                                                         
     the state first extended preferential treatment to another person.                                                         
     The payment under this subsection is subject to appropriation.                                                             
     Upon payment by the state of the amount owed under this section,                                                           
     the licensee shall, at no additional cost to the state, assign to the                                                      
     state or the state's designee all engineering designs, contracts,                                                          
     permits, and other data related to the project that were acquired by                                                       
     the licensee during the term of the license. The payment under this                                                        
     subsection is in full satisfaction of all claims the licensee may                                                          
     bring in contract, tort, or other law related to the events that gave                                                      
     rise to the payment."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 6:                                                                                                                 
     Delete "Section 1"                                                                                                       
     Insert "Sec. 2"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ramras moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Coghill objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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**The presence of Representative Kelly was noted.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Chenault, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Harris, Hawker, Johansen,                                                               
Johnson, Kawasaki, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses,                                                                 
Samuels                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon,                                                                   
Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule,                                                             
Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Nelson, Salmon, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Ramras:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 3, following "Act;" (title amendment):                                                                           
     Insert "requiring the licensee to make a commitment that the                                                             
primary residences of the principals, individual partners, and                                                                
corporate officers of the licensee will be in the state before                                                                
reimbursement is made for qualified expenditures;"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 11:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
"* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                            
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISH PRIMARY RESIDENCES.                                                                                
(a) A licensee may not submit a request for reimbursement for                                                                   
qualified expenditures and the commissioners may not reimburse                                                                  
qualified expenditures under AS 43.90.110(a)(1) before the licensee                                                             
makes the commitment that the primary residence of its principals,                                                              
individual partners, and corporate officers will be in the state.                                                               
     (b)  The requirement of a commitment that the primary residences                                                           
of the licensee's principals, individual partners, and corporate officers                                                       

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will be in the state is material to the license for the purposes of                                                             
AS 43.90.230(a)(3).                                                                                                             
      (c)  For the purposes of this section, the commissioners shall                                                           
         (1)  identify the principals, individual partners, and corporate                                                       
officers of the licensee who are subject to the commitment in (a) of                                                            
this section; and                                                                                                               
         (2)  determine the meaning of "primary residence."                                                                     
     (d)  In this section, "commissioners," "license," and "licensee"                                                           
have the meanings given in AS 43.90.900.                                                                                        
   * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                          
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     PROVISIONS          NOT        SEVERABLE.           Notwithstanding                                                        
AS 01.10.030, secs. 1 and 2 of this Act are not severable."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ramras moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Chenault, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Meyer, Neuman, Olson,                                                               
Ramras, Roses, Samuels, Wilson                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan,                                                                
Edgmon, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                                            
Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                 
Nelson, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Fairclough, Salmon                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                

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Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Samuels:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 3, following "Act;" (title amendment):                                                                           
     Insert "requiring TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC and                                                                    
Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd., jointly as licensee, to fully disclose and                                                         
tender to the commissioner of natural resources all documents and                                                             
other information provided to, exchanged with, or received from                                                               
the state relating to contract negotiations with the state during                                                             
2004 regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline to                                                                  
transport natural gas from the North Slope before the state                                                                   
reimburses qualified expenditures;"                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, following line 11:                                                                                                      
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
   "* Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                         
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO 2004                                                                                 
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATE. (a) The                                                                                   
commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of natural resources                                                               
may not reimburse TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC, and Foothills                                                                
Pipe Lines Ltd., jointly as licensee, for qualified expendituresunder                                                           
AS 43.90.110(a)(1) before the licensee fully discloses and tenders all                                                          
documents and other information provided to, exchanged with, or                                                                 
received from the state during 2004 relating to contract negotiations                                                           
with the state regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline to                                                          
transport natural gas from the North Slope. In this subsection,                                                                 
"licensee" includes the licensee and a successor in interest to the                                                             
licensee subject to AS 43.90.                                                                                                   
     (b)  The chief executive officers of TransCanada Alaska                                                                    
Company, LLC, and Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd., or other person                                                                    
authorized to act on behalf of each, shall certify by sworn affidavit that                                                      
all documents and other information provided to, exchanged with, or                                                             
received from the state during 2004 relating to contract negotiations                                                           
with the state regarding the construction of a natural gas pipeline to                                                          
transport natural gas from the North Slope have been fully disclosed                                                            
and tendered to the commissioner of natural resources.                                                                          
     (c)  The commissioner of natural resources shall receive and                                                               
review the documents and other information described in (a) of this                                                             
section and the affidavit required by (b) of this section. Following                                                            
review, the commissioner of natural resources shall notify the chair or                                                         

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the vice-chair of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee after                                                              
making a finding                                                                                                                
         (1)  that all documents and other information have been                                                                
received and that TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC, and Foothills                                                                
Pipe Lines Ltd., are entitled to receive the reimbursement for qualified                                                        
expenditures under AS 43.90.110(a)(1); or                                                                                       
         (2)  that TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC, and Foothills                                                               
Pipe Lines Ltd., after having been given a reasonable period in which                                                           
to disclose and tender the documents and other information required                                                             
by this section, have failed to make the required disclosures and tender                                                        
of documents and other information required under this section.                                                                 
     (d) After notifying the chair or the vice-chair of the Legislative                                                         
Budget and Audit Committee of a finding under (c)(1) of this section,                                                           
the commissioner of natural resources shall provide a copy of all                                                               
documents and other information received to the Legislative Budget                                                              
and Audit Committee. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee                                                                 
shall make all documents and other information received from the                                                                
commissioner of natural resources under this subsection available to                                                            
the public except documents and other information that are identified                                                           
and demonstrated to the committee by the licensee to be proprietary,                                                            
privileged, or a trade secret that are confidential and not subject to                                                          
public disclosure under AS 40.25.                                                                                               
     (e)  A dispute between the commissioner of natural resources and                                                           
the licensee over the disclosure and submission of information                                                                  
required by this section shall be resolved under AS 44.62.330 -                                                                 
44.62.630 (Administrative Procedure Act) or other form of alternative                                                           
dispute resolution agreed to by the licensee and the commissioner of                                                            
natural resources, in consultation with the attorney general.                                                                   
     (f) In this section, "licensee" has the meaning given in                                                                   
AS 43.90.900.                                                                                                                   
   * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                                                          
adding a new section to read:                                                                                                   
     PROVISIONS          NOT        SEVERABLE.           Notwithstanding                                                        
AS 01.10.030, secs. 1 and 2 of this Act are not severable."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Representative Kelly objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Chenault, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Harris, Hawker, Johansen,                                                               
Johnson, LeDoux, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Samuels,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon,                                                                   
Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule,                                                             
Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Nelson, Salmon, Seaton                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001 was automatically in third reading.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gatto placed a call of the House and lifted the call.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated that the House would stand at ease until 8:15 p.m.;                                                          
and so, the House stood at ease at 7:07 p.m.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                              AFTER AT EASE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker called the House back to order at 8:18 p.m.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                       THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                          
                               (continued)                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                       
The following was again before the House in third reading:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 3001                                                                                                        
     "An Act approving issuance of a license by the commissioner of                                                             
     revenue and the commissioner of natural resources to                                                                       
     TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC and Foothills Pipe Lines                                                                   

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     Ltd., jointly as licensee, under the Alaska Gasline Inducement                                                             
     Act; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels placed a call of the House.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 3001 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                              
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  24   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Gara,                                                             
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki,                                                                 
Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Salmon, Seaton,                                                                   
Thomas                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Chenault, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Foster, Harris, Hawker,                                                                 
Johansen, Johnson, LeDoux, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses,                                                                        
Samuels, Stoltze, Wilson                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 3001 passed the House.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved the effective date clause.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                                                         
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 3001                                                                                                                         
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  28   NAYS:  12   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon,                                                                   
Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Holmes,                                                            
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                  
Salmon, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Chenault, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson,                                                              
LeDoux, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Samuels                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
And so, the effective date clause was adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on                                                            
HB 3001.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                                                    
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Colonel Michael X. Garrett                                                                                           
By Representatives Dahlstrom, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                   
Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara, Gardner, Gatto,                                                               
Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                
Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                 
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Lieutenant Colonel Stephen E. Hughes                                                                                 
By Representatives Dahlstrom, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                   
Crawford, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara, Gardner, Gatto,                                                               
Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                
Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                 
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Steve Love, Alaska Pioneer and Alaska Railroad Legend                                                                
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Roger Phenix                                                                                                         
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Lane Brannen                                                                                                         
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Greg Zumbehl                                                                                                         
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Vic Killian                                                                                                          
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Rick Stickle                                                                                                         
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Joe Tremarello, UAF Nanook Hall of Fame Inductee                                                                     
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Randy Pitney, UAF Nanook Hall of Fame Inductee                                                                       
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Matt Emmons, UAF Nanook Hall of Fame Inductee                                                                        
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Milo Griffin, UAF Nanook Hall of Fame Inductee                                                                       
By Representatives Guttenberg, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                                  
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                   
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                  
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Thomas                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Juneau-Douglas High School Boys Soccer Team                                                                          
By Representatives Kerttula, Doll, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                              
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara, Gardner,                                                                 
Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                
Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                    
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson; Senator Elton                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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Honoring - Richard & Eva Carroll, 60 Wedding Anniversary                                                                        
Celebration, Fort Yukon, Alaska, July 23, 2008                                                                                  
By Senator Kookesh; Representatives Salmon, Harris, Buch, Chenault,                                                             
Cissna, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                  
Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes,                                                                    
Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux,                                                            
Lynn, Meyer, Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Samuels,                                                                     
Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Richard Urion                                                                                                     
By Representatives Kerttula, Doll, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                              
Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster,                                                               
Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes,                                                                    
Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, LeDoux, Lynn,                                                                
Meyer, Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels,                                                                   
Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Elton                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Emma G. Widmark                                                                                                   
By Representatives Kerttula, Doll, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna,                                                              
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara,                                                                  
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen,                                                                
Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer,                                                                   
Nelson, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton,                                                                  
Stoltze, Thomas, Wilson; Senator Elton                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Alex Duff Combs                                                                                                   
By Representative Holmes, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford,                                                             
Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner,                                                             
Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                 
Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                 
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
In Memoriam - Clark Andrew Gudmundson, Sr.                                                                                      
By Representatives Joule, Harris, Buch, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford,                                                             
Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Foster, Gara, Gardner,                                                             
Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson,                                                                
Kawasaki, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Nelson,                                                                 
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze,                                                                 
Thomas, Wilson                                                                                                                  

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                           UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                                             
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara - from morning plane time, July 25 to morning                                                               
plane time, July 28                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gardner - from afternoon plane time, July 24 to                                                                  
morning plane time, July 28                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gatto - from evening plane time, July 23 to evening                                                              
plane time, July 27                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative LeDoux - from evening plane time, July 23 to evening                                                             
plane time, August 1; and from morning plane time, August 2 to                                                                  
evening plane time, August 7                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Roses - from evening plane time, July 23 to morning                                                              
plane time, July 29                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                        SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
notice and publication requirements be waived and the citation,                                                                 
Honoring - Father Tom Moffatt, be taken up as a Special Order of                                                                
Business.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House approve the citation.  There being no objection, the following                                                            
citation was approved and sent to enrolling:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Honoring - Father Tom Moffatt                                                                                                   
By Representatives Lynn, Buch, Harris, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill,                                                               
Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan, Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara,                                                                    
Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Holmes, Johansen,                                                                
Johnson, Joule, Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, LeDoux, Meyer, Nelson,                                                              
Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Thomas,                                                                  
Wilson                                                                                                                          

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                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House adjourn until 9:00 a.m., July 23, 2008.  There being no                                                                   
objection, the House adjourned at 9:07 p.m.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                             Stephanie Hall                                                                     
                                             Assistant Chief Clerk