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HB 152                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 152(FIN) "An Act establishing a                                                                           
renewable energy project account and a renewable energy fund and                                                                
describing their uses and purposes" was read the second time.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered on                                                              
page 2816. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                        
BILL NO. 152(FIN) "An Act establishing a renewable energy grant                                                                 
fund and describing its uses and purposes; establishing a renewable                                                             
energy grant recommendation program; for the fiscal year ending June                                                            
30, 2009, authorizing the Alaska Energy Authority to distribute                                                                 
renewable energy grants and setting out the procedures to be followed                                                           
to award those grants; establishing a state heating assistance program                                                          
in addition to the federal heating assistance program; establishing an                                                          
Alaska Renewable Energy Task Force; and providing for an effective                                                              
date" (Title change SCR 32) was adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
     Insert "given to a project that serves an area in which the average                                                       
per capita cost of energy to residents of the area exceeds the average                                                          
per capita cost to residents of other"                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                      
Objections were heard.                                                                                                          
HB 152                                                                                                                        
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 152(FIN) "An Act                                                                            
establishing a renewable energy grant fund and describing its uses and                                                          
purposes; establishing a renewable energy grant recommendation                                                                  
program; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, authorizing the                                                              
Alaska Energy Authority to distribute renewable energy grants and                                                               
setting out the procedures to be followed to award those grants;                                                                
establishing a state heating assistance program in addition to the                                                              
federal heating assistance program; establishing an Alaska Renewable                                                            
Energy Task Force; and providing for an effective date" with                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 pending, was before the Senate in second reading.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent to move SENATE                                                                  
CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 152(FIN), with pending                                                                             
Amendment No. 1, to the bottom of the calendar. Without objection, it                                                           
was so ordered.