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HCR 401                                                                                                                       
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 401 BY THE HOUSE                                                                                
FINANCE COMMITTEE,                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                                                                        
          concerning Senate Bill No. 4002, relating to grants                                                                   
          from the renewable energy grant fund; amending the                                                                    
          bulk fuel bridge loan fund and the bulk fuel revolving                                                                
          loan fund; amending the power cost equalization                                                                       
          program, repealing the exclusion from eligibility for                                                                 
          power cost equalization for certain power projects                                                                    
          that take their power from hydroelectric facilities,                                                                  

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          and amending the definition of "eligible electric                                                                     
          utility" as it applies to the power cost equalization                                                                 
          program and the grant program for small power                                                                         
          projects for utility improvements; relating to                                                                        
          establishing a gas pipeline development fund in the                                                                   
          Department of Revenue; establishing the Alaska                                                                        
          resource rebate program and relating to that program;                                                                 
          and relating to heating assistance.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and was before the Senate on final passage.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                          
NO. 401 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                                             
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 4002,                                                               
relating to grants from the renewable energy grant fund; amending the                                                           
bulk fuel bridge loan fund and the bulk fuel revolving loan fund;                                                               
amending the power cost equalization program, repealing the                                                                     
exclusion from eligibility for power cost equalization for certain                                                              
power projects that take their power from hydroelectric facilities, and                                                         
amending the definition of "eligible electric utility" as it applies to the                                                     
power cost equalization program and the grant program for small                                                                 
power projects for utility improvements; relating to establishing a gas                                                         
pipeline development fund in the Department of Revenue; establishing                                                            
the Alaska resource rebate program and relating to that program; and                                                            
relating to heating assistance, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                            
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HCR 401                                                                                                                         
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Hoffman, Huggins,                                                             
Kookesh, Olson, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  McGuire, Stedman                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Bunde, Therriault, Wilken                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Cowdery                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 401 passed the                                                                          
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the                                                           
House.