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SB 254                                                                                                                        
Message dated April 13 was read, stating the House passed and                                                                   
returned for consideration SENATE BILL NO. 254 "An Act extending                                                                
the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance                                                                 
program; and providing for an effective date" with the following                                                                
amendments:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
          HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 254(FIN)(efd                                                                             
          am H) "An Act extending the termination date of the                                                                   
          Alaska regional economic assistance program;                                                                          
          extending the termination date for the authority of the                                                               
          Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to maintain                                                                     
          a vessel-based limited entry fisheries system for the                                                                 
          weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab                                                                          
          fisheries; providing for an effective date by amending                                                                
          the effective date under sec. 28, ch. 137, SLA 2002;                                                                  
          and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
          (Title Change HCR 30)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Ellis moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens moved that the Senate refer the concur message to the                                                           
Rules Committee, then withdrew his motion. There being objection,                                                               
the motion was withdrawn.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendments?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HCS SB 254(FIN)(efd am H)                                                                                                       
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendments                                                                                 
to SB 254?   Effective Date                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Therriault,                                                                 
Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Stevens, Wilken                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendments, thus adopting                                                             
HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 254(FIN)(efd am H) "An Act                                                                         
extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic                                                                  
assistance program; extending the termination date for the authority of                                                         
the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to maintain a vessel-                                                                 
based limited entry fisheries system for the weathervane scallop and                                                            
Bering Sea hair crab fisheries; providing for an effective date by                                                              
amending the effective date under sec. 28, ch. 137, SLA 2002; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                                
concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.