2007-11-03                     Senate Journal                      Page 1476
SB 2001                                                                                                                       
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 2001 "An                                                                     
Act relating to the production tax on oil and gas and to conservation                                                           
surcharges on oil; relating to the issuance of advisory bulletins and the                                                       
disclosure of certain information relating to the production tax and the                                                        
sharing between agencies of certain information relating to the                                                                 
production tax and to oil and gas or gas only leases; amending the                                                              
State Personnel Act to place in the exempt service certain state oil and                                                        
gas auditors and their immediate supervisors; establishing an oil and                                                           
gas tax credit fund and authorizing payment from that fund; providing                                                           
for retroactive application of certain statutory and regulatory                                                                 
provisions relating to the production tax on oil and gas and                                                                    
conservation surcharges on oil; making conforming amendments; and                                                               
providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2001(JUD)                                                                                      
          (forthcoming)                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator French, Chair; Senator Wielechowski.                                                                   
Signing no recommendation: Senator Therriault.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.