2008-04-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 2671
President Green granted the Senate members limited powers of free                                                               
conference as requested.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Introduction and Reference of                                                                        
                              Senate Resolutions                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SCR 24                                                                                                                        
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24 BY THE                                                                                      
SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                    
COMMITTEE,                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
           Relating to establishing a Joint Legislative Certificate                                                            
          of Need Task Force.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and held on the Secretary's desk.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCR 25                                                                                                                        
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25 BY THE                                                                                      
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE,                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
          Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e),                                                                         
          Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature,                                                                        
          concerning House Bill No. 285, relating to an                                                                         
          optional exemption from municipal property taxes for                                                                  
          residences of widows and widowers of certain                                                                          
          members of the armed forces of the United States.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and held on the Secretary's desk.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                        Second Reading of House Bills                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HB 149                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 149(RES) "An Act relating to the                                                                          
authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to require                                                            
certain monitoring, sampling, and reporting and to require permits for                                                          
certain discharges of pollutants; relating to criminal penalties for                                                            
violations of the permit program; and providing for an effective date"                                                          
was read the second time.