2009-02-27                     House Journal                      Page 0352
     Requesting the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to                                                                 
     cease consideration of an amendment package that would require                                                             
     a Pacific cod endorsement for a license limitation program license                                                         
     holder to participate in the Pacific cod fisheries in the Gulf of                                                          
     Alaska.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Fisheries and the Resources Committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                                                   
                              OF HOUSE BILLS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 157                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 157 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act amending the State Personnel Act to place in the exempt                                                            
     service the chief economist and state comptroller in the                                                                   
     Department of Revenue and certain professional positions                                                                   
     concerning oil and gas within the Department of Natural                                                                    
     Resources; relating to reemployment of and benefits for or on                                                              
     behalf of reemployed retired teachers and public employees by                                                              
     providing for an effective date by amending the delayed effective                                                          
     date for secs. 3, 5, 9, and 12, ch. 57, SLA 2001 and sec. 19, ch. 50,                                                      
     SLA 2005; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance                                                           
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
2.  Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                            
3.  Zero, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 25, 2009, follows:                                                             
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Chenault:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill amending the State Personnel Act                                                         
to place in the exempt service the chief economist and state