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2009-04-19 Senate Journal

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2009-04-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1090
HB 113                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                          
113(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making supplemental                                                                        
appropriations, capital appropriations, and other appropriations;                                                               
amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds;                                                             
and providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            

2009-04-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1091
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                                   
          113(FIN) "An Act making supplemental                                                                                  
          appropriations, capital appropriations, and other                                                                     
          appropriations; amending appropriations; making                                                                       
          appropriations to capitalize funds; making                                                                            
          appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                                                                
          of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                                                                
          reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
          (technical title change)                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Hoffman, Stedman, Cochairs; Senators                                                                  
Huggins, Thomas, Olson, Ellis.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's calendar.                                                                                                
HB 113                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act                                                                      
making supplemental appropriations, capital appropriations, and other                                                           
appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations to                                                               
capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date" which had been                                                           
moved to the bottom of the calendar (page 1083) was read the second                                                             
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered on                                                              
page 1090. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                                                                        
BILL NO. 113(FIN) "An Act making supplemental appropriations,                                                                   
capital appropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                                      
appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; making                                                               
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of                                                          
Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for                                                          
an effective date" was adopted.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2009-04-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1092
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) was read the                                                                       
third time.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wagoner moved that the bill be returned to second reading for                                                           
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1.                                                                
Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wagoner offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 18, line 6, following "RESOURCES.":                                                                                        
     Insert "(a)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 18, following line 12:                                                                                                     
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b) The sum of $4,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund                                                           
to the Department of Natural Resources for reservoir studies to                                                                 
evaluate oil and gas resources on the North Slope, phase 2 of 3."                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 30, line 10, following "11(a),":                                                                                           
     Insert "12(b),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Page 30, line 14:                                                                                                               
     Delete "12"                                                                                                                
     Insert "12(a)"                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Page 30, line 21, following "8(f),":                                                                                            
     Insert "12(b),"                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wagoner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                      
Objections were heard.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2009-04-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1093
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  13   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, Menard,                                                                 
Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  McGuire, Meyer                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) was                                                                                
automatically in third reading.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault moved that the bill be returned to second reading                                                            
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment                                                                   
No. 2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault offered Amendment No. 2 :                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 22, following line 29:                                                                                                     
     Insert new subsections to read:                                                                                            
     "(o) The appropriation made in sec. 1, page 22, line 17, of HCS                                                            
CSSB 75(FIN), or the same appropriation in another version of the                                                               
bill, that is passed by the Twenty-Sixth Alaska State Legislature in the                                                        
First Regular Session and enacted into law is amended to read:                                                                  
                   APPROPRIATION GENERAL                           OTHER                                                        
Statewide          ITEMS                   FUND                    FUNDS                                                      
Federal            128,960,000             38,183,500           90,776,500                                              
Programs           [113,560,000]           [22,783,500]                                                                     
     (p) The allocations made in sec. 1, page 22, lines 30 - 33, of HCS                                                         
CSSB 75(FIN), or the same allocations in another version of the bill,                                                           
that is passed by the Twenty-Sixth Alaska State Legislature in the First                                                        
Regular Session and enacted into law are amended to read:                                                                       
                                 ALLOCATIONS                                                                                    
Federal-Aid Aviation                     9,600,000                                                                          
 State Match (HD 1-40)                  [6,320,000]                                                                             
Federal-Aid Highway                     40,000,000                                                                          
 State Match (HD 1-40)                 [27,880,000]"                                                                            

2009-04-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1094
Page 30, line 21, following "14(n),":                                                                                           
     Insert "14(o), 14(p),"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.                                                                   
Senator Ellis objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 2 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) was                                                                                
automatically in third reading.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault moved that the bill be returned to second reading                                                            
for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment                                                                   
No. 3. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault offered Amendment No. 3 :                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Amend section --, Department of Natural Resources, by adding a new                                                              
subsection to read:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
(--) The sum of $2,700,000 is appropriated from the general fund to                                                             
the Department of Natural Resources, for gas pipeline implementation                                                            
(AGIA), for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
 This subsection needs a July 1, 2009 effective date.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Therriault moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3.                                                                   
Senator Ellis objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 3                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 3 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) was                                                                                
automatically in third reading.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dyson moved that the bill be returned to second reading for                                                             
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 4.                                                                
Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dyson offered Amendment No. 4 :                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, line 1, following "ADMINISTRATION.":                                                                                   
     Insert "(a)"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 13, following line 3:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                                           
     "(b) The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from the general fund to                                                          
the Department of Administration, enterprise technology services, for                                                           
State of Alaska telecommunications system operations and                                                                        
maintenance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 30, line 21, following "Sections":                                                                                         
     Insert "4(b)"                                                                                                              

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Senator Dyson moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Senator                                                                
Ellis objected.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?" The roll                                                                
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 4                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  4   NAYS:  14   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                       
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Ellis                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 4 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN) was                                                                                
automatically in third reading.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                      
NO. 113(FIN) "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                
appropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations;                                                              
making appropriations to capitalize funds; making appropriations                                                                
under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                                        
constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date"                                                        
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Dates                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 113(FIN)                                                                            
passed the Senate.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the                                                            
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                       
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved for the adoption of the constitutional budget                                                               
reserve fund section.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund                                                               
section (Article IX, Section 17(c) Constitution of the State of Alaska)                                                         
be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 113(FIN)                                                                                                               
Adopt Budget Reserve Fund Section?                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bunde, Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and so, the constitutional budget reserve fund section was adopted, and                                                         
the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.