2010-04-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 2235
                                                                                                                                
                       Reconsideration of Senate Bills                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 220                                                                                                                        
Senator Ellis requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE                                                               
BILL NO. 220(FIN) be taken up. Without objection, the bill was                                                                  
before the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                                  
220(FIN) "An Act relating to energy efficiency, energy conservation,                                                            
and alternative energy, to an emerging energy technology fund, to the                                                           
lease of state land to a public electric utility, to the Alaska heating                                                         
assistance program, to state energy use data, to the Southeast energy                                                           
fund, to nuclear energy production and facilities, to the definition of                                                         
'power project' or 'project' as it relates to rural and statewide energy                                                        
programs and the Alaska Energy Authority, and to the definition of                                                              
'alternative energy system'; establishing an Alaska energy efficiency                                                           
revolving loan fund; directing the Department of Transportation and                                                             
Public Facilities to prepare a report on the feasibility of using                                                               
compressed natural gas to power vehicles in the state, including                                                                
vehicles owned or operated by the state, and including in that study, if                                                        
warranted, a pilot program proposal for powering some vehicles                                                                  
owned or operated by the state with compressed natural gas;                                                                     
authorizing and relating to the issuance of bonds by the Alaska                                                                 
Housing Finance Corporation; relating to a report regarding a                                                                   
municipal energy improvements financing program and to an energy                                                                
report by the Office of the Governor; and providing for an effective                                                            
date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 220(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                                              
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins,                                                            
Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman,                                                                       
Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Bunde                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 220(FIN) passed the Senate on                                                                    
reconsideration.