2010-04-01                     Senate Journal                      Page 2062
SB 237                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 237 "An Act                                                                    
extending the deadline for authorizing school construction debt                                                                 
reimbursed by the state" and recommended it be replaced with                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 237(FIN) "An Act                                                                               
          establishing a formula and a fund for school                                                                          
          construction grant funding for regional educational                                                                   
          attendance areas; extending the deadline for                                                                          
          authorizing school construction debt reimbursed by                                                                    
          the state; and requiring a report from the                                                                            
          commissioner of revenue."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senators Stedman, Hoffman, Cochairs; Senators                                                                  
Huggins, Thomas, Egan, Ellis.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Education and Early                                                                       
      Development                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's calendar.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 255                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 255 "An                                                                      
Act relating to sharing records regarding fish purchased by fish                                                                
processors with certain federal agencies, to requirements to obtain and                                                         
maintain a fisheries business license, and to payment of industry fees                                                          
required of fish processors; and providing for an effective date" and                                                           
recommended the adoption of the following Resources Committee                                                                   
Letter of Intent:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                               Letter of Intent                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
            The Alaska Legislature recognizes that passage                                                                      
            of SB 255 is a necessary step to enable a planned                                                                   
            permit buyback program in the Southeast Alaska                                                                      
            Salmon Seine fishery to move forward. Further,                                                                      
            while the Legislature recognizes the value of                                                                       
            reducing the number of permits in the Southeast                                                                     
            Salmon Seine fishery, it is also concerned that