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2012-04-09 House Journal

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2012-04-09                     House Journal                      Page 2275
HB 158                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 158                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the authority and obligations of the Knik Arm                                                          
     Bridge and Toll Authority, to bonds of the authority, and to                                                               
     reserve funds of the authority; authorizing the state to provide                                                           
     support for certain obligations of the authority; relating to taxes                                                        
     and assessments on a person that is a party to an agreement with                                                           
       the authority; and establishing the Knik Arm Crossing fund."                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 6DP 3DNP 2NR                                      1978                                                      
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Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                                           
bill:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 158(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to bonds of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll                                                                  
     Authority; relating to reserve funds of the authority; relating to                                                         
     taxes and assessments on a person that is a party to an agreement                                                          
     with the authority; and establishing the Knik Arm Crossing fund."                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Gara, Gruenberg,                                                                 
Gardner, Kawasaki, Tuck, Guttenberg, Petersen, Miller, Cissna, and                                                              
Kerttula:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Page 4, following line 13:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         

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"* Sec. 6.  AS 19.75 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                              
         Sec. 19.75.246. Liability of the state. The state is not liable                                                      
     to any party for the costs of operation or construction of the Knik                                                        
     Arm bridge or for the losses of a private company in the event that                                                        
     toll revenue is inadequate to cover the costs of operation or                                                              
     construction of the Knik Arm bridge."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Neuman objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 158(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Cissna, Doogan, Feige, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                                             
Holmes, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Miller, Petersen, Tuck                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Dick, Edgmon, Fairclough,                                                                 
Foster, Herron, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Keller, Lynn, Millett,                                                                
Munoz, Neuman, Olson, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas,                                                                 
Thompson, P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gatto, Hawker                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
CSHB 158(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 158(FIN) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's calendar.