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2011-04-23 House Journal

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                              HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                        ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                       TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                          FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                   Saturday                 April 23, 2011                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                Sixth Day                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker                                                                
Chenault at 11:05 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Roll call showed 34 members present.  Representative Thompson had                                                               
been excused from a call of the House today.  Representatives                                                                   
Guttenberg, Hawker and Tuck were absent and their presence was                                                                  
noted later.  Representatives Holmes and Neuman were absent.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Dick.                                                                
Representative P. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection, it                                                          
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
    As I waited on the Lord for direction, I believe I was given to                                                             
    pray the following way.  I would ask you to consider and if                                                                 
    you would, agree.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
    We offer the following prayer with the deepest respect for all                                                              
    beliefs of all Alaskans.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    God of Creation, may we see that this quiet time we have                                                                    
    been given has a specific purpose.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    An intense time will come when we will be compelled to                                                                      
    know each other in personal as well as professional                                                                         
    relationships.  We will need to understand each other's                                                                     

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    character and unique qualities.  The time will come when we                                                                 
    will be faced with decisions that far exceed those that have                                                                
    been deliberated during the past session.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    May we seize these precious moments you have given us and                                                                   
    use them for the purpose you have intended so that our                                                                      
    thoughts, comments, and decisions will be individual, yes, but                                                              
    also as from a united body-from a diverse but cohesive                                                                      
    body, as a coordinated and effective body, that we may see                                                                  
    that we are not burdened with time to kill but gifted with time                                                             
      to grow and mature through our relationships with each other.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    May we see that perhaps we are not waiting for the other body                                                               
    but that you are waiting for this body to gather cohesion and                                                               
    strength, focus and determination, trust in each other and trust                                                            
    in you for that which is ahead of us.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    We humble ourselves before you and the task for we know                                                                     
    that without your guidance, we are adrift.  Shabbat Shalom.                                                                 
    Amen.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Millett.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                      CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the journal for the fifth legislative day of the first special session be                                                       
approved as certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it                                                         
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                       MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 97                                                                                                                         
A message dated April 22, 2011, was read stating the Governor signed                                                            
the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                        
to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 97                                                                                                           
    "An Act extending a provision relating to noxious weeds, invasive                                                           
    plants, and agricultural pest management and education; providing                                                           

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    for an effective date by repealing the effective date of sec. 2, ch.                                                        
    102, SLA 2008; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 3, SLA 2011                                                                                                     
    Effective Date:  April 23, 2011                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 101                                                                                                                        
A message dated April 22, 2011, was read stating the Governor signed                                                            
the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                        
to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 101(STA)                                                                                              
    "An Act establishing the fourth Saturday of July each year as Ted                                                           
    Stevens Day."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 2, SLA 2011                                                                                                     
    Effective Date:  July 21, 2011                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 116                                                                                                                        
A message dated April 22, 2011, was read stating the Governor signed                                                            
the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                        
to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 116 am                                                                                                       
    "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as                                                              
    recommended by the revisor of statutes by correcting the spellings                                                          
    of 'oxymorphone' and 'lorazepam' and providing an applicability                                                             
    section; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
    Chapter No. 4, SLA 2011                                                                                                     
    Effective Date:  April 23, 2011                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
**The presence of Representatives Hawker, Tuck, and Guttenberg was                                                              
noted.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                               ENROLLMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 119                                                                                                                        
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           

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copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 5:03 p.m.,                                                             
April 22, 2011:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 119(FIN)                                                                                
    "An Act relating to the procurement of supplies, services,                                                                  
    professional services, and construction for the Alaska Industrial                                                           
    Development and Export Authority; relating to the definition of                                                             
    'own' for the economic development account; relating to the                                                                 
    definitions of 'development project,' 'plant,' 'facility,' and 'project'                                                    
    for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority;                                                                 
    relating to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export                                                                    
    Authority creating subsidiaries regarding projects financed under                                                           
    AS 44.88.172; authorizing the Alaska Development and Export                                                                 
    Authority to issue bonds to finance the expansion, modification,                                                            
    and upgrading of the Skagway Ore Terminal; relating to the                                                                  
    operation and management of public housing projects and housing                                                             
    for low-income households by the Alaska Housing Finance                                                                     
    Corporation; relating to subsidiary corporations of the Alaska                                                              
    Housing Finance Corporation; relating to harbor facility grants;                                                            
    and providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                              ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
With appointment of the Conference Committee on the operating                                                                   
budget, Rule 23(d) of the Uniform Rules is in effect as of April 6,                                                             
2011.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published under separate cover.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                               ADJOURNMENT                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., April 25, 2011.  There being no                                                             
objection, the House adjourned at 11:21 a.m.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                             Suzi Lowell                                                                        
                                             Chief Clerk