Legislature(2013 - 2014)
2014-03-18 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2045 SB 138 Senators Gardner, Ellis, French, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 5 : Page 55, following line 28: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 61. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: LIMIT ON COSTS. The commissioner of natural resources may not agree to reimburse TransCanada Alaska Development Inc. or an affiliate of TransCanada Alaska Development Inc. for its costs, as described in the December 12, 2013, Memorandum of Understanding between TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC, Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd., TransCanada Alaska Development Inc., and the State of Alaska, if the final investment decision enabling the North Slope natural gas project is not made because the state is the only party to the project that does not agree to go forward with the project." Page 56, line 4: Delete "61" Insert "62" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Gardner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 5. Senator Fairclough objected. 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2046 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 5 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Stedman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 5 failed. Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, French, Gardner offered Amendment No. 6 : Page 1, line 7, following "on gas;": Insert "relating to an option for the state to acquire an ownership interest in a North Slope natural gas project;" Page 15, following line 30: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 16. AS 38.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 38.05.023. State option to acquire an ownership interest in a North Slope natural gas project. (a) An agreement or contract associated with a North Slope natural gas project that includes an option for the state to acquire an ownership interest in a gas pipeline or gas treatment plant may not require the state to exercise the option before the final investment decision is made to commence the construction of a North Slope natural gas project. (b) In this section, "gas pipeline" and "gas treatment plant" have the meanings given in AS 31.25.390." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 24: Delete "sec. 17" Insert "sec. 18" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2047 Page 21, line 16: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 25, line 9: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 31, line 18: Delete "sec. 37" Insert "sec. 38" Page 53, lines 24 - 25: Delete "sec. 23" Insert "sec. 24" Page 56, line 4: Delete "16, 17, 23 - 27, 29, 30, 37, 39, and 55 - 61" Insert "16 - 18, 24 - 28, 30, 31, 38, 40, and 56 - 62" Page 56, line 6: Delete "Section 38" Insert "Section 39" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 6. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 6 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2048 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Egan, Ellis, French, Gardner, Olson, Stedman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 6 failed. Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, French, Gardner offered Amendment No. 7 : Page 1, line 7, following "on gas;": Insert "relating to contracts associated with a North Slope natural gas project;" Page 15, following line 30: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 16. AS 38.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 38.05.023. Agreements and contracts associated with a North Slope natural gas project. (a) An agreement or contract associated with a North Slope natural gas project to which the state is a party must require that a party to the agreement or contract that has an equity interest of five percent or more in the Alaska liquefied natural gas project or a component of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project expand the Alaska liquefied natural gas project or a component of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project in reasonable engineering increments when there is sufficient commercial interest in the expansion. The requirement to expand in this subsection is subject to the limitation that a party is not required to pay a cost of expansion that increases the tariff, cost of service, or cost of transportation, as applicable to that part of the North Slope natural gas project that is expanded, by more than 15 percent. (b) In this section, (1) "Alaska liquefied natural gas project" has the meaning given in AS 31.25.390; (2) "component" means a gas pipeline, gas treatment plant, liquefied natural gas plant, marine terminal, Point Thomson unit gas transmission line, or Prudhoe Bay unit gas transmission line, as those parts of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project are described in AS 31.25.390; 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2049 (3) "cost of expansion" means the cost to a party of expanding the Alaska liquefied natural gas project or a component of the Alaska liquefied natural gas project when an expansion is required under an agreement or contract." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 24: Delete "sec. 17" Insert "sec. 18" Page 21, line 16: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 25, line 9: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 31, line 18: Delete "sec. 37" Insert "sec. 38" Page 53, lines 24 - 25: Delete "sec. 23" Insert "sec. 24" Page 56, line 4: Delete "16, 17, 23 - 27, 29, 30, 37, 39, and 55 - 61" Insert "16 - 18, 24 - 28, 30, 31, 38, 40, and 56 - 62" Page 56, line 6: Delete "Section 38" Insert "Section 39" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 7. Senator Coghill objected. 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2050 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 7 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Hoffman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 7 failed. Senators Gardner, Ellis, French, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 8 : Page 13, line 18, following "paragraph": Insert "(A)" Page 13, line 20, following "contract;": Insert "and (B) must include a provision that requires that each party to the agreement or contract pay, in proportion to the party's ownership interest in the North Slope natural gas project, the costs of infrastructure south of 68 degrees North latitude that are directly related to the North Slope natural gas project; in this subparagraph, "costs of infrastructure" includes the costs of construction, improvement, and maintenance of roads, bridges, port facilities, and utilities;" Page 15, line 12, following "paragraph": Insert "(A)" Page 15, line 14, following "contract;": Insert "and (B) must include a provision that requires that each party to the agreement or contract pay, in proportion to the party's ownership interest in the North Slope natural gas project, the costs of 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2051 infrastructure south of 68 degrees North latitude that are directly related to the North Slope natural gas project; in this subparagraph, "costs of infrastructure" includes the costs of construction, improvement, and maintenance of roads, bridges, port facilities, and utilities;" Senator Gardner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 8. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 8 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Egan, Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 8 failed. Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, French, Gardner offered Amendment No. 9 : Page 47, line 15: Delete "a new subsection" Insert "new subsections" Page 47, line 23: Delete "or gas" Page 48, line 1: Delete "or gas" Page 48, lines 2 - 3: Delete "or gas" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2052 Page 48, lines 8 - 9: Delete "or gas" Page 48, line 17: Delete "or gas" Page 48, line 18: Delete "or gas" Page 48, following line 22: Insert a new subsection to read: "(i) For purposes of (h) of this section, for a well that produces both oil and gas, the portion of the costs attributable to oil incurred to explore for, develop, or produce an oil and gas deposit is a fraction the numerator of which is the production of oil expressed in BTU equivalent barrels and the denominator of which is the total production of oil and gas expressed in BTU equivalent barrels." Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 9. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 9 YEAS: 4 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens Absent: Olson and so, Amendment No. 9 failed. Senators Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 10 : 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2053 Page 25, line 8, following "project": Insert "; the commissioner shall ensure that a contract negotiated under this paragraph does not authorize payments in lieu of taxes to a municipality" Page 26, line 15, following "project": Insert "; the commissioner shall ensure that a contract negotiated under this paragraph does not authorize payments in lieu of taxes to a municipality" Senator Ellis moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 10. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 10 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Egan, Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 10 failed. Senators Gardner, Ellis, French, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 11 : Page 1, line 12, following "Revenue;": Insert "relating to the review by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska of a precedent agreement or related contract for an in- state natural gas pipeline;" Page 24, following line 1: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 30. AS 42.08.320(e) is amended to read: (e) The [IF A PRECEDENT AGREEMENT OR RELATED CONTRACT IS NOT ARM'S LENGTH, THE] commission shall determine whether the precedent agreement or related contract is 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2054 just and reasonable using the standards applied under AS 42.06.140 [NORMALLY APPLIED UNDER AS 42.06.140. IF THE COMMISSION IS REVIEWING A PRECEDENT AGREEMENT UNDER (c)(2) OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER THE IN-STATE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CARRIER'S APPROVED RECOURSE TARIFF, INCLUDING THE COST DATA UNDERLYING THE TARIFF]. When considering whether to approve a contract as just and reasonable under this subsection, the commission shall consider the consequences of failing to approve the contract." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 25, line 9: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 31, line 18: Delete "sec. 37" Insert "sec. 38" Page 56, line 4: Delete "29, 30, 37, 39, and 55 - 61" Insert "29 - 31, 38, 40, and 56 - 62" Page 56, line 6: Delete "Section 38" Insert "Section 39" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Gardner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 11. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2055 CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 11 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Hoffman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 11 failed. Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, French, Gardner offered Amendment No. 12 : Page 28, line 8, through page 29, line 25: Delete all material and insert: "* Sec. 35. AS 43.55.011(f) is repealed and reenacted to read: (f) Except for oil subject to (i) of this section of this section, the provisions of this subsection apply to oil produced from each lease or property within a unit or nonunitized reservoir that has cumulatively produced 1,000,000,000 barrels of oil by the close of the most recent calendar year and from which the average daily oil production from the unit or nonunitized reservoir during the most recent calendar year exceeded 100,000 barrels. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, a producer may not apply tax credits to reduce its total tax liability under (e) of this section for oil produced from all leases or properties within the unit or nonunitized reservoir below 15 percent of the total gross value at the point of production of that oil. If the amount of tax calculated by multiplying the tax rate in (e) of this section by the total production tax value of the oil under (e) of this section produced from all of the producer's leases or properties within the unit or nonunitized reservoir is less than 15 percent of the total gross value at the point of production of that oil, the tax levied by (e) of this section for that oil is equal to 15 percent of the total gross value at the point of production of that oil." Page 35, line 24: Delete "and gas" Insert "[AND GAS]" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2056 Page 35, lines 25 - 29: Delete "greatest of (i) zero; (ii) zero percent, one percent, two percent, three percent, or four percent, as applicable, of the gross value at the point of production of the oil and gas" Insert "greater [GREATEST] of (i) 15 percent of the gross value at the point of production of the oil [ZERO; (ii) ZERO PERCENT, ONE PERCENT, TWO PERCENT, THREE PERCENT, OR FOUR PERCENT, AS APPLICABLE, OF THE GROSS VALUE AT THE POINT OF PRODUCTION OF THE OIL AND GAS]" Page 35, line 31: Delete "(iii)" Insert "(ii) [(iii)]" Page 37, line 17: Delete "greatest" Insert "greater" Page 37, lines 18 - 20: Delete "zero; (ii) zero percent, one percent, two percent, three percent, or four percent, as applicable," Insert "15 percent" Page 37, line 24: Delete "(iii)" Insert "(ii)" Page 39, lines 19 - 20: Delete ", (5)(B)(ii), and (7)(A)(ii)" Page 39, line 21: Delete "AS 43.55.011(f)(1) or (2)" Insert "AS 43.55.011(f) as that subsection read on December 31, 2013," 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2057 Page 39, line 23: Delete "AS 43.55.011(f)(1) or (2)" Insert "AS 43.55.011(f) as that subsection read on December 31, 2013," Page 56, following line 3: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 62. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: RETROACTIVITY. The repeal and reenactment of AS 43.55.011(f) by sec. 35 of this Act, and the amendment to AS 43.55.020(a)(5)(B) by sec. 40 of this Act are retroactive to January 1, 2014." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 12. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 12 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 12 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Stedman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stevens Absent: Dyson and so, Amendment No. 12 failed. Senators French, Ellis, Gardner, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 13 : 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2058 Page 13, line 19, following "party": Insert "(A) must include a provision that requires the parties to the contract to negotiate, before construction, a project labor agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law; in this subparagraph, "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective bargaining agreement between the licensee or its agent and the appropriate labor representatives to ensure expedited construction with labor stability for the project by qualified residents of the state; (B)" Page 15, line 12, following "party": Insert "(A) must include a provision that requires the parties to the contract to negotiate, before construction, a project labor agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law; in this subparagraph, "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective bargaining agreement between the licensee or its agent and the appropriate labor representatives to ensure expedited construction with labor stability for the project by qualified residents of the state; (B)" Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 13. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 13 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 13 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Egan, Ellis, French, Gardner, Olson, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Stedman, Stevens 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2059 and so, Amendment No. 13 failed. Senator Coghill called the Senate. The call was satisfied. Senators Gardner, Ellis, French, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 14 : Page 13, line 18, following "project;": Insert "the commissioner shall provide public notice and the opportunity to comment on a proposed agreement or contract to which the state is a party for at least 90 days before submitting the proposed agreement or contract to the legislature for approval;" Page 15, line 11, following "project;": Insert "the commissioner shall provide public notice and the opportunity to comment on a proposed agreement or contract to which the state is a party for at least 90 days before submitting the proposed agreement or contract to the legislature for approval;" Senator Gardner moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 14. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 14 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 14 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Stedman, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 14 failed. Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, French, Gardner offered Amendment No. 15 : Page 1, line 7, following "on gas;": 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2060 Insert "relating to disputes related to a North Slope natural gas project;" Page 15, following line 30: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 16. AS 38.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 38.05.023. Disputes related to a North Slope natural gas project. An agreement or contract associated with a North Slope natural gas project to which the state is a party must (A) prohibit arbitration of a dispute related to the agreement or contract; (B) state that the agreement or contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state, not including the state's choice of law provisions, and subject to federal law that is applicable in the state; and (C) require than any action related to the agreement or contract be brought in a state court that has jurisdiction over the claim." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 24: Delete "sec. 17" Insert "sec. 18" Page 21, line 16: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 25, line 9: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 31, line 18: Delete "sec. 37" Insert "sec. 38" Page 53, lines 24 - 25: Delete "sec. 23" Insert "sec. 24" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2061 Page 56, line 4: Delete "16, 17, 23 - 27, 29, 30, 37, 39, and 55 - 61" Insert "16 - 18, 24 - 28, 30, 31, 38, 40, and 56 - 62" Page 56, line 6: Delete "Section 38" Insert "Section 39" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 15. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 15 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 15 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Micciche, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 15 failed. Senators French, Ellis, Gardner, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 16 : Page 1, line 7, following "on gas;": Insert "relating to marketing and marine shipping contracts for natural gas transported in a North Slope natural gas project;" Page 15, following line 30: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 16. AS 38.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 38.05.023. Marketing and marine shipping contracts. 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2062 The commissioner shall make an agreement or contract to which the state is a party for the marketing or marine shipment of natural gas transported in a North Slope natural gas project available to the public and to the legislature at the same time that contracts authorized under AS 38.05.020(b)(11) are submitted to the legislature for approval." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 17, line 24: Delete "sec. 17" Insert "sec. 18" Page 21, line 16: Delete "sec. 27" Insert "sec. 28" Page 25, line 9: Delete "sec. 30" Insert "sec. 31" Page 31, line 18: Delete "sec. 37" Insert "sec. 38" Page 53, lines 24 - 25: Delete "sec. 23" Insert "sec. 24" Page 56, line 4: Delete "16, 17, 23 - 27, 29, 30, 37, 39, and 55 - 61" Insert "16 - 18, 24 - 28, 30, 31, 38, 40, and 56 - 62" Page 56, line 6: Delete "Section 38" Insert "Section 39" Page 56, line 7: Delete "secs. 62 and 63" Insert "secs. 63 and 64" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2063 Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 16. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 16 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 16 YEAS: 4 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski Nays: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 16 failed. Senators French, Ellis, Gardner, Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 17 : Page 13, line 19, following "party": Insert "(A) may not include a provision relating to the tax rate applicable to the oil and gas production tax under AS 43.55 as it relates to the production of oil; and (B)" Page 15, line 12, following "party": Insert "(A) may not include a provision relating to the tax rate applicable to the oil and gas production tax under AS 43.55 as it relates to the production of oil; and (B)" Page 25, line 8, following "project": Insert "; the commissioner shall ensure that a contract negotiated under this paragraph does not include a provision relating to the tax rate applicable to the oil and gas production tax under AS 43.55 as it relates to the production of oil" 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2064 Page 26, line 15, following "project": Insert "; the commissioner shall ensure that a contract negotiated under this paragraph does not include a provision relating to the tax rate applicable to the oil and gas production tax under AS 43.55 as it relates to the production of oil" Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 17. Senator Coghill objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 17 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 17 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 13 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Ellis, French, Gardner, Hoffman, Stedman, Wielechowski Nays: Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stevens and so, Amendment No. 17 failed. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 138(FIN) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 138(FIN) am "An Act relating to the purposes, powers, and duties of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation; relating to an in-state natural gas pipeline, an Alaska liquefied natural gas project, and associated funds; requiring state agencies and other entities to expedite reviews and actions related to natural gas pipelines and projects; relating to the authorities and duties of the commissioner of natural resources relating to a North Slope natural gas project, oil and gas and gas only leases, and royalty gas and other gas received by the state including gas received as payment for the production tax on gas; relating to the tax on oil and gas production, on oil production, and on gas production; relating to the duties of the commissioner of revenue relating to a North Slope natural gas project and gas received as payment for tax; 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2065 relating to confidential information and public record status of information provided to or in the custody of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue; relating to apportionment factors of the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; amending the definition of gross value at the 'point of production' for gas for purposes of the oil and gas production tax; clarifying that the exploration incentive credit, the oil or gas producer education credit, and the film production tax credit may not be taken against the gas production tax paid in gas; relating to the oil or gas producer education credit; requesting the governor to establish an interim advisory board to advise the governor on municipal involvement in a North Slope natural gas project; relating to the development of a plan by the Alaska Energy Authority for developing infrastructure to deliver affordable energy to areas of the state that will not have direct access to a North Slope natural gas pipeline and a recommendation of a funding source for energy infrastructure development; establishing the Alaska affordable energy fund; requiring the commissioner of revenue to develop a plan and suggest legislation for municipalities, regional corporations, and residents of the state to acquire ownership interests in a North Slope natural gas pipeline project; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 138(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 15 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stevens Nays: Ellis, French, Gardner, Stedman, Wielechowski and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 138(FIN) am passed the Senate. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Senator French objected. The question being: "Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2014-03-18 Senate Journal Page 2066 CSSB 138(FIN) am Effective Date Clauses YEAS: 16 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Fairclough, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens Nays: Ellis, French, Gardner, Wielechowski and so, the effective date clauses were adopted. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the Finance Committee Letter of Intent offered on page 1958 be adopted as a Senate Letter of Intent. Without objection, the Senate Letter of Intent was adopted.