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2022-04-29 House Journal

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HB 322                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 322                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel                                                                
     replacement fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                        Journal Page                                                   
                                                                                                                                
 TRA RPT CS(TRA) NEW TITLE 4DP 3DNP 1996                                                                                        
 FN1: (GOV/FUND TRANSFERS) 1996                                                                                                 
 FIN RPT CS(TRA) NEW TITLE 4DP 3NR 2263                                                                                         
 FN1: (GOV/FUND TRANSFERS) 2263                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 322(TRA)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund;                                                                 
     relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement                                                            
     fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Josephson and                                                                    
LeBon:                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 2, following "fund;" (title amendment):                                                                          
     Insert "relating to the Alaska higher education investment                                                               
fund;"                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, following line 13:                                                                                                      
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
"* Sec. 3. AS 37.14.750(a) is amended to read:                                                                                
          (a)  The Alaska higher education investment fund is                                                                   
     established as a separate fund in the state treasury [GENERAL                                                      
     FUND] for the purpose of making grants awarded under                                                                       
     AS 14.43.400 - 14.43.420 by appropriation to the account                                                                   
     established under AS 14.43.915(a), [AND OF] making                                                                     

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     scholarship payments to qualified postsecondary institutions for                                                           
     students under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849 by appropriation to the                                                            
     account established under AS 14.43.915(b), and funding                                                                 
     agreements for medical education under AS 14.42.033. Money                                                             
     in the fund does not lapse. The fund consists of                                                                           
              (1)  money appropriated to the fund;                                                                              
              (2)  income earned on investment of fund assets;                                                                  
              (3)  donations to the fund; and                                                                                   
              (4)  money redeposited under AS 14.43.915(c)."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman objected.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 322(TRA)                                                                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  23   NAYS:  16   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan,                                                                        
Hopkins, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick, Nelson, Ortiz,                                                              
Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr,                                                                     
Thompson, Tuck, Wool                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Johnson, Kaufman,                                                                    
Kurka, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw,                                                                  
Tilton, Vance                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Zulkosky                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted, and the new title follows:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 322(TRA) am                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to the Alaska marine highway system fund;                                                                 
     relating to the Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement                                                            
     fund; relating to the Alaska Higher education investment fund;                                                             
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      

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Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Carpenter:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Page 2, line 14:                                                                                                                
 Delete "2022"                                                                                                                  
 Insert "2023"                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carpenter moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ortiz objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                                              
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 322(TRA) am                                                                                                                
Second Reading                                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Cronk, Eastman, Gillham, Kaufman, Kurka,                                                                      
McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Nelson, Patkotak, Prax, Rauscher, Shaw,                                                                 
Tilton, Vance                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Claman, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan,                                                                        
Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, Merrick,                                                                    
Ortiz, Rasmussen, Schrage, Snyder, Spohnholz, Story, Stutes, Tarr,                                                              
Thompson, Tuck, Wool                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Zulkosky                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
CSHB 322(TRA) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                                                     
reading, and placed on final passage.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 322(TRA) am will advance to third reading on the May 2                                                                     
calendar.