02/02/2010 03:00 PM House ENERGY

                   HB 306-STATE ENERGY POLICY                                                                               
3:05:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR EDGMON  announced the first  order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 306, "An Act declaring a state energy policy."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:05:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN moved Amendment 5 which read:                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 22, following "export":                                                                                       
            Insert "of power that is surplus to the                                                                             
          needs of Alaska communities"                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:06:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR EDGMON objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN  informed the committee that  Amendment 5                                                               
follows  page  2,  line  19,  which  read    "encourage  economic                                                               
development by (A) promoting the  development of renewable energy                                                               
resources,  including  geothermal,  wind,  solar,  hydroelectric,                                                               
hydrokinetic, tidal, and  biomass energy for use  by Alaskans and                                                               
for export."   He explained  the amendment  says, "as soon  as we                                                               
take care of ourselves ... then we can export."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:07:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE EDGMON removed his  objection.  Hearing no further                                                               
objection, Amendment 5 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  MILLETT moved  to report  HB  306 [as  amended] out  of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHB  306(ENE)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Special Committee on Energy.