02/20/2001 03:40 PM Senate STA

                                                                                                                                
                     SCR  4-ALASKA TARTAN DAY                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
DAN HENDERSON,  Alaska Highlanders  representative,  said that  most                                                            
Canadian provinces celebrate  April 6 as Tartan Day and in 1997, the                                                            
U.S. Congress  designated April 6 as Tartan Day as  well. The Alaska                                                            
Legislature has  proclaimed April 6 as Tartan Day  yearly since 1996                                                            
and SCR 4 seeks  to bring permanence  to the proclamation.  There is                                                            
no cost to the bill and there is no request for a paid holiday.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  THERRIAULT  read  page  2  line  5    "…  numerous  Alaska                                                            
landmarks,  such as the one at Point  MacKenzie…" and asked  Senator                                                            
Phillips whether there  is something at Point MacKenzie or is it the                                                            
landmark.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS said Point MacKenzie is the landmark.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  THERRIAULT said  the wording  should be,  "…such as  Point                                                            
MacKenzie…" striking the  words, "the one at". He made a motion that                                                            
those changes be made as Amendment #1. There were no objections.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HALFORD made a  motion to move CS SCR 4 (STA) from committee                                                            
with individual recommendations.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There were no objections.