03/29/2008 10:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SCS CSHB 233(L&C)                                                                                                               
          "An Act relating to giving notice of unclaimed net                                                                    
          margin distributions made by electric and                                                                             
          telephone cooperatives."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          SCS CSHB  233 (FIN)  was REPORTED out  of Committee                                                                   
          with  a "do  pass" recommendation  and with  fiscal                                                                   
          note  #2 by the  Department of Commerce,  Community                                                                   
          and Economic Development.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 373    "An Act extending specified public school bond                                                                        
          debt reimbursement;  and providing for an effective                                                                   
          date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          SCS HB  373 (FIN) was  HEARD and HELD  in Committee                                                                   
          for further consideration.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 19(JUD)                                                                                                                
          "An Act relating to  ignition interlock devices; to                                                                   
          limited   driver's  license   privileges;  and   to                                                                   
          ignition   interlock   limited   driver's   license                                                                   
          privileges."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          SCS CSHB  19 (JUD) was HEARD and HELD  in Committee                                                                   
          for further consideration.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 75(STA)                                                                                                                    
          "An  Act  relating  to  driver's  licenses  and  to                                                                   
          alcohol and drug awareness and safety testing."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          CSHB  75(STA) was heard  and HELD in  Committee for                                                                   
          further consideration.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 338(FIN)                                                                                                                   
          "An Act relating to  the bulk fuel bridge loan fund                                                                   
          and program, power project  fund, and the bulk fuel                                                                   
          revolving loan fund;  authorizing the Alaska Energy                                                                   
          Authority  to borrow money  from the power  project                                                                   
          fund for  the bulk fuel revolving loan  fund and to                                                                   
          repay   money  borrowed;   and  providing   for  an                                                                   
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
          CSHB 338  (FIN) was REPORTED out of  Committee with                                                                   
          a  "do pass"  recommendation and  with zero  fiscal                                                                   
          note  #1 by the  Department of Commerce,  Community                                                                   
          and Economic  Development, and with fiscal  note #2                                                                   
          by  the  Department   of  Commerce,  Community  and                                                                   
          Economic Development.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:10:11 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 233(L&C)                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to giving notice of unclaimed net                                                                         
     margin distributions made by electric and telephone                                                                        
     cooperatives."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
DEREK MILLER,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE  MIKE KELLY,  provided a                                                                   
brief  overview of  SCS  CSHB  233.   He explained  that  the                                                                   
provision  would  allow  utility   cooperatives  to  use  the                                                                   
internet to inform members of any capital credit due.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
10:13:05 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
In response  to Senator Dyson,  Mr. Miller said  he contacted                                                                   
the director of the Permanent  Fund Dividend Division and was                                                                   
informed  that the  Division could  not  provide the  address                                                                   
lists to the electric utilities.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dyson reported that his  staff uses the Alaska Voters                                                                   
List.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
10:15:06 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dyson offered a conceptual  amendment on page 1, line                                                                   
12, to  allow the use  of the Alaska's  Voter list  to locate                                                                   
persons owed a refund.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman OBJECTED  for purposes  of discussion.   He                                                                   
restated the conceptual amendment.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.   There being  NO                                                                   
further OBJECTION, the conceptual amendment was adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
10:16:16 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman  MOVED to REPORT  SCS CSHB 233 (FIN)  out of                                                                   
Committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal  note.  There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 233 (FIN)  was REPORTED out of Committee  with a "do                                                                   
pass"  recommendation   and  with  fiscal  note   #2  by  the                                                                   
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:17:16 AM