01/20/1993 03:37 PM Senate RES

  SENATOR  MILLER called  the  Resources Committee  meeting to                 
  order  at  3:37  p.m.  and  announced  SB 30  EXTEND  ALASKA                 
  MINERALS COMMISSION to be up for consideration.                              
                                                                               
  SENATOR BERT SHARP, Sponsor of SB  30, gave a brief overview                 
  of   the   Minerals  Commission   which   advocates  mineral                 
  development  and  multi-use  of  state  lands.   The  Alaska                 
  Minerals Commission  was created to  make recommendations to                 
  the  Governor  and  Legislature  on  ways  to  mitigate  the                 
  government constraints on development of minerals, including                 
  coal.                                                                        
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN asked if the Commission was normally on a five                 
  year sunset cycle.   SENATOR SHARP answered  that he thought                 
  it was.                                                                      
                                                                               
  SENATOR  LEMAN  moved to  pass  SB  30  from Committee  with                 
  individual recommendations.   SENATOR ADAMS objected to  say                 
  that  a  Budget and  Audit  Committee recommendation  was to                 
  increase the sunset cycle to 10 years.  He then  removed his                 
  objection.    There were  no  further objections  and  SB 30                 
  passed from Committee with no further objections.