Legislature(1999 - 2000)

02/11/1999 11:30 AM Senate RLS

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               SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                           
                 February 11, 1999                                                                                              
11:30 a.m.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2                                                                                              
Relating to management of Alaska's wildlife and fish resources.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED SCR 2 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 35                                                                                                              
"An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Marine                                                                   
Pilots."                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED SB 35 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SCR 2 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 2/3/99.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SB 35 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 2/4/99.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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TAPE 99-1, SIDE A                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 11:30 a.m.  Present were Senators Ellis, Miller, Pearce and                                                                  
Leman.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved to calendar SCR 2-MANAGEMENT OF FISH &                                                                     
WILDLIFE.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected and asked if SCR 2 is related to the                                                                     
intensive game management issue that arose with former Senator                                                                  
Sharp.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER responded the resolution states the Legislature                                                                  
wants Alaska's fish and game resources to be managed on a                                                                       
biological basis.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS maintained his objection to calendaring SCR 2.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The motion to calendar SCR 2 carried with Senators Miller, Pearce,                                                              
Leman and Kelly voting "Yea," and Senator Ellis voting "Nay."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE asked Senator Leman, who amended SB 35 in a previous                                                             
committee, if he would entertain changing the bill to maintain the                                                              
2005 sunset date as requested by the auditors.  She noted five                                                                  
years would be consistent with the Board's last extension.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN stated he preferred to extend the Board for four                                                                  
years to maintain the policy toward extensions.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved to calendar SB 35.  There being no objection,                                                              
the motion carried.                                                                                                             
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:35 a.m.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

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