Legislature(2001 - 2002)

02/14/2001 10:55 AM Senate RLS

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                     ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                         February 14, 2001                                                                                      
                            10:55 a.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair (Excused)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6(RES)                                                                          
Relating  to opposition  to  the inclusion  of national  forests  in                                                            
Alaska within former President  Clinton's Roadless Area Conservation                                                            
rule  and   supporting  the   overturning   of  this  inclusion   by                                                            
litigation,  by congressional   action, or  by action  of  President                                                            
Bush.                                                                                                                           
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 52(FIN) am                                                                                               
"An Act extending the termination date of the State Physical                                                                    
Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board."                                                                                        
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44(TRA)                                                                                                   
"An Act designating the Joe Redington, Sr., Memorial Trail."                                                                    
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 6 - See Resources minutes dated 2/8/01.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 52 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 2/08/01 and Finance                                                                
minutes dated 2/12/01.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 44 - See Transportation minutes dated 2/8/01.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR  DRUE PEARCE  called  the Senate  Rules Committee  meeting  to                                                          
order  at 10:55 a.m.  Present  were Senators  Phillips, Therriault,                                                             
Ellis and Pearce.  Senator  Cowdery was excused for medical reasons.                                                            
The first order of business  to come before the committee was HJR 6.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved  to calendar HJR  6-ROADLESS POLICY for floor                                                        
action.   He  informed  the  committee that  he  plans  to offer  an                                                            
amendment on the  Senate floor that will replace the  words "several                                                            
million" on page  3, line 5, with  "4 million," and  delete the word                                                            
"illegal" on page  3, line 25.  He noted the $4 million  figure came                                                            
from Congressman Young's office.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS  objected.  The motion to calendar HJR  6 carried with                                                            
Senators Phillips,  Therriault and Pearce voting "yea,"  and Senator                                                            
Ellis voting "nay."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The next order of business  to come before the committee was SB  52-                                                        
TERMINATION OF STATE PHYS THERAPY BOARD.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no discussion  or questions, SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to                                                            
calendar SB 52 with its accompanying zero fiscal note.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Hearing no objection, CHAIR  PEARCE announced SB 52 was approved for                                                            
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The last order of business was HB 44.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being  no discussion or questions,  SENATOR PHILLIPS  moved to                                                            
calendar  HB 44-JOE REDINGTON  SR. MEMORIAL  TRAIL.  There  being no                                                        
objection, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIR PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 10:56 p.m.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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