04/17/2002 10:35 AM Senate RLS

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                   
                         April 17, 2002                                                                                         
                           10:37 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford                                                                                                            
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 219                                                                                                             
"An Act establishing  and relating to the Joint  Federal and State                                                              
Navigable  Waters  Commission for  Alaska;  and  providing for  an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 280                                                                                                             
"An Act  permitting grants to  certain regulated  public utilities                                                              
for water quality enhancement projects  and water, wastewater, and                                                              
solid waste systems."                                                                                                           
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 219  - See Resources  minutes dated  4/3/02 and Finance  Report                                                              
dated 4/12/02.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SB 280 - See Labor and Commerce minutes  dated 2/19/02 and 3/5/02,                                                              
Resources minutes dated 3/18/02 and  Finance Report dated 4/11/02.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Ron Somerville                                                                                                              
Resource Consultant                                                                                                             
Alaska State Capitol                                                                                                            
Juneau, AK  99801-1182                                                                                                          
POSITION STATEMENT: Available to answer questions.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN RANDY PHILLIPS called the  Senate Rules Committee meeting                                                            
to order at  10:37 a.m. Senators Cowdery, Therriault  and Phillips                                                              
were present.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MR.  RON SOMERVILLE,  a  resources  consultant  to the  House  and                                                              
Senate  Majorities,  informed members  that  he  was available  to                                                              
answer questions.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being  no questions,  SENATOR COWDERY  moved to calendar  SB                                                          
219-FED/STATE  NAVIGABLE WATERS COMMISSION  with its  accompanying                                                          
fiscal note at the Chairman's discretion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  THERRIAULT  moved to  calendar  SB  280-WATER/SEWER/WASTE                                                          
GRANTS  TO UTILITIES  with  its accompanying  fiscal  note at  the                                                          
Chairman's discretion.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT  noted that  he would like  to amend a  bill in                                                              
the  Rules   Committee   that  has  already   been  approved   for                                                              
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS  informed him that  the committee is  willing to                                                              
bring the measure up again.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further business  to come  before the  committee,                                                              
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS adjourned the meeting at 10:37 a.m.