SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         April 5, 1994                                         
                           2:53 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Rick Halford, Chair                                                   
 Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair                                              
 Senator Suzanne Little                                                        
 Senator Fred Zharoff                                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator George Jacko                                                          
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 92                                                            
 "An Act relating to an advisory vote during regional educational              
 attendance area school board elections; and providing for an                  
 effective date."                                                              
                                                                               
 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                       
 Requesting the governor to amend the names submitted to the United            
 States Department of Commerce for possible appointment to the North           
 Pacific Fishery Management Council.                                           
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SB 92 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated                        
         3/23/93.  See HESS minutes dated 4/16/93.                             
     Finance report 3/24/94.                                                   
                                                                               
 SR  5 - No previous action to record.                                         
                                                                               
 WITNESS REGISTER                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Fred Zharoff                                                          
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Prime Sponsor of SR 5                                  
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 94-4, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 2:53 p.m.                                                            
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  SB 92  (REAA           
 ADVISORY VOTES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's                    
 discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                         
 CHAIRMAN HALFORD opened the public hearing on  SR 5  (NORTH PACIFIC           
 FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL).                                                  
                                                                               
 SENATOR ZHAROFF, prime sponsor of SR 5, said the resolution is in             
 response to the host of opposition to the nomination of Clem                  
 Tillion to a seat on the North Pacific Fisheries Management                   
 Council.  He said throughout the years Mr. Tillion has been quite             
 controversial and from his comments has created a lot of                      
 divisiveness throughout the fisheries communities in the state.  He           
 stated he has received numerous telephone calls and public opinion            
 messages in support of the resolution.                                        
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE noted that she has had approximately 12 calls from             
 people who favor the resolution and only two calls opposing it.               
                                                                               
 There being no further testimony on SR 5, CHAIRMAN HALFORD asked              
 for the will of the committee.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that SR 5 be                
 passed out of committee with individual recommendations.  Hearing             
 no objection, it was so ordered.                                              
                                                                               
 SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that SR 5 be                
 approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no               
 objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.