SENATE RULES COMMITTEE April 7, 1993 11:55 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator George Jacko, Chairman Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chairman Senator Rick Halford MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Suzanne Little Senator Fred Zharoff COMMITTEE CALENDAR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 116(FIN)(title am) "An Act amending the manner of determining the royalty received by the state on gas production, and directing the commissioner of natural resources to accept, under certain circumstances, the contract price agreed to between a lessee of federal land and a gas or electric utility as the value of the federal government's royalty share from natural gas production on federal land from which the state is entitled under applicable federal law to receive a share of the royalty on gas production; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 152(JUD) "An Act relating to magistrate jurisdiction." SENATE BILL NO. 85 "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 158 "An Act relating to exemption amounts." SENATE BILL NO. 159 "An Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources from classifying state land, water, or land and water so that mining, mineral entry and location, mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing are precluded or are designated an incompatible use without an act of the legislature if the area involved contains more than 640 acres except in certain situations; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 171 "An Act relating to the contracting and financing authority of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, giving approval of the issuance of the authority's revenue bonds, and delaying the termination date of the authority's business assistance program; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 174 "An Act exempting certain taxicab operators from coverage under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act, the Alaska Employment Security Act, and the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act." SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25 Urging the federal government to recognize the dire water and sanitation conditions in rural Alaska and to become a full partner with this state in improving this health-threatening situation. PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION HB 116 - Finance report 3/22/93. HB 152 - See Judiciary minutes dated 3/31/93. SB 85 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 2/9/93. SB 158 - See State Affairs minutes dated 3/24/93 and Judiciary minutes dated 4/2/93. SB 159 - See Resources minutes dated 3/24/93. SB 171 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 3/23/93. Finance report 4/6/93. SB 174 - See Labor & Commerce minutes dated 3/30/93 and 4/1/93. SJR 25 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 3/30/93. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 93-4, SIDE A Number 001 The Senate Rules Committee was called to order by Chairman Jacko at 11:55 a.m. and noted there were eight items on the agenda for the committee's consideration. SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 116 (FINANCE)(title am) (STATE SHARE OF FEDERAL GAS ROYALTIES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. Number 008 SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 152 (JUDICIARY) (JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. Number 010 SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 85 (TOURISM MARKETING COUNCIL) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. Number 012 SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 158 (REDUCING EXEMPTION AMOUNTS) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 159 (LIMIT ADMINISTRATIVE LAND CLOSURES) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. Number 016 SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 171 (AIDEA BONDS; BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROG.) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 174 (EXEMPTING CAB DRIVERS FROM EMPLOYMENT LAW) be approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 25 (IMPROVE WATER/SANITATION IN RURAL ALASKA) 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 Senate Rules Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:57 a.m.