SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         April 21, 1993                                        
                            9:08 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
  Senator George Jacko, Chairman                                               
  Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chairman                                          
  Senator Rick Halford                                                         
  Senator Suzanne Little                                                       
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Fred Zharoff                                                         
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
  CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 279(L&C)                                               
  "An Act extending the termination  date of the Alaska Public                 
  Utilities Commission to June 30, 1994."                                      
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 60                                                           
  "An  Act making  appropriations for  construction and  major                 
  maintenance  of  schools;  and  providing  for  an effective                 
  date."                                                                       
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 7                                                            
  "An  Act relating  to reimbursement  of  school construction                 
  debt; and providing for an effective date."                                  
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
  HB 279 - No previous action to record.                                       
                                                                               
  SB  60 - See HESS minutes dated 2/3/93, 2/10/93, 4/12/93                     
           and 4/13/93.                                                        
           Finance report 4/21/93.                                             
                                                                               
  SB   7 - HESS referral waived 4/18/93.                                       
           Finance report 4/21/93.                                             
                                                                               
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  The Senate  Rules Committee was called to  order by Chairman                 
  Jacko at 9:08 p.m.                                                           
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN JACKO  brought CSHB 279(L&C) (EXTEND  ALASKA PUBLIC                 
  UTILITIES COMMISSION)  before the committee  and opened  the                 
  public hearing on the legislation.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  JOSH FINK, staff to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee,                 
  said  that  committee  had  introduced   SB  87,  which  was                 
  companion legislation to HB 279.                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
  The legislation will extend the  Alaska Public Utilities for                 
  one  year  to June  1994.   The  rationale for  the one-year                 
  extension  is  to  give the  legislature  an  opportunity to                 
  review  the Legislative Budget and  Audit report on the APUC                 
  which was released in mid-March.                                             
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked  unanimous consent that CSHB                 
  279(L&C)  be  passed   out  of  committee  with   individual                 
  recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR HALFORD moved and asked  unanimous consent that CSHB                 
  279(L&C)  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 60                 
  (APPROP:SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION  GRANT  FUND)  be  approved  for                 
  calendaring  at   the  Chair's   discretion.     Hearing  no                 
  objection, it was so ordered.                                                
  SENATOR  LITTLE moved and asked  unanimous consent that SB 7                 
  (DEBT  REIMBURSEMENT/MAINTENANCE  GRANTS)  be  approved  for                 
  calendaring   at  the  Chair's   discretion.     Hearing  no                 
  objection, it was so ordered.                                                
  There  being  no  further  businesss   to  come  before  the                 
  committee, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.