SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         March 1, 1994                                         
                           1:35 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Rick Halford, Chair                                                   
 Senator Steve Rieger, Vice Chair                                              
 Senator George Jacko                                                          
 Senator Suzanne Little                                                        
 Senator Fred Zharoff                                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 All Members Present                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 39                                                
 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska             
 to guarantee, in addition to the right of the people to keep and              
 bear arms as approved by the voters at the time of ratification of            
 the state Constitution, that the individual right to keep and bear            
 arms shall not be denied or infringed by the state or a political             
 subdivision of the state.                                                     
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 329                                                           
 "An Act establishing a grant program relating to veterans'                    
 services."                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 322                                                           
 "An Act repealing the limitation on delays imposed on oil and gas             
 lease sales under the Alaska Land Act."                                       
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 242                                                           
 "An Act relating to office hours of state agencies."                          
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 240                                                           
 "An Act relating to an optional municipal tax credit for costs of             
 certain river habitat protection improvements."                               
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SJR 39 - See State Affairs minutes dated 1/21/94.  See                        
          Judiciary minutes dated 2/4/94, 2/16/94.                             
      Finance report 2/15/94.                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 329 - Finance report 2/23/94.                                              
                                                                               
 SB 322 - See Resources minutes dated 2/23/94.                                 
      Finance report 2/28/94.                                                  
                                                                               
 SB 242 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/23/94.                             
                                                                               
 SB 240 - See Resources minutes dated 2/4/94, 2/14/94,                         
      and 2/15/94.                                                             
          Finance report 2/24/94.                                              
                                                                               
      WITNESS REGISTER                                                         
                                                                               
 Larry Stevens, Staff to Senator Jacko                                         
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Offered information on SB 329                          
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 94-2, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN RICK HALFORD called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to            
 order at 1:35 p.m.  He stated that all of the items on the                    
 committee calendar have had hearings and were before the committee            
 for calendaring motions.                                                      
                                                                               
 Number 005                                                                    
 SENATOR ZHAROFF moved and asked unanimous consent that  SJR 39                
 (RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS) be approved for calendaring at the              
 Chair's discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                 
 The next order of business was  SB 329  (GRANT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS'     '    
 SERVICES).                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR LITTLE referred to page 1, lines 9 and 10, and asked what             
 type of "claims" this referred to.  LARRY STEVENS, staff to Senator           
 Jacko clarified that it is referring to administrative claims and             
 not legal claims.  He added that the language is the same as it               
 appears in regulations, although the regulations are somewhat more            
 extensive.                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR JACKO moved and asked unanimous consent that SB 329 be                
 approved for calendaring at the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no               
 objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
 SENATOR RIEGER moved and asked unanimous consent that  SB 322                 
 (DELAYS OF OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES) be approved for calendaring at            
 the Chair's discretion.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.             
 SENATOR JACKO moved and asked unanimous consent that  SB 242  (HOURS     S    
 FOR STATE OFFICES) 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 240                 
 (MUNICIPAL TAX CREDIT/HABITAT PROTECTION) 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 1:40 p.m.