SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         April 9, 1996                                         
                           12:20 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Mike Miller, Chair                                                    
 Senator Drue Pearce, Vice Chair                                               
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 247                                                           
 "An Act relating to the fish and game fund; amending Rules 79(b)              
 and 82(b)(2), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an           
 effective date."                                                              
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 262                                                           
 "An Act relating to management of game populations for maximum                
 sustained yield for human harvest and providing for the replacement           
 of areas closed to consumptive uses of game; relating to management           
 of fish and game areas; and amending Rules 79(b) and 82(b)(2),                
 Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure."                                             
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 212(FIN)                                                
 "An Act relating to the management and sale of state timber and               
 relating to the administration of forest land and classification of           
 state land."                                                                  
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 333                                                            
 "An Act relating to licensure requirements for employees of the               
 office of public advocacy and the Public Defender Agency."                    
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SB 247 - See Resources minutes dated 3/20/96 and 3/25/96.                     
      Finance report 4/4/96.                                                   
                                                                               
 SB 262 - See Resources minutes dated 2/12/96 and 3/8/96.                      
      Judiciary referral waived 3/26/96.                                       
      Finance report 4/4/96.                                                   
                                                                               
 HB 212 - See Resources minutes dated 3/11/96.                                 
      Finance report 4/4/96.                                                   
                                                                               
 HB 333 - See Judiciary minutes dated 4/3/96.                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Terry Otness, Staff to Senator Robin Taylor                                   
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Offered information on SB 247                          
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 96-5, SIDE A                                                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MILLER  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order          
 at 12:20 p.m.                                                                 
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 247  (USE OF FISH & GAME FUND/COMM'R'S            
 POWERS) before the committee as the first order of business and               
 directed attention to a proposed committee substitute.                        
                                                                               
 TERRY OTNESS, staff to Senator Taylor who is prime sponsor of SB              
 247, informed the committee that the only change in the committee             
 substitute is on page 2, lines 14 and 15, which provides to the               
 department the ability to administer the funds for payment of                 
 license vendor compensation.  He added it will allow continuation             
 of a process currently being done.                                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved CSSB 247(RLS) be adopted.  Hearing no                    
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SB 247 be approved           
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  SB 262  (MANAGEMENT OF FISH/GAME POPULATION          
 & AREA) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he asked for            
 the pleasure of the committee.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent SB 262 be approved           
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  CSHB 212(FIN)  (TIMBER MANAGEMENT & STATE            
 LAND CLASSIF.) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he               
 asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                      
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent CSHB 212(FIN) be             
 approved for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.           
 CHAIRMAN MILLER brought  HB 333  (BAR MEMBERSHIP:PUBLIC                       
 DEFENDER/ADVOCATE) before the committee.  Hearing no discussion, he           
 asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                      
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved and asked unanimous consent HB 333 be approved           
 for calendaring.  Hearing no objection, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee, the             
 meeting was adjourned at 12:25 p.m.