SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                    April 17, 1998                                             
                      11:45 a.m.                                               
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
All members present                                                            
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 380(FIN)(title am)                                       
"An Act relating to a temporary reduction of royalty on oil and gas            
produced for sale from certain fields described as being located               
within the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin, as having been discovered             
before January 1, 1988, and as having been undeveloped or shut in              
from at least January 1, 1988, through December 31, 1997."                     
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 462(STA)                                                 
"An Act relating to the contents of certain state documents."                  
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
HB 380 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 4/15/98.                        
         Finance report 4/17/98.                                               
                                                                               
HB 462 - See State Affairs minutes dated 4/16/98.                              
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 11:45 a.m., and noted all members present.                                  
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought HB 380 - REDUCE ROYALTY ON COOK INLET OIL &             
GAS before the committee.                                                      
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 380 be approved             
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
IMAGES/MESSAGES before the committee.                                          
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent HB 462 be approved             
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
There being no further business to come before the committee, the              
meeting adjourned at 11:46 a.m.