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CSSB 125(L&C): "An Act adding legislative nonvoting members to the board of directors of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation."

00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(L&C) 01 "An Act adding legislative nonvoting members to the board of directors of the Alaska 02 Gasline Development Corporation." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 31.25.020(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of 06 (1) five public members; [AND] 07 (2) two individuals designated by the governor that are each the head 08 of a principal department of the state, except that the commissioner of natural 09 resources and the commissioner of revenue may not be designated to serve on the 10 board; 11 (3) one nonvoting member who is a member of the house of 12 representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and who serves at the 13 pleasure of the speaker of the house; and 14 (4) one nonvoting member who is a member of the senate

01 appointed by the president of the senate and who serves at the pleasure of the 02 president of the senate. 03 * Sec. 2. AS 31.25.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 04 (e) Legislative members of the board serve two-year terms. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 31.25.030(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The board shall elect a chair, secretary, and treasurer from among its 07 voting members [MEMBERSHIP] at each annual meeting. A majority of the voting 08 members constitutes a quorum for organizing the board, conducting its business, and 09 exercising the powers of the corporation. The board shall meet at the call of the chair. 10 The board shall meet at least once every three months. 11 * Sec. 4. AS 31.25.040(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) The voting members of the board shall manage the assets and business of 13 the corporation and may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations governing 14 the manner in which the business of the corporation is conducted and the manner in 15 which its powers are exercised. The voting members of the board shall delegate 16 supervision of the administration of the corporation to the executive director, 17 appointed in accordance with AS 31.25.045. 18 * Sec. 5. AS 31.25.040(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) The voting members of the board shall adopt and publish procedures to 20 govern the procurement by the corporation of supplies, services, professional services, 21 and construction. The procurement procedures must provide for an Alaska veterans' 22 preference that is consistent with the Alaska veterans' preference in AS 36.30.175. 23 * Sec. 6. AS 31.25.040(d) is amended to read: 24 (d) The voting members of the board may appoint a program director for an 25 Alaska liquefied natural gas project. The voting members of the board may appoint a 26 separate program director for an in-state natural gas pipeline as described in the July 1, 27 2011, project plan prepared under former AS 38.34.040 and defined in AS 31.25.390. 28 A program director appointed under this section shall 29 (1) serve at the pleasure of the voting members of the board; and 30 (2) report to the executive director of the corporation. 31 * Sec. 7. AS 31.25.045 is amended to read:

01 Sec. 31.25.045. Executive director. The corporation shall employ an 02 executive director who may not be a member of the board. The executive director shall 03 be appointed by the voting members of the board and serves at the pleasure of the 04 voting members of the board.