1993-03-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 0898
HB 116                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                         
116(FIN)(title am) "An Act amending the manner of determining the              
royalty received by the state on gas production, and directing the             
commissioner of natural resources to accept, under certain                     
circumstances, the contract price agreed to between a lessee of                
federal land and a gas or electric utility as the value of the federal         
government's royalty share from natural gas production on federal              
land from which the state is entitled under applicable federal law to          
receive a share of the royalty on gas production; and providing for            
an effective date."  Signing do pass: Senators Frank and Pearce,               
Cochairs, Senators Kelly, Rieger, Sharp.  Signing no                           
recommendation: Senators Jacko, Kerttula.                                      
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note.                                               
                                                                               
Senator Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                  
shown as a cross sponsor on the bill.  Without objection, it was so            
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 116(FIN)(title am) was referred to the                   
Rules Committee.