1996-04-27                     Senate Journal                      Page 3628
HB 388                                                                       
The Rules Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                           
388(RES) am An Act revising laws relating to oil and gas leasing               
as related to land previously the subject of a written best interest           
finding; amending provisions setting out exceptions to sales, leases,          
or other disposals for which a revised written best interest finding is        
not required; encouraging annual offer of land for oil and gas leases          
if the land was the subject of a best interest finding; and modifying          
the statement of purpose in the Alaska Land Act as it applies to oil           
and gas leasing to provide for annual lease sales.  Signing to                 
calendar:  Senator Miller, Chair, Senators Sharp, Pearce, Salo.                
                                                                               
The bill is on today's calendar.