1996-01-31                     Senate Journal                      Page 2265
SB 54                                                                        
Senator Donley requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR                    
SENATE BILL NO. 54(RLS)  An Act relating to exclusive service                  
areas for utilities certificated to provide electric utility service and to    
the definition of `general public' for utilities furnishing electric           
service; and relating to employees and terms of members of the                 
Alaska Public Utilities Commission be taken up.                                
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 54(RLS) was before the Senate on                        
reconsideration.                                                               
                                                                               
Senator Duncan moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                    
allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest.                  
Objections were heard and Senator Duncan was required to vote.                 
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved that the bill be returned to second reading for          
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No.  1.              
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                               
Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 1 :                                       
                                                                               
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Senator Halford moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                     
Senator Duncan objected.                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 54                                                                        
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?  The roll                
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSSB 54(RLS)                                                                   
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce,                    
R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Zharoff                          
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Salo                    
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 54(RLS) am was automatically in third                   
reading.                                                                       
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL                      
NO. 54(RLS) am  An Act relating to exclusive service areas for                 
utilities certificated to provide electric utility service and to the          
definition of `general public' for utilities furnishing electric service;      
and relating to employees and terms of members of the Alaska                   
Public Utilities Commission pass the Senate?  The roll was taken               
with the following result:                                                     
                                                                               
CSSB 54(RLS) am                                                                
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Duncan, Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce,          
R.Phillips, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Zharoff                            
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Hoffman, Leman, Rieger                            
                                                                               
Pearce changed from "Nay" to "Yea".                                            
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 54(RLS) am passed the Senate                    
on reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.