1997-04-04                     Senate Journal                      Page 1004
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR CONTINUED                   
                                                                               
                        SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                       
                                                                               
SB 109                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 109 An Act relating to land used for                           
agricultural purposes and to state land classified for agricultural            
purposes or subject to the restriction of use for agricultural purposes        
only; and annulling certain program regulations of the Department of           
Natural Resources that are inconsistent with the amendments made               
by this Act was read the second time.                                          
                                                                               
Senator Sharp moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption               
of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 933.  Without              
objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 109(FIN) An Act relating                     
to land used for agricultural purposes and to state land classified for        
agricultural purposes or subject to the restriction of use for                 
agricultural purposes only; and annulling certain program regulations          
of the Department of Natural Resources that relate to agricultural             
land and agricultural homesteads was adopted and read the second               
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Green offered Amendment No. 1 :                                         
                                                                               
Page 7, lines 13 - 24:                                                         
                                                                               
Delete all material and insert:                                                
	"(e)  A landowner may subdivide land classified for                           
agricultural use and for which the landowner obtained a patent under           
a homestead entry permit issued under AS 38.09 so long as the                  
resulting parcels are not in violation of the minimum parcel size set          
out in (a)(2) of this section.  A landowner may subdivide other land           
classified for agricultural use as authorized under (d)(3)(C) of this          
section.  If the subdivision involves land classified for agricultural         
use and for which the landowner obtained a patent under a                      
homestead entry permit issued under AS 38.09, or if the subdivision            
of land authorized under (d)(3)(C) of this section results only in             
parcels of 640 acres or more, the landowner may subdivide without              
payment as required by this subsection.  If subdivision of land                
authorized by (d)(3)(C) of this section would result in one or more            
parcels of less than 640 acres, the landowner may subdivide only if