Legislature(1999 - 2000)
1999-04-09 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1999-04-09 Senate Journal Page 0853 SB 101 Senator Halford requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) am An Act relating to disasters and to the disaster relief fund be taken up. The bill was before the Senate on reconsideration. Senator Halford moved that the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, line 17, through page 4, line 12: Delete all material and insert: "(b) Except as provided in (c) and (d) of this section, the governor may expend during a fiscal year not more than $500,000 of state funds, including the assets of the disaster relief fund, to (1) save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or lessen or avert the threat of the disaster that poses a direct and imminent threat of sufficient severity and magnitude to justify state action; (2) implement provisions of law relating to disaster relief to cope with the disaster; (3) alleviate the effects of the disaster by making grants or loans to persons or political subdivisions on terms the governor considers appropriate or by other means the governor considers appropriate. (c) If the disaster described in the governor's declaration of a condition of disaster emergency is determined by the President of the United States to cause damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under the federal 1999-04-09 Senate Journal Page 0854 SB 101 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the governor may expend during a fiscal year not more than $1,000,000 of state funds, including the assets of the disaster relief fund, to (1) save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or lessen or avert the threat of the disaster that poses a direct and imminent threat of sufficient severity and magnitude to justify state action; (2) implement provisions of law relating to disaster relief to cope with the disaster; (3) alleviate the effects of the disaster by making grants or loans to persons or political subdivisions on terms the governor considers appropriate or by other means the governor considers appropriate. (d) If the disaster described in the governor's declaration of a condition of disaster emergency is the result of a wildland fire, the governor may expend during a fiscal year not more than $5,000,000 of state funds, including the assets of the disaster relief fund, to (1) save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or lessen or avert the threat of the disaster that poses a direct and imminent threat of sufficient severity and magnitude to justify state action; (2) implement provisions of law relating to disaster relief to cope with the disaster; (3) alleviate the effects of the disaster by making grants or loans to persons or political subdivisions on terms the governor considers appropriate or by other means the governor considers appropriate. (e) The governor may not expend more than $500,000 under (b) of this section, more than $1,000,000 under (c) of this section, or more than $5,000,000 under (d) of this section unless (1) if the legislature is in session, the legislature has approved a financing plan to cope with the disaster that identifies the amount in excess of the expenditure limits that is to be expended from state funds, including the assets of the disaster relief fund; or (2) if the legislature is not in session, 1999-04-09 Senate Journal Page 0855 SB 101 (A) the legislature convenes in special session and approves a financing plan to cope with the disaster that identifies the amount in excess of the expenditure limits that is to be expended from state funds, including the assets of the disaster relief fund; or (B) the presiding officers of both the house of representatives and the senate, after polling all members of the respective houses of the legislature in writing and receiving a response in writing from a majority of the members of each house, inform the governor in writing that a majority of the members of each house do not object to the financing plan and do not find that a special session is necessary; the poll of members of the legislature may be conducted by telephonic facsimile, by electronic mail, or by other means of written communication." Reletter the following subsections accordingly. Senator Halford moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Adams objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 101(FIN) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 13 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly Pete, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Nays: Adams, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Kelly Tim, Mackie Excused: Lincoln and so, Amendment No. 2 was adopted. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) am was automatically in third reading. 1999-04-09 Senate Journal Page 0856 SB 101 The question to be reconsidered: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) am An Act relating to disasters and to the disaster relief fund pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 101(FIN) am Third Reading - On Reconsideration YEAS: 15 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Nays: Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Mackie Excused: Lincoln and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) am passed the Senate on reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment. SB 101 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 101(FIN) am An Act relating to disasters and to the disaster relief fund was engrossed, signed by the President and Secretary and transmitted to the House for consideration.