1999-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 1401
SB 171                                                                       
Senator Halford requested that the reconsideration on SENATE BILL              
NO. 171 An Act relating to the release of certain records and                  
reports required by the Department of Fish and Game regarding fish,            
shellfish, or fishery products and reports of fish buyers and                  
processors; relating to the transfer of certain land within the McNeil         
River State Game Refuge and McNeil River State Game Sanctuary                  
to the state; and providing for an effective date 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. 1.               
Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                    
                                                                               
Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 1 :                                       
                                                                               
Page 1, lines 3 - 5:                                                           
	Delete "relating to the transfer of certain land within the                  
McNeil River State Game Refuge and McNeil River State Game                     
Sanctuary to the state;"                                                      
	Insert "relating to the transfer of land to the state;"                     
                                                                               

1999-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 1402
SB 171                                                                       
Page 4, following line 6:                                                      
	Insert a new bill section to read:                                            
   "* Sec. 4.  AS38.95 is amended by adding a new section to                 
read:                                                                          
	Article 8.  Transfer of Certain Federal Land to the State.                  
	Sec. 38.95.310.  Legislative Approval of Certain                            
Land Transfers to the State.  The state may not accept                        
transfer from the federal government of land containing or                     
reasonably suspected of containing significant environmental                   
contamination or pollution unless the legislature approves the                 
acceptance of the land by law."                                                
                                                                               
Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                               
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                     
Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                
                                                                               
The bill was automatically in third reading.                                   
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 171 am                  
An Act relating to the release of certain records and reports                  
required by the Department of Fish and Game regarding fish,                    
shellfish, or fishery products and reports of fish buyers and                  
processors; relating to the transfer of land to the state; and providing       
for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the             
following result:                                                              
                                                                               
SB 171 am                                                                      
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly Pete,       
Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce,                    
Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                      
                                                                               
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 171 am passed the Senate on                            
reconsideration.                                                               
                                                                               

1999-05-12                     Senate Journal                      Page 1403
SB 171                                                                       
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote                 
on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective             
date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was             
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.