Legislature(2001 - 2002)
2001-04-26 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2001-04-26 House Journal Page 1238 HB 260 HOUSE BILL NO. 260 by the House Finance Committee, entitled: "An Act requiring the owners or operators of certain passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of the state to register the vessels; establishing information-gathering, record keeping, and reporting requirements relating to the vessels' graywater and sewage; prohibiting the discharge of untreated sewage from the vessels unless exempted; placing limits on discharges of treated sewage and graywater from the vessels unless exempted; establishing a commercial passenger vessel coastal protection fund; establishing a fee on commercial passenger vessels, that are not exempt from the fee, for each voyage during which the vessels 2001-04-26 House Journal Page 1239 operate in the marine waters of the state based on the overnight accommodation capacity of the vessels determined with reference to the number of lower berths; establishing penalties for failure to comply with certain laws relating to the vessels; authorizing the Department of Environmental Conservation to encourage and recognize superior environmental protection efforts related to commercial passenger vessels; authorizing exemptions from some laws relating to discharges from the vessels and from the fee requirements related to the vessels; requiring a report from the Department of Environmental Conservation concerning matters relating to the vessels; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. Representative Kerttula moved that HB 260 also be referred to the Transportation and Resources Committees. The Speaker ruled the motion out of order and stated it was the Presiding Officer's discretion to refer HB 260 to the Finance Committee and further stated a similar bill had been previously heard in those committees. Representative Kerttula appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question being: "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?" The roll was taken with the following result: Sustain Ruling of the Chair YEAS: 27 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson Nays: Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses Excused: Kookesh, Ogan And so, the motion passed.