2004-04-14                     House Journal                      Page 3321
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 364                                                       
    "An Act establishing a moratorium on the issuance of state                                      
    shallow natural gas leases in the vicinity of Kachemak Bay, and                                 
    precluding the commissioner of natural resources from reissuing                                 
    or otherwise extending leases within the moratorium area if the                                 
    leases fail to produce gas in paying quantities within the terms of                             
    the lease or if there is a breach of a term or condition of the lease;                          
    and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                    
SSHB 364 is in the Resources Committee.                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                 
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Weyhrauch - from 10:00 a.m., April 15 to 7:00 a.m.,                                  
plane time, April 16, 2004                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft - from 11:00 a.m., April 15 to 9:00 p.m., plane                                
time, April 18, 2004                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Heinze - from 7:00 p.m., April 16 to 9:00 p.m., plane                                
time, April 18, 2004                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Holm - from 7:00 p.m., April 16 to 10:00 a.m., plane                                 
time, April 19, 2004                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Williams - from 9:00 a.m., April 16 to 10:00 p.m.,                                   
plane time, April 18, 2004                                                                          
                                                                                                    
HB 443                                                                                            
The Speaker waived the Finance Committee referral for the following                                 
at the request of Representative Williams, Co-chair:                                                
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 443                                                                              
    "An Act relating to eligibility of nurses for the teachers' and                                 
    nurses' housing loan program of the Alaska Housing Finance                                      
    Corporation."