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SB 283                                                                                            
The following, which had been held in second reading from the                                       
February 24, 2004, calendar, with Amendment No. 1 moved and                                         
pending (page 2718), was before the House:                                                          
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 283(FIN)                                                                
     "An Act making an appropriation to reverse the deposit of money                                
     available for appropriation in the general fund at the end of fiscal                           
     year 2003 into the constitutional budget reserve fund; making an                               
     appropriation for investment management fees for the                                           
     constitutional budget reserve fund; making appropriations under                                
     art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                             
     constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective                             
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent to                                           
withdraw Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                                      
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representatives Coghill and Croft:                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 4:                                                                           
     Insert a new subsection to read:                                                               
         "(c)  The sum of $1,650,000 is appropriated from the budget                                
     reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska)                           
     to the Department of Revenue, Alaska Natural Gas Development                                   

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     Authority, for work related to bringing natural gas from the North                             
     Slope to market."                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Reletter the following subsection accordingly.                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 5:                                                                                     
     Delete "(a) and (b)"                                                                           
     Insert "(a) - (c)"                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 6:                                                                           
     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                             
   "* Sec. 2.  LAPSE.  The appropriation made by sec. 1(c) of this Act                            
lapses June 30, 2004."                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 2, line 7:                                                                                     
     Delete "Section 1"                                                                             
     Insert "Section 1(a) and (b)"                                                                  
     Delete "is"                                                                                    
     Insert "are"                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Williams objected.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Kookesh was noted.                                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                                   
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                   
Objection was heard, and Representative Meyer was required to vote.                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer placed a call of the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Ogg moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                                     
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                   
Objection was heard, and Representative Ogg was required to vote.                                   
                                                                                                    

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Representative Coghill, without objection, lifted the call.                                         
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess to                               
5:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 12:06 p.m.