Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2006-05-31 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4095 HOUSE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION Juneau, Alaska Wednesday May 31, 2006 Twenty-second Day The House was called to order by Speaker Harris at 3:06 p.m. Roll call showed 34 members present. Representative Cissna was absent. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that Representatives Anderson, Foster, McGuire, Moses, and Rokeberg be excused from a call of the House today. There being no objection, it was so ordered. The invocation was offered by the Chaplain, Representative Coghill. Representative Dahlstrom moved and asked unanimous consent that the invocation be spread on the journal. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Almighty God, We bow in deep reverence before You and acknowledge our need of divine guidance in our deliberations. We also remember that You have promised to help those who trust in You. We remember that we have been chosen by people from all over Alaska to serve and represent them. So with whatever humility we can muster, we are ready to do our best. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4096 Please help and guide us and those in our government as well as our people at home. These series of decisions leading to a gas pipeline will have such a large impact on us and to our next generations, we ask that Your wisdom lead us and our people. We are thankful for the privilege and duty as representatives. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Kohring. CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the 13th through 21st legislative days of the Second Special Session be approved as certified by the Chief Clerk. There being no objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR HB 13 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 25 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 13(FIN) "An Act relating to reimbursement of municipal bonds for school construction; increasing the base student allocation used in the formula for state financing of public education; relating to the district cost factors for state funding of public education; relating to school improvement funding; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 41, SLA 2006 Effective Date: See Chapter 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4097 HB 109 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 25 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 109(FIN) "An Act relating to establishing a screening, tracking, and intervention program related to the hearing ability of newborns and infants; providing an exemption to licensure as an audiologist for certain persons performing hearing screening; relating to insurance coverage for newborn and infant hearing screening; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 43, SLA 2006 Effective Date: See Chapter HB 133 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 27 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 133(JUD) am "An Act relating to incorporation of boroughs, to annexation by local action, and to regulations of the Local Boundary Commission to provide standards and procedures for municipal incorporation, reclassification, dissolution, and certain municipal boundary changes; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 46, SLA 2006 Effective Date: May 28, 2006 HB 334 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 25 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4098 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 334(FIN) "An Act relating to a mandatory exemption for certain residences owned by a religious organization, to an exemption from and deferral of municipal property taxes for certain types of deteriorated property, and to an optional deferral of municipal property taxes on certain primary residences owned and occupied by individuals with incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines for the state." Chapter No. 44, SLA 2006 Effective Date: August 23, 2006 HB 439 A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 22 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 439(L&C) am "An Act relating to authorizing the state to join with other states in entering into the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact." Chapter No. 39, SLA 2006 Effective Date: August 20, 2006 SB 54 A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 18 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 54(FIN) "An Act amending protective order statutes for crimes involving stalking to include crimes involving sexual assault and sexual abuse, to provide for other relief ordered by a court, to add the protective orders to a centralized registry, to prevent denial solely for a lapse of time, and to require notification of the court of 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4099 known civil or criminal actions involving the petitioner or respondent; relating to notifications to victims of sexual assault and to mandatory arrest for crimes involving violation of protective orders and violation of conditions of release; and amending Rule 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure." Chapter No. 36, SLA 2006 Effective Date: August 16, 2006 SB 55 A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 19 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 55(FIN) "An Act instructing the commissioner of natural resources to issue a patent for the remaining interest in certain state land to the owner of the agricultural rights to that land." Chapter No. 37, SLA 2006 Effective Date: August 17, 2006 SB 104 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 25 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 104 "An Act relating to the crimes of unsworn falsification in the first degree involving an application for a permanent fund dividend and false information or report involving eligibility for a permanent fund dividend; requiring the establishment of a permanent fund dividend fraud investigation unit in the Department of Revenue; relating to service in the peace corps and as a member of the United States Olympic Team as allowable absences from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends and to the 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4100 period for filing an application for a permanent fund dividend; authorizing the Department of Revenue to issue administrative orders imposing sanctions for certain misrepresentations or other actions concerning eligibility for a permanent fund dividend and providing for administrative appeal of those orders; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 42, SLA 2006 Effective Date: See Chapter SB 172 A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 18 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 172 "An Act relating to election pamphlets and to the presentation of initiatives and referenda on the ballot; relating to review of applications for certification of initiatives; relating to the circulation and subscription of recall petitions; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 38, SLA 2006 Effective Date: May 19, 2006 SB 261 A message dated May 30, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 26 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 261(JUD) "An Act relating to the designation of traffic safety corridors; relating to the bail or fine for an offense committed in a traffic safety corridor and to separately accounting for such fines; relating to the license point penalty; relating to damage claims regarding a highway work zone; and providing for an effective date." 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4101 Chapter No. 45, SLA 2006 Effective Date: May 27, 2006 SB 315 A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Governor has signed the following bill May 22 and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 315(L&C) "An Act relating to the disposition of unredeemed property; and providing for an effective date." Chapter No. 40, SLA 2006 Effective Date: May 23, 2006 MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE A message dated May 23, 2006, was read stating the Senate has passed the following and it is transmitted for consideration: FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 2001 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2001(FIN) by the Senate Finance Committee, entitled: "An Act relating to the production tax on oil and gas and to conservation surcharges on oil; relating to criminal penalties for violating conditions governing access to and use of confidential information relating to the production tax; amending the definition of 'gas' as that definition applies in the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4102 INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS HB 2002 HOUSE BILL NO. 2002 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act conferring original jurisdiction on the Alaska Supreme Court for the purpose of providing judicial review of a contract executed under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and setting the time in which a contract developed under that Act, or a statute of limitations regarding that contract, must be legally challenged; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources 2. Zero, Dept. of Revenue The Governor's transmittal letter dated May 31, 2006, follows: "Dear Speaker Harris: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill conferring original jurisdiction on the Alaska Supreme Court for the purpose of providing judicial review of a contract executed under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, and setting the time in which a contract developed under that Act, or a statute of limitations regarding that contract, must be legally challenged. This bill would give the Alaska Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear a challenge to a fiscal contract under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act (AS 43.82). This bill would also shorten from 120 to 60 days the period during which such a challenge must be filed. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4103 The bill's provisions are intended to allow for prompt and direct resolution of any challenge to a stranded gas fiscal contract or its authorizing law. Pending lawsuits cause uncertainty in the minds of project developers. It is in everyone's interests to have in place a process that expedites ultimate resolution of such challenges and thereby eliminates uncertainty about the validity and enforceability of an authorizing law or the terms of a fiscal contract. I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure. Sincerely yours, /s/ Frank H. Murkowski Governor" HB 2003 HOUSE BILL NO. 2003 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act establishing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Corporation to finance, own, and manage the state's interest in the Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project and relating to that corporation and to subsidiary entities of that corporation; relating to owner entities of the Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project, including provisions concerning Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project indemnities; establishing the gas pipeline project cash reserves fund in the corporation and establishing the Alaska natural gas pipeline construction loan fund in the Department of Revenue; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance Committees. The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources 2. Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4104 The Governor's transmittal letter dated May 31, 2006, follows: "Dear Speaker Harris: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill that would establish the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Corporation (Alaska Pipe) to finance, own, and manage an interest in the Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project (project) on behalf of the state. Under the proposed Alaska Stranded Gas Fiscal Contract developed in accordance with the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act (SGDA) (AS 43.82), the state proposes to acquire a 20 percent equity interest in the project with the remainder financed by affiliates of ExxonMobil Alaska, Incorporated, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Incorporated, and BP Exploration Alaska, Incorporated, the qualified sponsors of the project. The project would include a number of segments, including a large diameter pipeline from the Alaska North Slope to Alberta, Canada (with the possibility of an extension to the Lower 48), a gas treatment plant, and various gas transmission lines. The state and the qualified sponsors or their affiliates would establish limited liability companies (LLCs) or other appropriate entities to own each of the various segments of the project. Alaska Pipe would finance, own, and manage a proportionate membership interest in these owner entities. Section 1 of the bill proposes that the Legislature make various findings that describe the critical importance of this project to the people of this state and to the nation, that explain why it is in the state's interest to participate in the project as an equity owner, and that identify the benefits that would accrue to the state from the successful development of the state's enormous gas resources. These latter benefits include increases in tax and royalty revenue, stimulation of oil and gas exploration on the Alaska North Slope, and creation of jobs and opportunities for greater in-state access to natural gas. It is hoped that these benefits will provide a sound basis for long-term growth of the state's economy. Section 2 of the bill adds a new chapter to AS 41 that establishes Alaska Pipe as a "public corporation and instrumentality of the State of Alaska" within the Department of Revenue (AS 41.42). The 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4105 corporation is structured to operate as an entity that is exempt from federal income taxation. AS 41.42 states the purposes and powers of the corporation, and otherwise provides terms that govern the administration of Alaska Pipe. Many of these provisions are similar to those of Alaska's other public corporations, including the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and the Alaska Railroad Corporation. However, other provisions are tailored to the unique role Alaska Pipe is expected to play in facilitating this truly historic project. The board of Alaska Pipe will be comprised of the commissioner of the Department of Revenue and the commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, as well as five public members. AS 41.42.020(a). The public members must have experience and recognized competence in either finance, investments, business management, or the oil or gas industries. AS 41.42.020(a). Public members would serve six-year terms and may only be removed for cause. AS 41.42.020(c); AS 41.42.045. This combination of required expertise, extended terms, and restrictions on removal are intended to help assure that Alaska Pipe is well managed and can effectively represent the state's interest in the complex commercial environment in which it will have to operate. AS 41.42.210 provides Alaska Pipe with a broad spectrum of corporate powers that are necessary, or may be necessary, to carry out its mission. The corporation is authorized to finance and acquire an ownership interest in the project in the United States or Canada, to issue bonds, to borrow money, and to negotiate with the United States government to secure federal loan guarantees, if appropriate. The corporation is authorized to pledge its revenue and assets to secure the payment of bonds or other obligations, and to enter into agreements necessary to establish entities, e.g., LLCs, that will own portions of the project. AS 41.42.220 would authorize Alaska Pipe to incorporate subsidiaries to carry out the purposes of AS 41.42. These entities would likely be for-profit corporations organized under the law of Alaska or of another state, or under the applicable laws of Canada. At this time, it is contemplated that at least one Canadian corporation would be established to hold Alaska Pipe's interest in a Canadian limited liability partnership that would build and own the Canadian segment 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4106 of the mainline. If authorized by Alaska Pipe, these subsidiaries would also be able to borrow money for the project or for their operations to the same extent as any other private corporation. The state's total equity contribution to the different project LLCs is estimated to be $1.0 billion at this time. The state currently plans to finance this amount with a combination of appropriations directly or indirectly to Alaska Pipe, and the issuance of revenue bonds by Alaska Pipe. Article 3 of AS 41.42 contains revenue bonding authority that is fairly typical of other state public corporations, e.g., the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. Alaska Pipe would have the authority to issue what the market refers to as "moral obligation" revenue bonds. AS 41.42.320. Such bonds are supported by the establishment of a capital reserves account, which provides an added measure of security for the debt service on the bonds. The Alaska Pipe board would annually notify the Legislature of the status of the capital reserve account. AS 41.42.320(d). If a deficiency is reported, the Legislature may appropriate money to restore the capital reserve account but it is not compelled to do so. This "moral obligation" approach can only be invoked if the corporation finds that it will enhance the marketability of the bonds. AS 41.42.340 specifies that any bonds issued by the corporation are not the indebtedness of the state, but are solely payable from the revenue and assets of the corporation. The state does pledge to the owners of the bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers of the corporation and that it will not impair the rights and remedies of bondholders until the bonds are fully paid. AS 41.42.350. Article 4 of AS 41.42 establishes a cash reserves fund, which initially will be made up of any appropriations made to Alaska Pipe by the Legislature. The money in the fund can be used to meet capital call requirements and otherwise guarantee or secure debt incurred by the corporation. AS 42.42.400. The article also clarifies which laws of general application to state agencies apply to this new public corporation. For example, Alaska Pipe is exempted from the State Procurement Code under AS 41.42.430, its operating budget but not its capital budget is subject to the Executive Budget Act under AS 41.42.410, and it is largely exempt from laws relating to public works, 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4107 fiscal procedures, and management of public funds under AS 41.42.440. Article 5 of AS 41.42 relates to financial statements, reporting requirements, and the applicability of the Public Records Act to the corporation. The corporation is required to provide quarterly and annual financial statements to the governor and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. AS 41.42.500. The corporation can be audited by the committee. In addition to the financial information, the corporation is to prepare an annual report on the operations of the corporation. AS 41.42.510. Although the corporation is subject to the Public Records Act, AS 41.42.520 provides broad exemptions from disclosure relating to proprietary and other commercial information. These broader exemptions from public disclosure are modeled upon similar provisions in the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act (AS 43.82). The open meetings laws of the state do not apply to the corporation. AS 41.42.530. However, the corporation is required to conduct at least one meeting a year in public. AS 41.42.030. Section 6 of the bill would establish the Alaska natural gas pipeline construction loan fund in the Department of Revenue. This fund would consist of money appropriated to it by the Legislature. The Legislature may choose to finance all or part of Alaska Pipe's equity obligations by loans from this fund. The construction loan program would be administered by the commissioner of the Department of Revenue, who is given broad discretion to fashion appropriate terms and conditions of the loans. Specifically, depending upon the final ownership structure in Canada, our Canadian advisors have indicated that there may be tax advantages in Canada if any loans to Alaska Pipe's Canadian subsidiaries are made directly by the state and not through Alaska Pipe. Sections 12 and 13 of the bill establish a narrow exception to the rule barring indemnification agreements covering a party's own negligence or misconduct in construction contracts and precludes any potential application of the common law doctrine barring enforcement of indemnification agreements that might serve to increase the risk of negligence by a party that owes a duty to the public. This exception 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4108 would allow an entity that constructs, owns, or operates the project, or any portion of the project, to indemnify an operator and the members of a limited liability company, including Alaska Pipe, for losses caused by those parties' own negligence or misconduct. Similar indemnities are made available to affiliated entities that either lend employees to the operator to work on the project or that provide technical consulting services to the operator to facilitate the project. The primary reason for such an approach is to hold down the costs charged by the operator to the owner entity and consequently the members. Section 7 of the bill clarifies that officers and employees of the corporation are in the exempt service. Sections 8 and 9 of the bill specify that the board members and staff of the corporation are public officials for purposes of the financial disclosure laws. Section 10 of the bill provides that board members of Alaska Pipe will be subject to the Alaska Ethics Act, except that board members of Alaska Pipe's subsidiaries are not subject to the Act unless they are also members of the board of Alaska Pipe. I urge your support of this important legislation. Sincerely yours, /s/ Frank H. Murkowski Governor" HB 2004 HOUSE BILL NO. 2004 by the House Rules Committee by request of the Governor, entitled: "An Act relating to the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, including clarifications or provision of additional authority for the development of stranded gas fiscal contract terms; making a conforming amendment to the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act; relating to municipal impact money received under the terms of a stranded gas fiscal contract; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Judiciary Committees. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4109 The following fiscal note(s) apply: 1. Zero, Dept. of Revenue 2. Indeterminate, Dept. of Natural Resources The Governor's transmittal letter dated May 31, 2006, follows: "Dear Speaker Harris: Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill amending the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act (AS 43.82) (SGDA) to clarify or provide additional authority for the development of stranded gas fiscal contract terms. When the SGDA was originally passed in 1998, the Legislature had in mind a very different kind of state involvement than is presently written into the proposed fiscal contract now under preliminary review by the Legislature. The original intent was to authorize the development of a contract that could reduce the tax burdens on a project. Under the proposed fiscal contract, the state would become a part owner of a large-diameter gas pipeline with a design capacity to transport approximately 4 billion cubic feet per day of stranded gas from the Alaska North Slope to markets in Canada and the Lower 48 states. The proposed fiscal contract would create obligations to make payments in lieu of taxes that are roughly equivalent to the taxes in effect for the 2005 tax period. After analysis of the economics of the project, it was determined by the state that the best method for inducing the sponsor group to proceed with development was for the state to agree to take an ownership interest and to agree to assume financial responsibility for shipping its gas through the pipeline. It was also considered important that each owner's interest in the project should correspond to the amount of the owner's gas that would be shipped through the pipeline. By taking payment of certain tax obligations in gas rather than money, the state could establish an ownership interest of approximately 20 percent. These key terms would increase the potential profitability of the project in a way that would not require the state to materially reduce public revenue in the future. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4110 The legislative history of the SGDA was clear that the original intent was to provide fiscal certainty only on gas taxes. The sponsor group made a compelling argument that fiscal certainty must extend to taxes on oil as well as on gas. The production of oil goes hand in hand with the production of gas. Because of this connection, any fiscal constraints placed on the exploration or development for oil also have a direct effect on the exploration and development of gas. For this and other reasons, it was agreed that fiscal certainty should be extended to taxes applicable to oil production. The amendments proposed in this bill are intended to provide express authority in the SGDA for the terms in the proposed fiscal contract. To accomplish this intent, the bill would broaden the scope of the purposes of the SGDA to include fiscal terms relating to oil as well as to gas. The fiscal terms would also extend to a related party, which may include the mainline entity formed to own and operate the gas pipeline and related facilities. The bill would broaden the scope of subjects that may be negotiated under the SGDA. These new subjects include equity ownership, payment of obligations in gas rather than money, and changes in existing leases and other agreements with the state regarding oil and gas properties. The bill would expand the types of terms that may be included in a contract. This is accomplished by a provision that would give the commissioner of the Department of Revenue broad discretion to adopt terms that are reasonable and promote the purposes of the SGDA. Terms are also appropriate if they are consistent with the long-term fiscal interests of the state. The authority granted would cover terms in the fiscal contract now under review by the Legislature and the public. These terms include "netting-out" provisions, payment of interest on obligations, ability to provide fiscal terms to others, confidentiality of payment-in-lieu records, state acquisition of pipeline capacity, indemnity given by the state, exemption from a reserves or resource tax, Regulatory Commission of Alaska jurisdiction, audits, and limits on damages. 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4111 The bill would expand the scope of authority to adopt contract terms that modify existing law set out in AS 38 concerning oil and gas property. Under existing law, authority extends only to timing and notice requirements applicable to royalties. The bill includes provisions to allow broader powers to adopt terms resolving conflicts between the terms of the contract and provisions in existing oil and gas leases and unit agreements. Under the bill, the terms of the contract prevail over contrary provisions in state leases or unit agreements. The bill would place a limit of 45 years on the expected term of the contract from the effective date. It is expected that it will take approximately 10 years from the effective date to achieve commencement of commercial operations. Existing law provides that the term is 35 years from the commencement of commercial operations. The bill also authorizes the contract to provide for a suspension of the running of the term during periods of force majeure. The bill would provide interim authority for the commissioner of the Department of Revenue to negotiate collateral agreements to form limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, or any other recognized form of business association that would own or operate any part of the project. The bill would create an account in the general fund to receive municipal impact payments from the sponsor group and also a fund into which the money will be subsequently appropriated by the Legislature. Once in the fund, the money will be available for grants to economically affected municipalities and certain nonprofit organizations serving the unorganized borough; the grants would be administered by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. I urge your prompt and favorable consideration of this bill. Sincerely yours, /s/ Frank H. Murkowski Governor" 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4112 ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT HB 149 The following was engrossed and enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk, President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 11:09 a.m., May 23, 2006: CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 149 "An Act relating to controlled substances; relating to the crimes of manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, and misconduct involving a controlled substance; relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine and to the sale, possession, and delivery of certain substances and precursors used in the manufacture of methamphetamine; relating to listing certain anabolic steroids as controlled substances; and providing for an effective date." The following memorandum, dated May 22, 2006, was received from Patty Rose, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research Services: "In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in CCS HB 149, which have been corrected in enrolling: Page 2, line 21, following "particularly": Insert "of" Page 3, line 16: Delete "fungus" Insert "fungi" Page 6, line 2, following "phenylpropanolamine,": Insert "or" Page 12, line 17: Delete "a"" 2006-05-31 House Journal Page 4113 ANNOUNCEMENTS House committee schedules are published under separate cover. ADJOURNMENT Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 11:00 a.m., June 1, 2006. There being no objection, the House adjourned at 3:16 p.m. Suzi Lowell Chief Clerk