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SB 316                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 316 "An                                          
Act amending the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act to eliminate                                   
the opportunity for judicial review of the findings and determination of                            
the commissioner of revenue on which are based legislative review for                               
a proposed contract for payments in lieu of taxes and for the other                                 
purposes described in that Act; and providing for an effective date"                                
and recommended it be replaced with                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 316(JUD) "An Act amending                                               
     provisions of the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act                                          
     relating to establishing when records and files relevant to                                    
     development of a contract for payments in lieu of taxes and                                    
     for the other purposes described in that Act become public                                     
     records, to the content of the preliminary and final findings                                  
     and determinations that apply to a proposed contract                                           
     negotiated under that Act, to legislative review of, and                                       
     authorization to execute, a proposed contract negotiated                                       
     under that Act, to vesting of rights under a contract                                          
     negotiated under that Act, and to judicial review of the final                                 
     findings and recommendation that support a proposed                                            
     contract, of its authorization, and of its enforceability;                                     
     extending to at least 60 days the period during which the                                      
     public and members of the legislature may comment on a                                         
     proposed contract under that Act; and providing for an                                         
     effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senator Seekins, Chair; Senator Huggins. Signing no                                
recommendation: Senators Guess, French, Therriault.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Law                                                         
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Natural Resources                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Revenue                                                     
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.