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2006-09-15 Senate Journal

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                              SENATE JOURNAL                                                     
                                                                                                    
                         ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                
                                                                                                    
                        TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE                                                
                                                                                                    
                            SECOND SESSION AND                                                   
                    SECOND AND THIRD SPECIAL SESSIONS                                            
                                                                                                    
Juneau, Alaska                    Friday             September 15, 2006                           
                                                                                                    
                             Final Supplement                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                              Certification                                                      
                                                                                                    
As Secretary of the Senate, I wish to certify as to the correctness of the                          
journal for the thirtieth legislative day of the Third Special Session of                           
the Twenty-fourth Legislature.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                Enrollment                                                       
                                                                                                    
SB 3005                                                                                           
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 3005(JUD) am H "An                                              
Act relating to contempt of court and to temporary detention and                                    
identification of persons; and providing for an effective date" was                                 
enrolled, signed by the President and Secretary, Speaker and Chief                                  
Clerk and the engrossed and enrolled copies transmitted to the Office                               
of the Governor at 2:01 p.m., August 17, 2006.                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Messages from the Governor                                               
                                                                                                    
Message dated August 11 was received, stating:                                                      
                                                                                                    
Under the authority of article II, section 9, and article III, section 17,                          
of the Alaska Constitution, the Governor withdrew his call, dated                                   
August 9, 2006, convening the Twenty-fourth Alaska State Legislature                                
in its fourth special session in Juneau on August 11, 2006.                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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HB 389                                                                                            
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 8 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         HOUSE BILL NO. 389 "An Act relating to tourist                                             
         accommodations permits and to penalties for failing                                        
         to comply with permitting requirements; removing a                                         
         requirement that persons operating tourist                                                 
         accommodations post certain laws and regulations on                                        
         the premises; and providing for an effective date."                                        
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 107, SLA 2006                                                    
                          Effective Date: 8/9/06                                                   
                                                                                                    
HB 29                                                                                             
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 8 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 29(L&C)(title am) "An                                                
         Act relating to the Comprehensive Health Insurance                                         
         Association; granting a 50 percent premium tax credit                                      
         for assessments against members of the                                                     
         Comprehensive Health Insurance Association;                                                
         requiring members to provide information to the                                            
         association's board of directors or the director of the                                    
         division of insurance; modifying voting rights for the                                     
         association members by basing their exercise on a                                          
         member's share of assessments; basing assessments                                          
         on major medical premiums; modifying the manner                                            
         of determining members' liabilities for losses; and                                        
         changing the definition of "major medical" coverage                                        
         for purpose of state health insurance and providing                                        
         for exclusions to major medical coverage."                                                 
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 108, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 11/6/06                                                   
                                                                                                    

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HB 482                                                                                            
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 8 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                        
         482(JUD) "An Act relating to harassment,                                                   
         intimidation, and bullying in schools."                                                    
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 109, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 11/6/06                                                   
                                                                                                    
HB 394                                                                                            
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 10 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 394(L&C) am "An Act                                                  
         relating to allowing insurance policy forms to be filed                                    
         and approved in languages other than English if an                                         
         official English language version is also filed, and                                       
         authorizing use of insurance policy forms and                                              
          associated materials in languages other than English."                                   
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 110, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 11/8/06                                                   
                                                                                                    
HB 377                                                                                            
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 10 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                        
         377(L&C) "An Act relating to an exemption from                                             
         certain registration and practice requirements for                                         
         persons preparing drawings or specifications related                                       
         to the construction of certain buildings and the                                           
         grounds of the buildings."                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 111, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 11/8/06                                                   
                                                                                                    

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HB 326                                                                                            
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 10 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                        
         326(JUD) "An Act relating to the definition of the                                         
         crime of harassment; and providing for an effective                                        
         date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 112, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 8/11/06                                                   
                                                                                                    
HB 257                                                                                            
Message dated September 13 was received stating, under the authority                                
of article II, section 17, of the Alaska Constitution, the Governor has                             
allowed the following bill to become law without signature and                                      
transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant                                     
Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                             
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(JUD)(efd fld S)                                                  
         "An Act relating to and extending the pilot program                                        
         for state procurement and electronic commerce                                              
         tools."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 113, SLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 12/12/06                                                  
                                                                                                    
SB 3005                                                                                           
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 17 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                        
         3005(JUD) am H "An Act relating to contempt of                                             
         court and to temporary detention and identification of                                     
         persons; and providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 1, TSSLA 2006                                                    
                         Effective Date: 8/18/06                                                   
                                                                                                    

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HB 3001                                                                                           
Message was received stating the Governor signed the following bill                                 
on August 19 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                  
                                                                                                    
         SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                        
         3001(NGD) "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."                                                                           
                                                                                                    
                          Chapter 2, TSSLA 2006                                                    
                       Effective Date: See Chapter                                                 
                                                                                                    
SJR 19                                                                                            
Message dated August 22 was received stating the Governor read the                                  
following resolution on August 18 and transmitted the engrossed and                                 
enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent                                   
filing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                         
         19(FIN) Relating to creating the Task Force to                                             
         Assess Public Reporting of Health Care Associated                                          
         Infections.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
                        Legislative Resolve No. 38                                                 
                                                                                                    
HJR 9                                                                                             
Message dated September 1 was received stating the Governor read                                    
the following resolution on August 30 and transmitted the engrossed                                 
and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent                               
filing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                       
     9(JUD) am S Urging the United States Congress to honor                                         
     the process and judgment of the federal courts in the case                                     
     of the Exxon Valdez disaster and to refrain from enacting                                      

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     legislation that would affect the outcome of the courts'                                       
     resolution of the case; urging the United States Department                                    
     of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law to identify all                                    
     natural resource damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill                                       
     that were unanticipated at the time of the 1991 settlement,                                    
     to develop plans to remedy the damages, and to present the                                     
     ExxonMobil Corporation with a request for the full                                             
     $100,000,000 that is available through the "Reopener for                                       
     Unknown Injury" clause of the 1991 civil settlement to                                         
     carry out these plans.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                        Legislative Resolve No. 52                                                 
                                                                                                    
HJR 25                                                                                            
Message dated September 25 was received stating the Governor read                                   
the following resolution on August 30 and transmitted the engrossed                                 
and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent                               
filing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                          
         25(STA) Urging the United States Congress to adopt                                         
         Sec. 303 of the United States House of                                                     
         Representatives version of the Tax Relief Extension                                        
         Reconciliation Act of 2005.                                                                
                                                                                                    
                        Legislative Resolve No. 53                                                 
                                                                                                    
HJR 31                                                                                            
Message dated September 1 was received stating the Governor read                                    
the following resolution on August 30 and transmitted the engrossed                                 
and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent                               
filing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
         SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                       
         NO. 31(HES) Relating to designating September 9,                                           
         2006, as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders                                                  
         Awareness Day.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
                        Legislative Resolve No. 54                                                 
                                                                                                    

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HJR 36                                                                                            
Message dated September 1 was received stating the Governor read                                    
the following resolution on August 30 and transmitted the engrossed                                 
and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent                               
filing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
         CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                                                          
         36(HES) Urging the United States Congress to                                               
         support the granting of official Observer Status to the                                    
         Republic of China at the World Health Assembly                                             
         Annual Conference to be held at Geneva,                                                    
         Switzerland, in May 2006.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                        Legislative Resolve No. 58                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                         Messages from the House                                                 
                                                                                                    
HB 3001                                                                                           
Message dated August 10 was read, stating the House concurred in the                                
Senate amendment to CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3001(FIN), thus                                           
adopting:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
  SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 3001(NGD)                                                     
  "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."                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                              Communications                                                     
                                                                                                    
Division of Forestry 2005 Annual Report                                                             
from John "Chris" Maisch, State Forester                                                            
Department of Natural Resources                                                                     
in accordance with AS 41.17.047(d)                                                                  
available at: www.dnr.state.ak.us/forestry                                                          

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Annual Alaska Seafood Report                                                                        
1981-2006 Silver Anniversary                                                                        
from Ray Riutta, Executive Director                                                                 
in accordance with AS 16.51.100(5)                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                           Unfinished Business                                                   
                                                                                                    
SR 6                                                                                              
Pursuant to SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6 Creating and relating to                                        
the Senate VPSO Task Force, on August 10 President Stevens made                                     
the following appointments:                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Village Public Safety Officer Task Force                                                          
     Senator Seekins, Chair                                                                         
     Senator Kookesh                                                                                
     Senator Hoffman                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Public Members:                                                                                     
     Eleanor Dementi, Cantwell                                                                      
     Loretta Bullard, Nome                                                                          
     Myron Naneng, Bethel                                                                           

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                        Index to Partially Vetoed                                                
                     and Law Without Signature Bills                                             
                                                                                                    
HB 257                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(JUD)(efd fld S)                                                           
"An Act relating to and extending the pilot program for state                                       
procurement and electronic commerce tools."                                                         
                                                                                                    
 Law Without Signature ……………………….3770….9/15/06                                                      
 Chapter No. Assigned ………………….……..3770….9/15/06                                                     
                                                                                                    
SB 231                                                                                            
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 231(FIN) am H(brf                                               
sup maj pfld H)                                                                                     
"An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations,                                    
supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and appropriations to                                
capitalize funds; 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."                                                 
                                                                                                    
 Partially Vetoed on 6/30/06…………………..3614…..7/10/06                                                 
 Chapter No. Assigned………………………...3614…..7/10/06                                                     
 Partial Veto Sustained 7/13/06……………….3638…..7/13/06                                                
                                                                                                    
This final supplement of the Senate Journal completes the official                                  
record of the Second Session and the Second and Third Special                                       
Sessions of the Twenty-fourth Legislature.                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                            Kirsten Waid                            
                                                  Secretary of the Senate