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2007-11-05 House Journal

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                            HOUSE JOURNAL                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                      ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                      TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                       SECOND SPECIAL SESSION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Juneau, Alaska                 Monday              November 5, 2007                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                           Nineteenth Day                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Pursuant to adjournment the House was called to order by Speaker pro                                                            
tempore Samuels at 11:15 a.m.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following members were present for the technical session:                                                                   
Representatives Samuels, Johnson, Kerttula, and Olson.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following audit reports were received from the Division of                                                                  
Legislative Audit, Legislative Budget & Audit Committee, as required                                                            
by AS 24.20.311:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                            
Big Game Commercial Services Board                                                                                              
Sunset Review                                                                                                                   
August 16, 2007                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dept. of Corrections                                                                                                            
Board of Parole                                                                                                                 
Sunset Audit                                                                                                                    
August 28, 2007                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
University of Alaska, Fairbanks                                                                                                 
School of Education                                                                                                             
Selected Issues                                                                                                                 
August 16, 2007                                                                                                                 

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                   REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001                                                                                                                       
The Resources Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 2001                                                                                                         
    "An Act relating to the production tax on oil and gas and to                                                                
    conservation surcharges on oil; relating to the issuance of advisory                                                        
    bulletins and the disclosure of certain information relating to the                                                         
    production tax and the sharing between agencies of certain                                                                  
    information relating to the production tax and to oil and gas or gas                                                        
    only leases; amending the State Personnel Act to place in the                                                               
    exempt service certain state oil and gas auditors and their                                                                 
    immediate supervisors; establishing an oil and gas tax credit fund                                                          
    and authorizing payment from that fund; providing for retroactive                                                           
    application of certain statutory and regulatory provisions relating                                                         
    to the production tax on oil and gas and conservation surcharges                                                            
    on oil; making conforming amendments; and providing for an                                                                  
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with a forthcoming House Resources                                                                
Committee substitute.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Gatto and Johnson, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (2):  Seaton, Gatto                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Edgmon                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amend (6):  Guttenberg, Roses, Fairclough, Kawasaki, Wilson,                                                                    
Johnson                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 2001(RES):                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal note(s) forthcoming.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 2001 was referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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                            ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
House committee schedules are published daily under separate cover.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                             ADJOURNMENT                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Olson, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked                                                                   
unanimous consent that the House adjourn until 10:00 a.m.,                                                                      
November 8, 2007, for a technical session.  There being no objection,                                                           
the House adjourned at 11:18 a.m.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                          Suzi Lowell                                                                           
                                          Chief Clerk