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SB 208                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 208 "An Act requiring the Department of Natural                                                                 
Resources to evaluate current incentives and recommend additional                                                               
incentives that would increase gas exploration, development, and                                                                
production in the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin; and requiring the                                                               
Department of Natural Resources to evaluate the means by which the                                                              
department may explore for, purchase, and sell natural gas from newly                                                           
proved gas reserves in the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin" was read the                                                           
second time.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent                                                                
for the adoption of the Resources Committee Substitute offered on                                                               
page 1760. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                                            
208(RES) "An Act requiring the Department of Natural Resources and                                                              
the Department of Revenue to evaluate current incentives and                                                                    
recommend additional ways to increase gas exploration, development,                                                             
and production in the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin; and providing for                                                           
an effective date" was adopted.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 208(RES) was read the third time.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senators McGuire, Menard, Ellis, Huggins, French, Dyson moved and                                                               
asked unanimous consent to be shown as cosponsors on the bill.                                                                  
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 208(RES)                                                                      
"An Act requiring the Department of Natural Resources and the                                                                   
Department of Revenue to evaluate current incentives and recommend                                                              
additional ways to increase gas exploration, development, and                                                                   
production in the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin; and providing for an                                                            
effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                                                         
result:                                                                                                                         

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CSSB 208(RES)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman,                                                              
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan,                                                                       
Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 208(RES) passed the Senate.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the                                                            
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                        
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.