2010-04-02                     Senate Journal                      Page 2096
SB 277                                                                                                                        
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 277(RES) "An Act exempting from                                                                          
regulation by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska and by                                                                        
municipalities certain generators of electricity from renewable energy                                                          
resources that sell electricity to regulated utilities" which was held in                                                       
third reading (page 2005) was before the Senate.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bunde moved that the bill be returned to second reading for                                                             
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1.                                                                
Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senators Bunde, McGuire, Dyson offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Senator Bunde moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                                                
Ellis objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further                                                             
objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 277(RES) am was automatically in third                                                                   
reading.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 277(RES)                                                                      
am "An Act exempting from regulation by the Regulatory                                                                          
Commission of Alaska and by municipalities certain generators of                                                                
electricity from renewable energy resources that sell electricity to                                                            
regulated utilities" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                                              
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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CSSB 277(RES) am                                                                                                                
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins,                                                            
Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman,                                                                       
Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bunde                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Wagoner                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 277(RES) am passed the Senate                                                                    
and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.