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HB 307                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 15 was received stating the Senate passed:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(FIN) am                                                                                          
     "An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska;                                                                   
     relating to regulation of public utilities, pipeline carriers, and                                                         
     liquefied natural gas import facilities; relating to approval of                                                           
     wholesale power agreements; relating to preapproval for                                                                    
     construction of energy facilities; relating to electric reliability                                                        
     organizations; relating to the taxation of new electricity generation                                                      
     facilities; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the                                                       
     Railbelt Transmission Organization; requiring the Alaska Energy                                                            
     Authority to submit a report about issuing rate reduction bonds for                                                        
     financing transmission system upgrades; and providing for an                                                               
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(FIN)                                                                               
     "An Act relating to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska;                                                                   
     relating to regulation of public utilities and pipeline carriers;                                                          
     relating to approval of wholesale power agreements; relating to                                                            
     electric reliability organizations; relating to loans for renewable                                                        
     energy resources projects from the power project fund; relating to                                                         
     the taxation of new electricity generation and storage facilities;                                                         
     relating to the Alaska Energy Authority; relating to the Railbelt                                                          
      Transmission Organization; and providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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(SCR 44 - title change resolution)                                                                                              
HB 307                                                                                                                        
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
House consider the Senate message.  There being no objection, it was                                                            
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved that the House concur in the Senate                                                                
amendment and recommended that the members vote yes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                                                      
amendment?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 307(FIN)                                                                                                               
Concur                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Armstrong, Baker, Carrick, Coulombe, Cronk, Dibert,                                                              
Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Groh, Hannan, Himschoot,                                                                  
C.Johnson, D.Johnson, Josephson, McCabe, McCormick, McKay,                                                                      
Mears, Mina, Ortiz, Prax, Rauscher, Saddler, Schrage, Shaw, Stapp,                                                              
Story, Stutes, Sumner, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Wright                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Carpenter, Eastman, Ruffridge, Vance                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting                                                              
SCS CSHB 307(FIN).                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Saddler moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                         
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.