05/06/2001 11:34 AM House FIN

HOUSE BILL NO. 185                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act relating  to  fees for  certain  uses of  state                                                                   
     water  and the  accounting  and appropriation  of  those                                                                   
     fees; relating  to authorizations for the  temporary use                                                                   
     of state  water; making other  amendments to  the Alaska                                                                   
     Water Use Act; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Williams noted that the  drafter had concerns with a                                                                   
previously adopted amendment to HB 185.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MIKE TIBBLES,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS  explained that                                                                   
the  drafter  was concerned  with  the  constitutionality  of                                                                   
tying  together   the  administrative   fee  and   the  water                                                                   
conservation  fee. He  noted that  the  work draft  GH1087\S,                                                                   
dated 5/5/01 would correct the problem.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Foster MOVED to  Rescind passage of  CSHB 185                                                                   
(FIN) from  Committee. There  being NO  OBJECTION, it  was so                                                                   
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Foster  MOVED  to  ADOPT  proposed  committee                                                                   
substitute  work  draft  GH1087\S,  5/5/01.  There  being  NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Tibbles noted that the paragraph  on page 4, lines 9 - 13                                                                   
was  restructured  so that  the  purpose  of the  annual  $50                                                                   
administrative  service   fee  was  to  maintain   the  water                                                                   
management program.  The water conservation fee  would not be                                                                   
tied to maintenance of the program.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster  MOVED to report CSHB 185  (FIN) out of                                                                   
Committee with  the accompanying fiscal note.  There being NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Williams MOVED to ADOPT  the committee report passed                                                                   
with  CSHB 185  (FIN)  on 5/05/01  as  the committee  report.                                                                   
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CSHB  185 (FIN)  was REPORTED  out  of Committee  with a  "do                                                                   
pass" recommendation  and with a previously  published fiscal                                                                   
note (#1) by the Department of Revenue.