05/13/2007 02:00 PM Senate JUDICIARY

               SB 168-PASSENGER VESSEL TAX CREDIT                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration of SB 168.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:09:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR THERRIAULT  said that  regarding discussion  the previous                                                               
day regarding  building infrastructure  in communities,  it won't                                                               
be possible  to apply the  funds in question to  the communities.                                                               
Testimony  had  been  heard  about  support  for  the  bill  from                                                               
communities  that  will benefit  from  the  tax; whether  or  not                                                               
passage of  the bill  will result  in communities  imposing their                                                               
own head taxes,  the will of the people is  still honored. Having                                                               
a better understanding of the  math, he is comfortable forwarding                                                               
the bill to the floor.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
He  then  made a  motion  to  move  SB  168 from  committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  attached  fiscal note(s).  There                                                               
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI said  that he  won't object  to moving  the                                                               
bill to the  floor but he thinks it is  unconstitutional and will                                                               
vote no on ultimately passing it.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair French adjourned the meeting at 2:12:45 PM.