03/25/1996 03:38 PM Senate RES

        SB 223 APPROVE CLOSING SITUK TO MINERAL ENTRY                        
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  brought SB 223 before the committee as the next              
 order of business.  He noted there was a proposed amendment                   
 submitted by the Alaska Miners Association for the committee's                
 approval.                                                                     
                                                                               
  SENATOR LINCOLN  moved the following amendment to SB 223:                    
                                                                               
 Amendment No. 1                                                             
                                                                               
 Page 1, line 13:  Delete [subsurface] and insert "surface                   
                                                                               
 Page 2, line 1:  Insert following "fisheries."  Such surface estate          
 closure will protect the fisheries without eliminating mineral                
 location of the subsurface minerals or development of the                     
 subsurface minerals by underground mining methods.                           
                                                                               
 Page 2, line 2:  Following "state-owned" insert:  surface estate             
 portion of the                                                               
                                                                               
 Hearing no objection to Senator Lincoln's motion,  CHAIRMAN LEMAN             
 stated the amendment was adopted and would be incorporated into a             
 Resources CS.                                                                 
                                                                               
 There being no further testimony on SB 223,  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  asked            
 for the pleasure of the committee.                                            
                                                                               
  SENATOR LINCOLN  moved that CSSB 223(RES) be passed out of committee         
 with individual recommendations.   SENATOR FRANK  objected and stated         
 he thinks the legislation is unnecessary because there was no                 
 evidence suggesting the area was being threatened by mining                   
 activity.  A roll call vote was taken with the following result:              
 Senators Lincoln, Hoffman and Leman voted "Yea" and Senators                  
 Halford and Frank voted "Nay."   CHAIRMAN LEMAN  stated the motion            
 failed for lack of receiving four affirmative votes and the                   
 legislation would be set aside for future consideration.