03/29/2000 03:15 PM Senate RES

            SB 283-NAT RES.REVENUE: FISH/TIMBER/LAND                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HALFORD announced SB 283 to be up for consideration.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR moved to adopt the committee substitute.  There were                                                             
no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HALFORD noted that it created three new categories of                                                                  
designated program receipts and is pretty self explanatory.  In the                                                             
process it reinstates and keeps the shore-fishery leases going.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR moved to pass CSSB 283(RES) from committee with                                                                  
individual recommendations.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LINCOLN asked if there was any objection from the                                                                       
Department or from the Administration.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MS. CAROL CARROLL, Department of Natural Resources, said they do                                                                
not object to the title changes at all.  For the timber receipts,                                                               
the only concern they have is they hope not to raise the                                                                        
expectation of folks that this will fund timber sales, because the                                                              
money coming in to this account is not really enough to fund the                                                                
program.  If that expectation is there, they might not get the NCIP                                                             
receipts to have future timber sales.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LINCOLN withdrew her objection and the bill passed from                                                                 
committee with individual recommendations.