05/04/2004 09:07 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3                                                                                                    
     Relating to commemoration of Senator Frank R. Ferguson and                                                                 
     other distinguished Senators.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the  second  hearing for  this  resolution  in the  Senate                                                            
Finance Committee.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken asked the  Resolution's sponsor to address Committee                                                            
concerns  regarding  the proposed  location  of the  plaque and  the                                                            
nomination  process  through  which  names  could  be added  in  the                                                            
future.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson, the Resolution's  sponsor, noted that this Resolution                                                            
would  honor   Senators  by   having  their   name  included   on  a                                                            
commemorative plaque that  would be placed in the Capitol. He stated                                                            
that  the  plaque  would  be an  alternative  to  naming  rooms  and                                                            
buildings after legislators  due to the fact that there are a finite                                                            
number  of such  places available.  He  provided an  example of  the                                                            
plaque [copy on file].                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken reminded  the Committee that Amendment #2, which was                                                            
previously  adopted, would omit the  words "wall outside  the Senate                                                            
Finance  Committee  Room" and  insert the  words  "place inside  the                                                            
Capitol Building"  after the word  "prominent" on page two,  line 24                                                            
of the Resolution.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Amendment  #3: This  amendment  inserts  the words  "resolution  of"                                                            
following "by"  on page two, line 25. Therefore, with  the inclusion                                                            
of Amendment #2, this language would read as follows.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     BE IT RESOLVED by  the Alaska State Senate that a commemorative                                                            
     panel  be established at a prominent  place inside the  Capitol                                                            
     Building  for  the  listing   of Senators   who  are  specially                                                            
     recognized  by resolution  of the Alaska  State Senate  for the                                                            
     value  of their contributions  to he  Alaska State Legislature                                                             
     and the people of Alaska; and be it                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken moved to adopt Amendment #3.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Green objected for explanation.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Wilken  explained that this  language would allow  the bill                                                            
to be considered  a "simple resolution"  under Legislative  Rule 49,                                                            
which allows  a resolution  to be  approved by  either the House  of                                                            
Representatives  or the  Senate without  requiring concurrence  from                                                            
the other body.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson voiced support for the Amendment.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Green removed her objection.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being no further objection, Amendment #3 was ADOPTED.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Amendment #4:  This amendment inserts  the word "posthumously"  into                                                            
the bill on  page three, line 25,  following the word "recognized".                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson moved to adopt Amendment #4.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Amendment #4 was ADOPTED.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Olson moved  to report  the  Resolution,  as amended,  from                                                            
Committee with  individual recommendations  and accompanying  fiscal                                                            
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection,  CS SR 3 (FIN) was REPORTED from Committee                                                            
with zero fiscal  note #1 from the Legislative Council,  Legislative                                                            
Affairs Agency, dated March 8, 2004.