03/13/2012 04:00 PM House RULES

             HJR  4-CONST. AM: TRANSPORTATION FUND                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:02:31 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JOHNSON announced  that the only order of  business would be                                                              
HOUSE  JOINT  RESOLUTION  NO.  4,   Proposing  amendments  to  the                                                              
Constitution  of the  State of  Alaska  creating a  transportation                                                              
infrastructure fund.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:02:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  OLSON  moved to  adopt  Amendment  1, labeled  27-                                                              
LS0197\T.1, Martin, 3/7/12, which read:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 14, following "fees":                                                                                         
          Insert ", taxes,"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 1, following "fees":                                                                                          
          Insert ", taxes,"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 5, following "fees":                                                                                          
          Insert ", taxes,"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
4:02:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REBECCA  ROONEY, Staff,  Representative  P.  Wilson, Alaska  State                                                              
Legislature,  speaking on  behalf of  the sponsor,  Representative                                                              
P. Wilson,  explained that  Amendment 1  is a technical  amendment                                                              
to include  "taxes" as well  as fees and  funds.  This  change was                                                              
requested by  Legislative Legal  Services to make  the resolution,                                                              
a constitutional amendment, more clear and concise.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:04:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR JOHNSON,  upon determining  no one  else wished  to testify,                                                              
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:04:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  OLSON moved  to report CSHJR  4(FIN), as  amended,                                                              
out  of   committee  with   individual  recommendations   and  the                                                              
accompanying fiscal notes.  There being no objection, CSHJR
(RLS) was reported from the House Rules Standing Committee.