Legislature(1999 - 2000)

04/16/2000 04:24 PM Senate RES

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                   SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                         April 16, 2000                                                                                         
                            4:24 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford, Chairman                                                                                                  
Senator Robin Taylor, Vice Chairman                                                                                             
Senator Pete Kelly                                                                                                              
Senator Lyda Green                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Jerry Mackie                                                                                                            
Senator Sean Parnell                                                                                                            
Senator Georgianna Lincoln                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 116(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to the Board of  Agriculture and Conservation, to                                                              
the director  of agriculture, to  the agricultural  revolving loan                                                              
fund and to loans  from the fund, to the disposal  of interests in                                                              
state agricultural land; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
     -MOVED SCS CSHB 116(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 304(FIN) am                                                                                               
"An Act  relating to issuance  and sale  of revenue bonds  to fund                                                              
drinking  water  projects, to  the  Alaska  clean water  fund,  to                                                              
creation  of an  Alaska  clean water  administrative  fund and  an                                                              
Alaska drinking water  administrative fund, to fees  to be charged                                                              
in connection  with loans  made from the  Alaska clean  water fund                                                              
and the  Alaska drinking water fund,  and to clarification  of the                                                              
character and permissible uses of  the Alaska drinking water fund;                                                              
amending Rule  3, Alaska Rules  of Civil Procedure;  and providing                                                              
for an effective date."                                                                                                         
     -SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 194                                                                                                              
"An Act  correcting, in  the Alaska Disaster  Act, a  reference to                                                              
the former  oil and hazardous  substance release response  fund to                                                              
describe that fund by its correct name."                                                                                        
     -SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB  116  -  See Resources  Committee  minutes  dated  4/12/00  and                                                              
4/14/00.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN HALFORD called the Senate  Resources Committee meeting to                                                            
order  at 4:24  p.m.   Present were  Senators  Green, Pete  Kelly,                                                              
Taylor and Chairman Halford.  The committee took up HB 116.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
          HB 116-BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN   HALFORD   announced  a   Senate   Resources   Committee                                                              
substitute was prepared for HB 116 (4/15/00 LS 0407\F by Cook).                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GREEN moved  to adopt SCS  CSHB 116(RES)  as the  working                                                              
version of the committee.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HALFORD explained the changes  made to SCS CSHB 116 (RES)                                                              
as  follows.  The  Commissioner   of  the  Department  of  Natural                                                              
Resources  (DNR) will not  serve on  the board.   That change  was                                                              
made at the  request of the  Commissioner.  Board members  will be                                                              
confirmed by  the Legislature.  Last,  the proceeds from  the sale                                                              
of agricultural  land will go  to the Agricultural  Revolving Loan                                                              
Fund by appropriation.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR removed his objection.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN HALFORD  announced that  with no further  objections, SCS                                                              
CSHB  116  (RES)  was  adopted  as  the  working  version  of  the                                                              
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  TAYLOR  moved SCS  CSHB  116  (RES) from  committee  with                                                              
individual recommendations.   There being no objection,  it was so                                                              
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further business  to come  before the  committee,                                                              
CHAIRMAN HALFORD adjourned the meeting at 4:26 p.m.                                                                             

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