SENATE BILL NO. 285                                                            
                                                                               
"An Act relating to state procurement practices."                              
                                                                               
KRISTIE TIBBLES, STAFF, SENATOR DRUE PEARCE, explained the                     
changes made to the committee substitute, #0-LS1473\K,                         
Bannister, 4/30/98.  This version would allow the Alaska                       
Railroad Corporation to participate in the competitive                         
bidding process, although, projects involving signalization                    
and flagging would be done solely by the railroad.                             
                                                                               
JOHN ENG, (TESTIFIED VIA TELECONFERENCE), ALASKA                               
CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, ANCHORAGE, spoke in support of the                    
competitive bidding process and the legislation before the                     
Committee.                                                                     
                                                                               
Co-Chair Therriault MOVED that committee substitute 0-                         
LS1473\K, Bannister, 4/30/98, be the version before the                        
Committee.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was adopted.                          
                                                                               
Representative Martin MOVED to report HCS CS SB 285 (FIN)                      
out of Committee with individual recommendations and with                      
the accompanying fiscal notes.  There being NO OBJECTION,                      
it was so ordered.                                                             
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 285 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do                    
pass" recommendation and with zero fiscal notes by the                         
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities dated                       
2/26/98 and the Department of Commerce and Economic                            
Development dated 2/26/98.