HJR 10 - CONST. AM: TRANSPORTATION FUND                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:06:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  JOINT  RESOLUTION  NO. 10,  Proposing  amendments  to  the                                                               
Constitution  of the  State of  Alaska creating  a transportation                                                               
infrastructure  fund.   [Before  the  committee  was HJR  10,  as                                                               
amended on 4/3/13.]                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   FOSTER   said   he'd  received   a   number   of                                                               
communications from people in rural Alaska supporting HJR 10.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LEDOUX  characterized [HJR 10's  proposed changes]                                                               
as a great  idea, and offered her belief that  [they would result                                                               
in]  something that's  really  needed for  both  urban and  rural                                                               
Alaska.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER expressed favor with  allowing the people to vote on                                                               
HJR 10's proposed changes.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG said  he would be voting  against HJR 10                                                               
but would not oppose its movement from committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER mentioned that  an affirmative vote by two-                                                               
thirds of the membership in each  body would be required to place                                                               
HJR 10's  proposed changes  to the  Alaska State  Constitution on                                                               
the  ballot,  whereupon only  a  simple  majority vote  would  be                                                               
required for those changes to then be adopted.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:08:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN  moved to report  HJR 10, as amended,  out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHJR  10(JUD)  was                                                               
reported from the House Judiciary Standing Committee.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
[The committee  returned to the  hearing on  HJR 10 later  in the                                                               
meeting.]                                                                                                                       
            HJR 10 - CONST. AM: TRANSPORTATION FUND                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:20:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER [announced  that as the next order  of business, the                                                               
committee would return  to the hearing on  HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                               
NO. 10, Proposing amendments to  the Constitution of the State of                                                               
Alaska creating a transportation infrastructure fund.]                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
[CSHJR 10(JUD)  had been reported  from committee earlier  in the                                                               
meeting.]                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:20:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT  made a motion  that the  committee rescind                                                               
its action in reporting CSHJR 10(JUD) from committee.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER objected.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG  offered his understanding  that someone                                                               
else would have to make the motion.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT withdrew his motion.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRUENBERG  made  a   motion  that  the  committee                                                               
rescind  its action  in reporting  CSHJR 10(JUD)  from committee.                                                               
There being  no objection, HJR  10, as amended, was  again before                                                               
the committee.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:20:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN  again moved  to report  HJR 10,  as amended,                                                               
out  of   committee  with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                               
accompanying  fiscal  notes.   There  being  no objection,  CSHJR                                                               
10(JUD)  was again  reported from  the  House Judiciary  Standing                                                               
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KELLER  mentioned that Representative  Pruitt would  now be                                                               
able to [sign the committee report] on HJR 10.