CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 294(TRA) am                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  establishing the  Alaska Marine  Transportation                                                                   
     Advisory Board  and setting  out its powers  and duties;                                                                   
     making  conforming  amendments;  and  providing  for  an                                                                   
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Elton MOVED to ADOPT Amendment #1:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, Line 7, following "Facilities,"                                                                                    
     Delete:   in consultation                                                                                                
     Insert:   jointly                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, Line 9, following "shall"                                                                                          
     Insert:   jointly with the Alaska Marine Transportation                                                                  
Advisory Board.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, Line 22, following "captain:                                                                                       
     Insert    or                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, Line 22, following "engineer"                                                                                      
     Delete:   ,or licensed seaman                                                                                              
     Insert:   who is not affiliated with the Alaska marine                                                                     
     highway system.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 9, following "department"                                                                                     
     Insert:   and the governor                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 9, following "for"                                                                                            
     Delete:   its                                                                                                              
     Insert:   their                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 10:                                                                                                           
     Insert:   (d) The board may issue reports and                                                                              
     recommendations.                                                                                                           
               (e)   The board may receive such information                                                                     
                     from the department as the board deems                                                                     
                     necessary to carry out its duties.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 20, following "(2)"                                                                                           
     Delete:   three                                                                                                            
     Insert:   four                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 21, following "(3)"                                                                                           
     Delete:   five                                                                                                             
     Insert:   four                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Elton  MOVED  to ADOPT  a  Conceptual  Amendment  to                                                                   
Amendment #1.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Elton  remarked  that  after  discussions  with  the                                                                   
sponsor's staff the decision would  be to strike all language                                                                   
above line five:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, Line 7, following "Facilities,"                                                                                    
     Delete:   in consultation                                                                                                
     Insert:   jointly                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Elton  then added that  on Line 7, "jointly  with the                                                                   
Alaska  Marine  Transportation   Advisory  Board"  to  strike                                                                   
"jointly" and replace it with "in consultation."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  WITHDREW  his OBJECTION.  There  being  NO                                                                   
further OBJECTION,  Conceptual Amendment to Amendment  #1 was                                                                   
ADOPTED.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
6:40:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Elton  explained the  changes to  the bill  listed in                                                                   
Amendment #1.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
6:44:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his OBJECTION to Amendment #1.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Elton  felt compelled to  remark that he  wanted this                                                                   
amendment to go  further but it is a better  incremental step                                                                   
with hopefully more steps to come.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
6:44:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY  WILSON, the bill sponsor  remarked that                                                                   
she approves of the final Amendment #1.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
6:45:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to REPORT  SCS HB 294 (FIN) as amended                                                                   
with  individual  recommendations   and  accompanying  fiscal                                                                   
note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSSS HB 152  (FIN) was REPORTED out of  Committee with no                                                                   
recommendations  and  an  accompanying  previously  published                                                                   
zero fiscal note from the Department of Transportation.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
AT EASE: 6:45:44 PM                                                                                                           
RECONVENED: 7:00:45 PM