SB  68-PUBLIC NOTICE FOR WATER RIGHTS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:31:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP  announced the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
68 "An Act  relating to public notice for  a sale, appropriation,                                                               
or removal  of water, or for  filing a declaration of  a right of                                                               
water; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
He solicited a motion to  adopt the proposed committee substitute                                                               
(CS).                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:31:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  GIESSEL moved  to adopt  the committee  substitute (CS)                                                               
for SB 68, work order 33-LS0412\D, as the working document.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:31:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP  objected for purposes of  discussion. He invited                                                               
the sponsor's staff to present the changes in the CS.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:32:11 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KAUFMAN joined the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:32:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JULIA O'CONNOR, Staff, Senator Cathy Giessel, Alaska State                                                                      
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska. presented the changes from version                                                                 
U to version D for SB 68. She                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     1. Section 1, page 2, lines 6-8:                                                                                           
          a. Amends the public notice requirements for                                                                          
               recreational facility  development to  be via                                                                    
               the  Alaska Online  Public Notice  System but                                                                    
               may also  be published in a  newspaper at the                                                                    
               judgement of the commissioner.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     2. Section 2, page 2, lines 16-18:                                                                                         
          a. Amends the public notice requirements for                                                                          
               solicitation  of proposals  for leasing  land                                                                    
               for recreational  facility development  to be                                                                    
               via  the Alaska  Online Public  Notice System                                                                    
               but may  also be published in  a newspaper at                                                                    
               the judgement of the commissioner.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     3. Section 3, page 2, line 29 to page 3, line 1:                                                                           
          a. Amends public notice requirements for the                                                                          
               recording  of  the  location  and  a  mineral                                                                    
               lease  to be  via  the  Alaska Online  Public                                                                    
               Notice System but may also  be published in a                                                                    
               newspaper   at    the   judgement    of   the                                                                    
               commissioner.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     4. Section 4, page 3, line 26 to page5, line 1:                                                                            
          a. Amends public notice requirements for public                                                                       
               comment period  to be  via the  Alaska Online                                                                    
               Public   Notice  System   but  may   also  be                                                                    
               published in a newspaper  at the judgement of                                                                    
               the commissioner.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     5. Section 11, page 8, lines 5-8:                                                                                          
          a. Amends public notice requirements for waters                                                                       
               rights  to be  via the  Alaska Online  Public                                                                    
               Notice System but may also  be published in a                                                                    
               newspaper   at    the   judgement    of   the                                                                    
               commissioner.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     6. Section 12, page 8, lines 15-17:                                                                                        
          a. Amends public notice requirements for the                                                                          
               sale, appropriation,  or removal of  water to                                                                    
               be  via  the   Alaska  Online  Public  Notice                                                                    
               System  but  may  also   be  published  in  a                                                                    
               newspaper   at    the   judgement    of   the                                                                    
               commissioner.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:32:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  BISHOP  removed  his   objection.  Finding  no  further                                                               
objection or questions, he solicited a motion.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:33:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR GIESSEL  moved to report  the CS  for SB 68,  work order                                                               
33-LS0412\D, from  committee with individual  recommendations and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:33:14 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP found no objection  and CSSB 68(RES) was reported                                                               
from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.