HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL & GAS                                   
                   March 18, 1997                                              
                      3:07 p.m.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PRUDHOE BAY PRODUCER AGREEMENTS                                                
OVERVIEW:  DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE                                               
OVERVIEW:  DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS                                             
NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE ALASKA                                              
OVERVIEW:  DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                     
                                                                               
TAPE(S)                                                                        
                                                                               
97-11, SIDE(S) A & B                                                           
97-12, SIDE(S) A                                                               
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Hodgins, Chairman, convened the House Special                   
Committee on Oil and Gas meeting at 3:07 p.m.                                  
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Hodgins, Rokeberg, Ryan and Kemplen.  Representative(s) Ogan, Bunde            
and Brice arrived as the meeting was in progress.                              
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
ROGER MARKS, Petroleum Economist, Department of Revenue, presented             
the department's findings on the economic effects of the North                 
slope gas project and answered questions on his testimony.                     
                                                                               
WILSON CONDON, Commissioner, Department of Revenue, answered the               
committee's questions.                                                         
                                                                               
GREG BIDWELL, Special Assistant, Office of the Commissioner,                   
Department of Revenue, answered the committee's questions.                     
                                                                               
BILL VAN DYKE, Petroleum Manager, Lease Administration/Royalty,                
Division of Oil and Gas, Department of Natural Resources, commented            
on Mr. Mark's presentation.                                                    
                                                                               
JOHN SHIVELY, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources,                   
presented an overview of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska and             
answered questions on his testimony.                                           
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
NOTE:                                                                          
                                                                               
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A              
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the            
House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                  
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the                
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the               
Legislative Reference Library.