ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                   SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                         March 27, 2002                                                                                         
                            3:37 p.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Torgerson, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator Gary Wilken, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Robin Taylor                                                                                                            
Senator Ben Stevens                                                                                                             
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford                                                                                                            
Senator Georgianna Lincoln                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 241                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to a railroad utility corridor for extension of                                                                
the Alaska Railroad to Canada and to extension of the Alaska                                                                    
Railroad to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada."                                                                               
     SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 298(L&C)                                                                                                  
"An Act relating to authorizing the Alaska Railroad Corporation                                                                 
to lease land for a period of up to 55 years."                                                                                  
     MOVED CSHB 298(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 241 - See Transportation minutes dates 1/31/02.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 298 - See Resources minutes dated 3/20/02.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
No witnesses testified                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
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           HB 241-RAIL AND UTILITY CORRIDOR TO CANADA                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
CHAIRMAN  JOHN TORGERSON  called  the Senate  Resources  Committee                                                            
meeting  to  order at  3:37  p.m.  Present were  Senators  Wilken,                                                              
Stevens, Taylor,  Elton, and Chairman Torgerson.  He announced the                                                              
committee had just received amendments  and fiscal notes to HB 241                                                              
and wouldn't, therefore, take the bill up today.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
      CSHB 298(L&C)-LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF RAILROAD LEASES                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN TORGERSON announced CSHB 298(L&C) to be up for                                                                         
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR TAYLOR moved to pass CSHB 298(L&C) from committee.  There                                                               
were no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN TORGERSON adjourned the meeting at 3:39 p.m.