SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                       February 20, 1997                                       
                           10:45 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
 Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator John Torgerson                                                        
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Robin Taylor                                                          
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 64                                                             
 "An Act naming a new maritime vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway            
 System; and providing for an effective date."                                 
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HB 64 - State Affairs Committee minutes dated 2/18/97.                        
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Melinda Hofstad, Staff to Representative Bill Hudson                          
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
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  CHAIRMAN KELLY  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order           
 at 10:45 a.m.  In attendance were Senators Leman, Torgerson and               
 Chairman Kelly.                                                               
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN KELLY  brought  HB 64  (NEW FERRY NAMED M.V. KENNICOTT)             
 before the committee as the only order of business.                           
                                                                               
  MELINDA HOFSTAD , staff to Representative Bill Hudson, explained             
 there was a school contest to select a name for the Alaska Marine             
 Highway System's new ferry.  There were a lot of good suggestions             
 and Kennicott was chosen as the winning entry.  She noted there are           
 five other contest applicants who will be given recognition by                
 having their suggested names for the new ferry posted onboard the             
 Kennicott.                                                                    
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN KELLY  asked for a motion on HB 64.                                 
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN  moved that HB 64 be approved for calendaring at the           
 discretion of the Chairman.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
 ordered.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee,                 
  CHAIRMAN KELLY  adjourned the meeting at 10:46 a.m.