SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                    
                         March 7, 1997                                         
                           10:47 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
 Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator Robin Taylor                                                          
 Senator John Torgerson                                                        
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3                                            
 Urging the Attorney General of the State of Alaska to use every               
 appropriate resource and due diligence to defend the state's                  
 interests in the civil action filed against the state challenging             
 the 1996 revisions of the Northstar unit leases, and respectfully             
 requesting the Superior Court of the State of Alaska to give                  
 expeditious consideration to the matter.                                      
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 82                                                            
 "An Act relating to the sale or other disposal of certain state               
 property; and providing for an effective date."                               
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 SCR 3 - See Resource Committee minutes dated 3/5/97.                          
                                                                               
 SB 82 - Finance report 2/18/97.                                               
                                                                               
    ACTION NARRATIVE                                                           
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  CHAIRMAN KELLY  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order           
 at 10:47 a.m.                                                                 
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN KELLY  brought  SCR 3  (NORTHSTAR AGREEMENT LITIGATION)             
 before the committee, and hearing no discussion, he asked for the             
 pleasure of the committee.                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN  moved and asked unanimous consent SCR 3 be approved           
 for calendaring at the discretion of the chair.  Hearing no                   
 objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN KELLY  brought  SB 82  (LEGIS. APPROVAL FOR STATE PROP.             
 DISPOSALS) before the committee, and directed attention to a                  
 proposed Rules CS.                                                            
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved adoption of CSSB 82(RLS).  Hearing no                  
 objection, the Rules CS was adopted.                                          
                                                                               
  SENATOR TAYLOR  moved and asked unanimous consent CSSB 82(RLS) be            
 approved for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing             
 no objection, it was so ordered.                                              
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee,                 
 Chairman Kelly adjourned the meeting at 10:49 a.m.