SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                         
                   January 30, 1998                                            
                      12:15 p.m.                                               
                                                                               
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                       
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                
Senator Robin Taylor                                                           
Senator John Torgerson                                                         
                                                                               
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                 
                                                                               
Senator Jim Duncan                                                             
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 211                                                            
"An Act renaming the Gravina Veterans' Memorial Bridge as the Ralph            
M. Bartholomew Veterans' Memorial Bridge."                                     
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 221                                                            
"An Act relating to negatively amortizing loans originated under a             
program approved or sponsored by the state or federal government."             
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 223                                                            
"An Act lowering the age requirement from 60 years to 55 years for             
purposes of senior housing programs; and repealing a provision                 
relating to the interest rate on senior housing loans made by the              
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation."                                           
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 251                                                            
"An Act naming Herman Leirer Road near Seward."                                
                                                                               
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                               
                                                                               
SB 211 - See Transportation minutes dated 1/29/98.                             
                                                                               
SB 221 - Finance report 1/27/98.                                               
                                                                               
SB 223 - See State Affairs minutes dated 1/27/98.                              
                                                                               
SB 251 - See Transportation minutes dated 1/29/98.                             
                                                                               
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                               
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order              
at 12:15 p.m.                                                                  
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 211 - RENAMING VET MEM BRIDGE IN                     
KETCHIKAN before the committee as the first order of business.                 
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 211 be approved             
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 221 - NEGATIVELY AMORTIZING LOANS before             
the committee and asked for the pleasure of the committee.                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 221 be approved             
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 223 - SENIOR HOUSING before the committee            
and asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                   
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 223  be approved            
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 251 - NAMING HERMAN LEIRER ROAD before               
the committee and asked for the pleasure of the committee.                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 251 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, the              
meeting adjourned at 11:17 p.m.