SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                   February 5, 1999                                                                                             
                      11:16 a.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                                                   
Opposing the closure of the former Mount McKinley portions of                                                                   
Denali National Park and Preserve to snowmachine use.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 49                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to missions and measures to be applied to certain                                                              
expenditures by the executive branch of state government and the                                                                
University of Alaska from the state operating budget for the fiscal                                                             
year ending June 30, 1999; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SJR 5 - No previous Senate action.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SB 49 - See Finance committee minutes dated 2/2/99 and 2/8/99.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-1, SIDE A                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 11:16 a.m.  Present were Senators Leman, Miller, Pearce, Ellis                                                               
and Kelly, Chair.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY noted the sponsor has requested that SJR 5 be placed                                                             
on next Wednesday's calendar.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
BILL MOFFATT, committee aide, informed committee members that                                                                   
Congress is proposing rule changes and wanted to have a resolution                                                              
from the Alaska Legislature as quickly as possible.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved SJR  5-SNOWMACHINE USE IN DENALI NAT'L PARK be                                                              
calendared on Wednesday.  There being no objection, the motion                                                                  
carried.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY announced SB 49 has yet to be received by the Rules                                                              
Committee but he would like to calendar it, pending referral, on                                                                
Monday's calendar.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS asked if calendaring bills, pending referral, is a                                                                
normal procedure of the committee.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY explained if it is not calendared pending referral                                                               
today, the committee will have to break at the Report of Committees                                                             
on Monday to schedule it.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved that the Rules Committee report all versions of                                                             
SB 49-MISSION STMTS FOR FY 99 BUDGET from committee for                                                                         
calendaring, pending referral from the Finance Committee.  There                                                                
being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                         
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:19 a.m.