SENATE RULES COMMITTEE February 11, 1999 11:30 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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2 Relating to management of Alaska's wildlife and fish resources. -MOVED SCR 2 OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE BILL NO. 35 "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots." -MOVED SB 35 OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SCR 2 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 2/3/99. SB 35 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 2/4/99. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 99-1, SIDE A CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 11:30 a.m. Present were Senators Ellis, Miller, Pearce and Leman. SENATOR MILLER moved to calendar SCR 2-MANAGEMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE. SENATOR ELLIS objected and asked if SCR 2 is related to the intensive game management issue that arose with former Senator Sharp. SENATOR MILLER responded the resolution states the Legislature wants Alaska's fish and game resources to be managed on a biological basis. SENATOR ELLIS maintained his objection to calendaring SCR 2. The motion to calendar SCR 2 carried with Senators Miller, Pearce, Leman and Kelly voting "Yea," and Senator Ellis voting "Nay." SENATOR PEARCE asked Senator Leman, who amended SB 35 in a previous committee, if he would entertain changing the bill to maintain the 2005 sunset date as requested by the auditors. She noted five years would be consistent with the Board's last extension. SENATOR LEMAN stated he preferred to extend the Board for four years to maintain the policy toward extensions. SENATOR PEARCE moved to calendar SB 35. There being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:35 a.m.