SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                    April 23, 1999                                                                                              
                      12:07 p.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 BILL NO. 52                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to competition in the provision of local exchange                                                              
telephone service; and providing for an effective date."                                                                        
     -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 52 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 107                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to tourism and tourism marketing; eliminating the                                                              
Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; and providing for an effective                                                                
date."                                                                                                                          
     -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 107 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 134                                                                                                             
"An Act authorizing the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission                                                              
to determine the amount of and to collect a charge for operating                                                                
wells subject to the commission's jurisdiction, and to allocate                                                                 
expenses of investigation and hearing, and repealing the oil and                                                                
gas conservation tax; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
     -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 134 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 146                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to the amount and disposition of the commercial                                                                
fishing license fee and to the fishermen's fund; and providing for                                                              
an effective date."                                                                                                             
     -MOVED ALL VERSIONS OF SB 146 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 52 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/23/99 and Finance                                                                
report dated 4/14/99.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SB 107 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 3/30/99 and                                                             
Finance report dated 4/22/99.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 134 - See Resources committee minutes dated 4/12/99 and Finance                                                              
report dated 4/23/99.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SB 146 - See Finance report dated 4/22/99.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 12:07 p.m.  Present were Senators Ellis, Miller, Leman, and                                                                  
Chairman Kelly.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SB  52-LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE                                                                 
SERVICE.  SENATOR ELLIS objected.  The motion to calendar SB 52                                                                 
carried with Senators Leman, Miller, and Kelly voting "yea," and                                                                
Senator Ellis voting "nay."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SB 107-ABOLISH TOURISM MARKETING                                                                
COUNCIL.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SB 134-WELL REGULATORY COST                                                                     
CHARGE/CONS. TAX.  There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SB 146-COM. FISH                                                                                
LICENSE/FISHERMEN'S FUND.  SENATOR ELLIS objected.  The motion to                                                               
calendar SB 146 carried with Senators Leman, Miller, Pearce and                                                                 
Kelly voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:26 a.m.