SENATE RULES COMMITTEE May 16, 1999 4:35 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Tim Kelly, Chair Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair Senator Mike Miller Senator Johnny Ellis MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Drue Pearce COMMITTEE CALENDAR CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5(TRA) Relating to extension of the James Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean. -MOVED CSHCR 5(TRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18 Requesting Exxon Corporation to pay claimants for court-ordered damages resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. -MOVED CSSJR 18(RLS) OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 13(FIN) am "An Act relating to the characterization of, use of, segregation of, deposit of, interest on, and disbursement of escrow money; relating to the recording, filing, and delivery of escrow documents; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED CSHB 13(FIN)AM OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 156(FIN) "An Act relating to investments by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED CSHB 156(FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE HOUSE BILL NO. 157 "An Act relating to absences from the state while serving on oceangoing vessels of the United States merchant marine for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund dividends; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED HB 157 OUT OF COMMITTEE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 187(FIN) "An Act removing a requirement that a certificate of need is needed before elimination of a category of health services provided by a health care facility; prohibiting a person from converting a building or part of a building to a nursing home that requires licensure unless authorized by a certificate of need; setting a standard of review for applications for certificates of need relating to nursing homes and nursing home beds and relating to that standard of review; providing that the standard of review for applications for certificates of need for beds other than nursing home beds or for a health care facility other than a nursing home is the availability and quality of existing health care resources or the accessibility to those resources compared to the current or projected requirement for health services required to maintain the good health of citizens of this state; defining the term 'nursing home bed'; eliminating statutory references to the office of planning and research in the Department of Health and Social Services; and providing for an effective date." -MOVED CSHB 187(FIN) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SJR 18 - See Judiciary Committee minutes dated 4-7-99 and Resources Committee minutes dated 4/28/99 and 5/7/99. HCR 5 - See Transportation minutes dated 5/13/99. HB 13 - See Labor and Commerce Committee minutes dated 5/11/99. HB 156 - No previous Senate action. HB 157 - No previous Senate action. HB 187 - No previous Senate action. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 99-10, SIDE A CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. Senators Leman, Miller, Ellis, and Chairman Kelly were present. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHCR 5(TRA)-EXTEND DALTON HWY TO ARCTIC OCEAN. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to adopt the Senate Rules Committee Substitute for SJR 18-EXXON VALDEZ DAMAGE CLAIMS. SENATOR ELLIS objected to the Senate Rules Committee Substitute, and stated he believes it waters down the original version too much. A roll call vote was taken. The motion carried with Senators Leman, Miller, and Kelly voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay." SENATOR LEMAN noted, for the record, that resolution of the judgments could have a financial impact on his family. He then moved to report CSSJR 18(RLS) for calendaring. SENATOR ELLIS objected. The motion to calendar CSSJR 18(RLS) carried with Senators Miller, Leman, and Chairman Kelly voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay." SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar HB 135-POLICE USE OF EAVESDROPPING DEVICES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHB 156(FIN)-PERMANENT FUND INVESTMENTS. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar HB 157-PFD ALLOWABLE ABSENCES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar CSHB 187(FIN)-CERTIFICATES OF NEED FOR HEALTH FACILITY. There being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 4:37 p.m.