SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                Second Special Session                                                                                          
                  September 29, 1999                                                                                            
                     8:49 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                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 202(FIN) am                                                                                   
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska                                                                 
relating to use of renewable resources for subsistence by                                                                       
residents.                                                                                                                      
     MOVED CSHJR 202(FIN)AM OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HJR 202 - See Resources Committee minutes dated 9/22/99, 9/23/99,                                                               
and 9/28/99.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 8:49 a.m.  All members were present.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                  HJR202-CONST.AM: SUBSISTENCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved to calendar CSHJR 202(FIN)am.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN objected for the purpose of commenting on the                                                                     
legislation.  After hearing testimony on the bill in the Senate                                                                 
Resources Committee yesterday, it is his opinion that the bill is                                                               
not worded as well as it should be.  The Assistant Attorney General                                                             
acknowledged that the second sentence in the first section of CSHJR                                                             
202(FIN)am is unnecessary, and Senator Leman expressed concern that                                                             
its inclusion will cause problems.  In addition, the bill contains                                                              
three different terms that pertain to fish and wildlife resources.                                                              
SENATOR LEMAN cautioned against using different terms to identify                                                               
the same thing in a constitutional amendment.  SENATOR LEMAN said                                                               
his last concern is that if it is the intent of the state to pursue                                                             
litigation to resolve the constitutional issues surrounding                                                                     
subsistence, he believes the last provision under the purpose                                                                   
section of CSHJR 202(FIN)am will cause trouble.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY announced that without further objection, CSHJR                                                                  
202(FIN) am will be calendared.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 8:52 a.m.