ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                         February 26, 2001                                                                                      
                            10:50 a.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                              
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All Members Present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA)                                                                                  
Relating to declaring April 6, 2001, as Alaska Tartan Day.                                                                      
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 79                                                                                                              
"An Act naming the Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge."                                                                               
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7(RES)                                                                                        
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to open the                                                               
coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to                                                                
oil and gas exploration, development, and production.                                                                           
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 79                                                                                                               
"An Act designating a portion of the Eagle River Loop Road as the                                                               
Eagle River Veterans' Memorial Highway."                                                                                        
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SCR 4 - See State Affairs minutes dated 2/20/01.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 79 - See Transportation minutes dated 2/20/01.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 79 - See Transportation minutes dated 2/20/01.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HJR 7 - See Resources minutes dated 2/21/01.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR  DRUE PEARCE  called  the Senate  Rules Committee  meeting  to                                                          
order at 10:50 a.m.  All committee members were present.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar SCR 4-ALASKA TARTAN DAY.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Hearing no objection, Chair  Pearce announced SCR 4 was approved for                                                            
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COWDERY  moved  to calendar  SB  79-FRED  ZHAROFF  MEMORIAL                                                        
BRIDGE.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Hearing no objection, Chair  Pearce announced SB 79 was approved for                                                            
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar HJR 7-ENDORSING ANWR LEASING.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Hearing no objection, Chair  Pearce announced HJR 7 was approved for                                                            
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  PHILLIPS moved  to calendar  HB  79-EAGLE  RIVER  VETERANS'                                                        
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Hearing no objection, Chair  Pearce announced HB 79 was approved for                                                            
calendaring.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIR PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 10:53 a.m.