ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
                      SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                            May 1, 2001                                                                                         
                             2:10 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                     DRAFT                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair                                                                                                      
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 149(FIN)(title am)                                                                                        
"An  Act  expressing  legislative   intent  regarding  correctional                                                             
facility   space;   relating   to   correctional   facility   space;                                                            
authorizing  the   Department  of  Corrections   to  enter  into  an                                                            
agreement  to  lease facilities  for  the  confinement  and care  of                                                            
prisoners within  the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and  providing for an                                                            
effective date."                                                                                                                
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 149 - See  Finance Report dated  4/27/01 and Rules minutes  dated                                                            
5/1/01 (12:15 p.m.).                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE  called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to                                                          
order at 2:10 p.m. Present  were Senators Therriault, Cowdery, Ellis                                                            
and Pearce.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                  HB 149-PRIVATE PRISON IN KENAI                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced  that the committee needs to rescind its                                                            
previous action  because it inadvertently  adopted Version  W of SCS                                                            
CSHB 149(FIN).   Version  W is the  actual version  that the  Senate                                                            
Finance Committee started with but Version U was passed from that                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to rescind the committee's action in adopting                                                             
Version W of SCS CSHB 149(FIN).  There being no objection, the                                                                  
motion carried.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to adopt Version U of SCS CSHB 149(FIN).                                                                  
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar SCS CSHB 149(FIN).                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The motion carried with Senators Therriault, Cowdery and Pearce                                                                 
voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE adjourned the meeting at 2:15 p.m.