ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE  May 6, 2001 4:40 p.m. DRAFT 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 HOUSE BILL NO. 113(HES) am "An Act relating to health care insurance payments for hospital or medical services; and providing for an effective date." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 120 am "An Act adopting the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; making criminal justice information available to interested persons and criminal history record information available to the public; making certain conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 121(L&C) "An Act relating to the issuance of qualified charitable gift annuities." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 154(FSH) "An Act relating to security for the payment of fishery business taxes and to payment of the fisheries resource landing tax." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 164(JUD) "An Act prescribing the rights of grandparents related to child-in- need-of-aid hearings; and amending Rules 3, 7, 10, 15, 17, and 19, Alaska Child in Need of Aid Rules of Procedure." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 187(JUD) "An Act relating to the destruction, desecration, and vandalism of cemeteries and graves." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING HOUSE BILL NO. 189 "An Act repealing statutory provisions relating to term limits and term limit pledges." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING HOUSE BILL NO. 204 "An Act relating to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relating to student financial aid programs and the financing of those programs; establishing the Alaska Advantage Loan Program and the Alaska Supplemental Education Loan Program; increasing the bonding authorization of the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; providing for liens resulting from a default under AS 14.43 or AS 14.44; relating to the duties of the recorder regarding those liens; relating to defaults under the Western Regional Higher Education Compact; relating to the prohibition on discrimination regarding programs under AS 14.43; relating to fees for the review of certain postsecondary institutions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 210(JUD) am "An Act relating to sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 244(FIN) "An Act relating to a grant of state land to the Denali Borough for a railroad and utility corridor and a railroad development project; repealing provisions relating to a grant of a right-of-way of land for a railroad and utility corridor to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; and providing for an effective date." APPROVED FOR CALENDARING CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17(RES) Expressing the legislature's support for sale of a portion of Alaska's North Slope natural gas for electrical generation to power data centers within the North Slope Borough. APPROVED FOR CALENDARING PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  HB 113 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 4/26/01. HB 120 - See Judiciary minutes dated 5/4/01. HB 121 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 4/26/01 and Judiciary minutes dated 5/4/10. HB 154 - See Resources minutes dated 4/30/01. HB 164 - See HESS minutes dated 5/3/01. HB 187 - See Judiciary minutes dated 5/2/01. HB 189 - See State Affairs minutes dated 5/4/01. HB 204 - See Finance Report dated 5/5/01. HB 210 - See Judiciary minutes dated 5/2/01. HB 244 - See Resources minutes dated 4/30/01 and 5/3/01 and Finance Report dated 5/5/01. HCR 17 - See Resources minutes dated 4/30/01 and Judiciary minutes dated 5/4/01. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 01-10, SIDE A  Number 001 CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order at 4:40 p.m. Senators Cowdery, Phillips, Ellis and Pearce were present. CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that the Senate HESS Committee adopted a committee substitute for HB 113-HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PAYMENTS and that it has two zero fiscal notes. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar SCS CSHB 113(HES). SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to abstain from voting because of the appearance of a conflict of interest. There being no objection, Senator Phillips was excused from voting. CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced with four positive votes to calendar SCS CSHB 113(HES), the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar SSHB 120am-CRIME PREVENTION &  PRIVACY COMPACT. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar CSHB 121(L&C)-QUALIFIED  CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar CSHB 154(FSH) - FISHERY BUS.  TAX/FISHERIES RES. LAND. TAX. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar CSHB 164(JUD)-GRANDPARENTS'  RIGHTS REGARDING CINA. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar CSHB 187(JUD)-VANDALISM OF  CEMETERIES & GRAVES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar HB 189-REPEAL TERM LIMITS/TERM  LIMITS PLEDGES. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar HB 204-STUDENT LOANS/COMN. ON  POSTSECONDARY ED. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar CSHB 210(JUD)am -STAT. OF  LIMITATIONS:SEXUAL ASSAULT/ABUSE. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that the Senate Resources Committee adopted a committee substitute for HB 244-RIGHT-OF-WAY TO DENALI  BOR. FOR RR/UTIL. SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to abstain from voting because a family member is a Kantishna shareholder. CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that a member can abstain from voting in committee. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar SCS CSHB 244(RES). SENATOR ELLIS objected. The motion carried with Senators Cowdery, Phillips and Pearce voting "yea," and Senator Ellis voting "nay." CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a committee substitute for HCR 17. SENATOR ELLIS moved to calendar SCS CSHCR 17(JUD)-SALE OF NATURAL  GAS TO POWER DATA CENTERS. There being no objection, the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE recessed the meeting to a call of the Chair.