ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                   
                        February 11, 2002                                                                                       
                           10:32 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Randy Phillips, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 115                                                                                                             
"An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Storage                                                                  
Tank Assistance."                                                                                                               
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 153                                                                                                             
"An  Act replacing  the  storage  tank  assistance fund  with  the                                                              
underground storage tank revolving  loan fund and relating to that                                                              
revolving loan  fund; repealing the  tank cleanup program  and the                                                              
tank  upgrading   and  closure  program;  and  providing   for  an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21                                                                                             
Supporting the development of adequate in-state treatment                                                                       
capacity for severely disturbed children.                                                                                       
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 115 - See Resources minutes dated 4/20/01 and 4/23/01.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SB 153 - See Resources minutes dated 3/30/01, 4/11/01, 4/20/01                                                                  
         and 4/23/01 and Finance minutes dated 1/31/02 and                                                                      
         2/06/02.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SCR 21 - See HESS minutes dated 2/4/02.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN RANDY PHILLIPS called the  Senate Rules Committee meeting                                                            
to order  at 10:32 a.m. Present  were Senators Cowdery,  Ellis and                                                              
Phillips.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY  moved to  calendar SB  115-EXTEND BD.  OF STORAGE                                                          
TANK ASSISTANCE with individual recommendations.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MR.  JOHN BARNETT,  a contractor  for  the Board  of Storage  Tank                                                              
Assistance, informed committee members  he was available to answer                                                              
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being  no questions, CHAIRMAN  PHILLIPS asked for a  show of                                                              
approval to calendar SB 115.  The motion carried 3:0.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar  SB 153-UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK                                                          
LOAN FUND with individual recommendations.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MR.  JOHN BARNETT,  a contractor  for  the Board  of Storage  Tank                                                              
Assistance, informed committee members  he was available to answer                                                              
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being  no questions, CHAIRMAN  PHILLIPS asked for a  show of                                                              
approval to calendar SB 153.  The motion carried 3:0.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced the arrival of Senator Therriault.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COWDERY  moved to calendar SCR 21-TREATMENT  FOR DISTURBED                                                          
CHILDREN and asked for unanimous consent.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced the motion carried with a 4:0 vote.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  further business  to come  before the  committee.                                                              
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS adjourned the meeting at 10:35 a.m.