ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                    
                     SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                   
                        January 29, 2002                                                                                        
                           10:01 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
Senator Randy Phillips, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Rick Halford                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gene Therriault                                                                                                         
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 334(FIN)                                                                                                  
"An  Act making  appropriations for  a  grant to  Arctic Power  to                                                              
promote the  opening of  the Arctic  National Wildlife  Refuge for                                                              
oil  and gas  exploration and  development; and  providing for  an                                                              
effective date."                                                                                                                
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22                                                                                              
Authorizing   a  recess   by   the  Senate   and   the  House   of                                                              
Representatives for a period of more than three days.                                                                           
     APPROVED FOR CALENDARING                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 334 - See Finance minutes dated 1/24/02.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HCR 22 - No previous action to record.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
[NO RECORDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS HEARING]                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
CHAIRMAN RANDY PHILLIPS called the  Senate Rules Committee meeting                                                            
to order at 10:01 a.m. Present were  Senators Cowdery, Halford and                                                              
Phillips.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HALFORD moved  to calendar HB 334-APPROP:  GRANT TO ARCTIC                                                          
POWER FOR ANWR.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS  announced that with no one  wishing to testify,                                                              
and no objection, the motion to calendar HB 334 carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HALFORD moved to calendar HCR 22-RECESS FOR MORE THAN 3                                                             
DAYS IN MARCH.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced that with no one wishing to testify,                                                                
and no objection, the motion to calendar HCR 22 carried.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS adjourned the meeting at 10:02 a.m.