Should the Senate concur with the House's offering, the bill will pass and be ready for Gov. Sarah Palin's signature.
The bill provides a $1,200 payout and a newly added provision that assists rural Alaskans with their utility costs through a state-funded program called Power Cost Equalization.
Late Wednesday night, the House gave preliminary approval to a bill without the utility assistance.
Today, House Finance Committee co-chairman Kevin Meyer, an Anchorage Republican, told his colleagues the House was voting for something "that will keep the lights on in rural Alaska."
ADN's Wesley Loy is blogging final-hours events this afternoon and evening. Check his reporting on the Alaska Politics blog.
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