2024-03-01                     House Journal                      Page 1689
HB 296                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 296                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the powers of the board of agriculture and                                                              
    conservation; relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska                                                            
    Agricultural Loan Act; relating to federal crop insurance                                                                   
    contributions; relating to municipal and state procurement                                                                  
    preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and                                                            
    fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and                                                                 
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 296(RES)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation;                                                              
    relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural                                                             
    Loan Act; relating to federal crop insurance contributions; relating                                                        
    to a report to the legislature on municipal and state procurement                                                           
    preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and                                                            
    fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and                                                                 
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative McKay, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (9):  Mears, Armstrong, Dibert, McCabe, Saddler, Wright,                                                                
Baker, Rauscher, McKay                                                                                                          

2024-03-01                     House Journal                      Page 1690
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 296(RES):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development                                                                   
2.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development                                                                   
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 296 was referred to the Rules Committee.