Legislature(2017 - 2018)BARNES 124
05/01/2018 09:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Adjourn |
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| *+ | HR 8 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HR 8-LOCATE NOAA'S ALASKA ASSETS IN THE STATE
9:03:43 AM
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY announced that the only order of business
would be HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8, Requesting the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration to locate its Alaska- focused
employees, programs, and assets in the state.
9:04:03 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS presented HR 8, which is sponsored
by the House Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.
He paraphrased the sponsor statement [included in the committee
packet], which read as follows [original punctuation provided]:
House Resolution 8 requests the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarter in
Alaska as many Alaska-focused assets in Alaska as
possible. NOAA has a two-fold mission in Alaska:
management and scientific research. To fulfill NOAA's
mission, the Alaska Regional Office is responsible for
regional management and the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center (AFSC) is responsible for regional scientific
research. While the Alaska Regional Office is
headquartered in Juneau, the AFSC is headquartered in
Seattle. The Auke Bay Laboratories, housed in the Ted
Stevens Marine Research Institute, are a division of
AFSC, and house approximately 60 full-time employees
as well as 20 additional full-time contractors.
Currently, the AFSC director is based in Juneau,
Alaska. The resolution specifically requests NOAA
fully staff the Auke Bay Laboratories. The Auke Bay
Laboratories could hold 20 to 30 additional staff or
contractors, contingent on federal funding.
Additionally, the resolution asks that the Alaska
Fisheries Science Center Director remain based in
Juneau.
9:05:58 AM
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY opened public testimony on HR 8. After
ascertaining there was no one who wished to testify, she closed
public testimony.
9:06:17 AM
REPRESENTATIVE TALERICO expressed appreciation for HR 8. He
noted that the fourth "whereas" clause states that the Alaska
Fisheries Science Center is located in Seattle, and he remarked
that there would be "a wild and crazy outcry" if there was a
Washington Fisheries Science Center located in Portland, Oregon,
because "that just makes absolutely no sense at all." He
described the proposed resolution as appropriate and said he
thinks it would help. He expressed hope that Alaska's
congressional delegation would have "incredible success with
this."
9:07:12 AM
CO-CHAIR PARISH stated that he was glad to see HR 8 come
forward, and he expressed appreciation of the congressional
delegation for bringing the issue to the attention of the Alaska
State Legislature in an effort to get Alaska fisheries research
in Alaska.
9:07:43 AM
CO-CHAIR PARISH moved to report HR 8 out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
9:08:04 AM
The committee took a brief at-ease at 9:08 a.m.
9:08:21 AM
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY announced that there being no objection, HR 8
was reported out of the House Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HR8 Fiscal Note.pdf |
HCRA 5/1/2018 9:00:00 AM |
HR 8 |
| HR 8 .pdf |
HCRA 5/1/2018 9:00:00 AM |
HR 8 |
| HR 8 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HCRA 5/1/2018 9:00:00 AM |
HR 8 |