03/03/2009 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

HB  74-COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:04:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HERRON announced that the  first order of business would                                                               
be HOUSE  BILL NO.  74, "An  Act relating  to the  Alaska coastal                                                               
management program;  and establishing  the Alaska  Coastal Policy                                                               
Board."                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:05:03 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   KELLER  requested   a  moment   of  silence   in                                                               
observance of the death of Curt Menard, a former legislator.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
8:05:54 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MUNOZ  moved that  the committee  adopt Amendment  1 [to                                                               
CSHB 74, Version E], as follows:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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          replace "contemporary" with "scientific"                                                                              
          delete "traditional"                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CISSNA objected.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MUNOZ  explained that  the aforementioned  amendment was                                                               
offered by Representative Millet  because the term "contemporary"                                                               
leaves much opportunity for interpretation  as it's not very well                                                               
defined  in law  or in  practice.   Furthermore, the  term "local                                                               
knowledge"   seems   to   cover   "traditional   knowledge"   and                                                               
"scientific"  would  seem to  incorporate  areas  of science  and                                                               
specific criteria.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HERRON  noted  that  the   amendment  is  supported  by                                                               
Representative Joule, the sponsor of HB 74.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:08:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR MUNOZ,  in response to Representative  Cissna, explained                                                               
that  the terms  "local"  and "traditional"  are considered  very                                                               
similar.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
8:09:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CISSNA removed  her  objection.   There being  no                                                               
further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:09:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  MUNOZ  moved to  adopt  CSHB  74, Version  26-LS0322\E,                                                               
Bullock, 2/25/09,  as amended,  as the  working document.   There                                                               
being  no  objection,  Version  E, as  amended,  was  before  the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:10:04 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  MUNOZ moved  to report  CSHB  74, Version  26-LS0322\E,                                                               
Bullock, 2/25/09, [as amended],  out of committee with individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no objection, CSHB 74(CRA) was  reported from the House Community                                                               
and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 8:10 a.m. to 8:13 a.m.