Legislature(1993 - 1994)

04/07/1993 01:00 PM House JUD

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  Number 686                                                                   
                                                                               
  MS. ADAIR stated that a similar provision was contained in                   
  HB 167, Air Quality Control Program, but was also included                   
  in HB 65, as a "safety net" in the event that HB 167 did not                 
  pass the legislature this year.                                              
                                                                               
  Number 693                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER asked if section 55 would not be necessary,                  
  if HB 167 did pass.                                                          
                                                                               
  Number 699                                                                   
                                                                               
  MS. ADAIR said that the Chairman was correct, but said that                  
  the DEC wanted to be safe rather than sorry.                                 
                                                                               
  Number 709                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND asked if, in the event that HB 167                   
  did not pass, section 55 would in some manner satisfy                        
  federal requirements.                                                        
                                                                               
  Number 711                                                                   
                                                                               
  MS. ADAIR replied that it would satisfy the federal                          
  government to a great extent.                                                
                                                                               
  Number 721                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND asked if section 55 would conflict                   
  with comparable provisions in HB 167, in the event that both                 
  became law.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Number 730                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER asked if the committee should write a letter                 
  of intent which said that if HB 167 passed, section 55 of                    
  HB 65 would not be enacted.                                                  
                                                                               
  Number 732                                                                   
                                                                               
  GAYLE HORETSKI, COMMITTEE COUNSEL, HOUSE JUDICIARY                           
  COMMITTEE, stated that could be accomplished through an                      
  additional section in HB 65.                                                 
                                                                               
  Number 735                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND made a MOTION to REINSTATE section                   
  55 of the House Labor and Commerce Committee's version of                    
  HB 65, and to add a section to the House Judiciary Committee                 
  substitute for HB 65 that stated that if HB 167 passed,                      
  section 55 would be repealed.  There being no objection to                   
  the motion, IT WAS SO ORDERED.                                               
                                                                               
  Number 755                                                                   
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA explained that the House Labor and Commerce                       
  Committee's section 56 was retained in the House State                       
  Affairs bill, and included technical amendments related to                   
  the OPA and the DOA's accounting system.  She asked that the                 
  Committee not make any changes to this area of HB 65.                        
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA explained that another component of the House                     
  Labor and Commerce Committee's section 56 was retained by                    
  the House State Affairs Committee in section 45 of its                       
  version of HB 65.  This section repealed the DNR's authority                 
  to promulgate regulations to set fees for park use.  She                     
  asked that the committee delete this particular provision.                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND made a MOTION to DELETE section 45                   
  of CSHB 65 (STA).                                                            
                                                                               
  An "at ease" was called at 4:20 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
  The committee reconvened at 4:22 p.m.  There being no                        
  objection to Rep. Nordlund's motion, IT WAS SO ORDERED.                      
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA stated that the House Labor and Commerce                          
  Committee's section 57 established the DNR's temporary fee                   
  schedule for parks, which the committee had discussed                        
  earlier.  The House State Affairs Committee had deleted this                 
  section from the bill; Ms. Frasca requested that the                         
  committee reinstate it.                                                      
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND made a MOTION to REINSTATE section                   
  57 of HB 65.  There being no objection, IT WAS SO ORDERED.                   
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA explained that the House Labor and Commerce                       
  Committee's section 58 was a conforming amendment regarding                  
  ABC licenses.  This section was also included in the House                   
  State Affairs Committee's version of HB 65, she said.  The                   
  committee had no objection to maintaining that section.                      
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA stated that the House Labor and Commerce                          
  Committee's section 59 (the House State Affairs Committee's                  
  section 47) allowed agencies which would be promulgating                     
  regulations to get a head start on that process, instead of                  
  waiting for the effective date of HB 65.  The committee had                  
  no objection to maintaining this section of the bill.                        
                                                                               
  MS. FRASCA explained that the House Labor and Commerce                       
  Committee's section 60 (the House State Affairs Committee's                  
  section 48) pertained to the OPA.  She said that this                        
  section stated that the amendments which authorized the OPA                  
  to charge fees for public guardians have the effect of                       
  amending a court rule.  The committee had no objection to                    
  maintaining this section.                                                    
                                                                               
  Number 825                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER explained that the House Labor and Commerce                  
  Committee's sections 61-64 (the House State Affairs                          
  Committee's sections 49-51) included the effective dates of                  
  HB 65's provisions.  There being no objection to including                   
  the effective dates, they were MAINTAINED in the bill.                       
                                                                               
  Number 830                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER announced that the committee had before it a                 
  Judiciary Committee substitute, which was an amended version                 
  of the House Labor and Commerce Committee substitute.                        
                                                                               
  TAPE 93-57, SIDE B                                                           
  Number 019                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE KOTT suggested amending an existing statute                   
  which pertained to section 43 of the House State Affairs                     
  Committee's version of HB 65.  He said that it might be                      
  better to offer his amendment on the floor.  He noted that                   
  the DNR currently issued, free of charge, a state camping                    
  permit to disabled U. S. veterans.  He said that his                         
  amendment would change that policy to offer that benefit to                  
  Alaska residents only, rather than all U. S. citizens.                       
                                                                               
  Number 090                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER stated that the amendment could be more                      
  easily made in committee than on the floor, as a Judiciary                   
  Committee substitute had to be drafted anyway.                               
                                                                               
  Number 100                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND commented that Representative Kott                   
  could bring the amendment to the attention of the House                      
  Finance Committee.                                                           
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE KOTT indicated that he would do that.                         
                                                                               
  Number 128                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER indicated that a Judiciary Committee                         
  substitute for HB 65 was now before the committee.                           
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE NORDLUND MOVED to PASS CSHB 65 (JUD) out of                   
  committee, with individual recommendations and attached                      
  fiscal notes.  There being no objection, IT WAS SO ORDERED.                  
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN PORTER announced that the committee would take up                   
  HB 128 next.                                                                 
                                                                               

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