Legislature(2013 - 2014)CAPITOL 120
03/19/2013 01:00 PM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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HJR11 | |
HB164 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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*+ | HJR 11 | TELECONFERENCED | |
*+ | HB 164 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HJR 11-COMMEM. ANNIVERSARY OF REAGAN SDI SPEECH 1:09:51 PM CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11, Commemorating the 30th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's address to the nation concerning the Strategic Defense Initiative, recognizing the strategic importance of Alaska in the missile interceptor defense system, and urging the United States to deploy the number of ground-based interceptors originally intended at Fort Greely. 1:10:01 PM REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER, speaking as the sponsor of HJR 11, stated the resolution commemorates President Ronald Reagan's address to the nation on March 23, 1983. President Reagan believed the U.S. should attain peace through strength, and called for the development of a strategic missile defense system. The resolution credits President Reagan for his vision and also honors Alaskans who play a role in what is presently known as the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System. The Alaska National Guard 49th Battalion mans the system at U.S. Army Base Fort Greely which has 26 missiles and silos; however, the original plans called for 40 missiles and since 2009, the nation has been vulnerable to the threats of missile capability from Iran, China, and North Korea. The resolution calls for the complete deployment of the full build out of missiles at Fort Greely. Recently, the incoming Secretary of Defense announced plans to deploy 14 more interceptors at Fort Greely and four at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Representative Saddler restated that HJR 11 recognizes President Reagan's "star wars vision," honors his commitment to peace defense systems, and validates the decision to complete the installation of inceptor missiles at Fort Greeley. 1:12:56 PM CO-CHAIR LEDOUX opened public testimony. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG said he would offer a conceptual amendment to make a few grammatical changes to the resolution. REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER concurred. 1:15:11 PM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG moved to adopt Conceptual Amendment 1. REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES objected for the purpose of discussion. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG called attention to page 2, line 13, and suggested deletion of the word "respectfully." On page 2, line 19, he suggested replacing the word "missile" with the word "missiles." On page 2, lines 26-27, he suggested replacing "a North Korean missile attack" with "missile attacks from North Korea or any other geographically close entities." On page 2, line 29, he suggested deleting ", including in December 2012;" and inserting ", December 2012," following "2006." 1:17:45 PM REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, Conceptual Amendment 1 was adopted. CO-CHAIR FOSTER thanked the sponsor for introducing the resolution. REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES asked if the resolution was drafted before or after the announcement of the deployment of additional missiles at Fort Greely. REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER said before. 1:19:38 PM REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER moved to report HJR 11, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHJR 11(MLV) was reported from the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs. The committee took an at-ease from 1:20 p.m. to 1:22 p.m.
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HB 164 Hearing Request 03142013.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |
HB 164 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |
HB0164A.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |
HB 164 News Release 03132013.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |
HB 164 Supporting Documents - Letter Theresa Dayton 3-14-2013.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |
HJR 11 House Military Veterans Affairs Hearing Request 03132013.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
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HJR 11A.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
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HB164-Fiscal Note.pdf |
HMLV 3/19/2013 1:00:00 PM |
HB 164 |