05/15/1999 08:17 PM House RES

HB 227 - HATCHER PASS PUBLIC USE AREA                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN announced that the only order of business before the                                                              
committee was House Bill No. 227, "An Act modifying the Department                                                              
of Natural Resources' power to control and manage certain land                                                                  
within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area and making that land                                                                    
available for selection by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0101                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MASEK moved to adopt the proposed committee                                                                      
substitute (CS), 1-LS0949\G, Kurtz, 5/15/99, as the working                                                                     
document before the committee.  There being no objection, the                                                                   
proposed CS was adopted.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN explained that the proposed CS reduces the acreage                                                                
from 1,000 acres to 160 acres, which is the minimum acreage                                                                     
necessary to accommodate the ski resort.  Co-Chair Ogan noted that                                                              
the $11,100 fiscal note [dated 5/15/99, from the Department of                                                                  
Natural Resources (DNR)] also needed to be adopted.  He explained                                                               
that the cost would be recovered through program receipts, and the                                                              
Matanuska-Susitna Borough will reimburse the DNR for these costs.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BARNES moved that the committee adopt the fiscal                                                                 
note.  There being no objection, the fiscal note was adopted.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN noted that there is an amendment which would allow                                                                
access to phase two of the development.  The current proposed CS                                                                
only provides access to the base of the ski resort; the amendment                                                               
would allow selection of 100 feet of the right-of-way into the area                                                             
that the ski resort already has through phase two.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0257                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE WHITAKER moved that the committee adopt Amendment 1,                                                             
which reads as follows:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[PUNCTUATION PROVIDED BY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT]                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 5,                                                                                                            
     After the word "utilities," insert additional language to                                                                  
     read, "and a 100 ft. right of way to village area,                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0301                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved to report CSHB 227, version 1-LS0949\G,                                                             
Kurtz, 5/15/99, as amended, out of committee with individual                                                                    
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note.  There being no                                                               
objection, CSHB 227(RES) was reported out of committee.