03/01/2000 02:10 PM House RES

[The following comments pertain to HJR 53.]                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BARNES referred  to  an article  in the  Anchorage                                                            
Daily News written  by a Juneau correspondent,  dated February 29,                                                            
2000, entitled  "Wildlife is Food,  Bill Says," which  claims that                                                              
Representative  Barnes  forced  HJR   53  out  of  committee  over                                                              
Representative Hudson's objection.   [See minutes for February 28,                                                              
2000.]  She  maintained that she does not  remember Representative                                                              
Hudson objecting  to the resolution  moving out of  committee, but                                                              
rather  he stated  that  he  had a  concern.   She  indicated  her                                                              
understanding  that he  was going  to address  his concern  in the                                                              
House Judiciary Standing Committee, next committee of referral.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BARNES also pointed  out that  it is common  for a                                                              
committee  member  to  object,  but  it does  not  mean  that  the                                                              
committee member  necessarily objects  to the  bill moving  out of                                                              
committee; rather,  the member wants  his or her objection  on the                                                              
record.  She stressed  that she does not feel in  any way that she                                                              
forced  HJR 53  out of  committee.   She also  clarified that  the                                                              
words "enhanced" and  "developed" were discussed at  length by the                                                              
committee with an attorney present.   She stated that she believes                                                              
the person  who wrote  the article  owes an  apology, because  the                                                              
committee worked  at length on the  issue.  She stressed  that she                                                              
is  very  disappointed  with  the article.    [End  of  discussion                                                              
relating to HJR 53.]