04/10/1999 10:06 AM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
 HOUSE BILL NO. 71                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
"An Act relating to regional housing authorities."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(CRA)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
"An Act establishing Kawerak, Inc., as the regional                                                                             
housing authority for the area that includes the                                                                                
Seward Peninsula, Unalakleet, and St. Lawrence                                                                                  
Island."                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
JOHN WALSH, staff to Representative Foster was invited to                                                                       
join the committee. He explained the bill and briefly                                                                           
referred to the sponsor statement.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell referred to an e-mail from one of his                                                                           
constitutents.  There was concern the title might be                                                                            
misleading.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED HB 71 and WITHOUT OBJECTION it was                                                                        
REPORTED OUT with individual recommendations and                                                                                
accompanying fiscal note number 1 from the Department of                                                                        
Commerce and Economic Development in the amount of zero.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-chair Torgerson took a brief at ease at approximately                                                                        
11:45.  He reconvened the meeting again at approximately                                                                        
11:50 a.m.  He called HB 93.