Legislature(2011 - 2012)BUTROVICH 205
03/25/2011 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES
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SJR2 | |
SB85 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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*+ | SJR 2 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+= | SB 85 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SJR 2-LIMIT FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN STATE 3:36:09 PM CO-CHAIR PASKVAN announced SJR 2 to be up for consideration. CO-CHAIR WAGONER moved to bring CSSJR 2 (), version 27-LS0355\B, before the committee. CO-CHAIR PASKVAN objected for discussion purposes. SENATOR DYSON, sponsor of SJR 2, explained that it is a simple and direct expression of the sense of virtually all Alaskans and it is his intention that in representing the people of Alaska he supports what leadership has been doing in challenging "federal overreach" in controlling the state's natural resources. He said just yesterday a consortium of Alaska Native corporation executives spoke to the House concerning common state management issues including wildlife, land designations, Endangered Species Act, critical habitat on Alaska Native Corporation lands, Department of Interior management plans for parks and refuges, EPA regulations and programs, barriers to access to state lands and the overreach of federal agencies encroaching and sometimes conflicting with state agency oversight. 3:37:52 PM SENATOR DYSON said that starting with statehood, Alaska has struggled to get control of development of its resources and that Alaskan fisheries, for instance, has prospered under state management. SENATOR FRENCH said he supports many things the federal government does and, like Senator Dyson, opposes some. But for the sake of discussion the legislature keeps sending "pokes" to the federal government for this or that reason and he asked Senator Dyson if he thought it improved our relationship with them and since about one-third of Alaska's economy depends on federal dollars, asked if he thought these kinds of resolutions help or hurt our "need" to keep federal dollars flowing strongly to the state. SENATOR DYSON replied that his district has two of the largest bases in the state and while he appreciated the concern, he didn't think this resolution would hurt the state's relationship with the federal government any more than the state has already done in challenging it over management of state lands. But it might make a slight improvement in demonstrating that the people of the state support Alaskans having management of their lands. 3:40:58 PM SENATOR FRENCH said a couple of times the sponsor makes references to leadership and asked if he meant that in a generic sense or whether he was making legislative references to people like the presiding officers of both bodies, the co-chairs of Senate and House Finance and so forth. SENATOR DYSON replied "the former," the quality they all share that has been given them by their constituents. SENATOR FRENCH asked if the clause on page 1, line 7 that says, "Whereas the federal government is attempting regulatory actions" could be softened a little by inserting "some" before "regulatory" since many of the regulatory actions the federal government takes are ones they agree with. SENATOR DYSON said he thought that would be okay. SENATOR FRENCH said he would propose that as an amendment when they get to that point, but he would hold off till then. SENATOR STEVENS said the most frustrating thing for his communities in the fishing industry is the decisions that are made without scientific evidence and just taking a "blind guess" that this is the truth, particularly with the Endangered Species Act. How do we get the federal government to recognize that we can accept scientific fact, but often these decisions on sea lions, for instance, are not based on science? 3:43:10 PM SENATOR DYSON replied that he personally doesn't have any way to influence the federal government, but he hopes the truth will always win out. But that is not often the case in the arena they are serving in. CO-CHAIR PASKVAN removed his objection and therefore CSSJR 2(RES) was before the committee. 3:44:45 PM JONATHAN KATCHEN, Inter-Governmental Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Anchorage, emphasized that the Parnell administration is devoting a lot of time and resources to this issue. But he didn't want to give the impression that they were always fighting and filing lawsuits, because there is a lot of coordination and often it is productive.{ The Department of Law steps in when necessary on things like the OCS issue and opening ANWR. BRADLEY MEYEN, Endangered Species Act Attorney, Natural Resources Section, Department of Law (DOL), said he was available to answer questions. He said they are working diligently on the matters that have been discussed here. CO-CHAIR PASKVAN, finding no further comments, closed public testimony. 3:47:23 PM SENATOR FRENCH moved Amendment 1 to insert "some" before "regulatory" on page 1, line 7. There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR FRENCH moved Amendment 2 to delete "the leadership of" and insert "with strong support by" before "the Alaska State Legislature" on page 1, line 10. He added that he thought the current language singled out a few and left out a lot of legislators including the bill's sponsor. SENATOR DYSON said he supported those changes. There were no objections and Amendment 2 was adopted. SENATOR FRENCH moved Amendment 3 on page 2, line 3, to delete "the leadership of". SENATOR DYSON indicated his support. There were no objections and Amendment 3 was adopted. CO-CHAIR WAGONER moved to report CSSJR 2(RES), version B, as amended from committee with individual recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered. CO-CHAIR PASKVAN transferred the gavel back to Co-chair Wagoner. 3:50:13 PM At ease from 3:50:13 PM to 3:52:09 PM.
Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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SJR 2 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
SJR 2 |
CS SJR 2.1.PDF |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
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CS for Senate Bill 85 Presentation to SRES.pptx |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
SB 85 |
Draft CS SB 85 Version E 3-24-11.pdf |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
SB 85 |
Compare SB 85 to CS for SB 85 Version E.pdf |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
SB 85 |
SA 3-25-11 draft CS SB 85 version E.pdf |
SRES 3/25/2011 3:30:00 PM |
SB 85 |