Legislature(2015 - 2016)BUTROVICH 205
03/27/2015 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES
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Adjourn |
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SB 8-INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTION LICENSES 3:32:27 PM CHAIR GIESSEL announced consideration of SB 8 and noted that public testimony was open. DENNIS WADE, representing himself, Homer, Alaska, stated support for SB 8. 3:33:30 PM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI joined the committee. MR. WADE said hemp was the leading oil used for lighting 2,000 years ago and it burns quite well in modern diesel engines. One acre of hemp will produce as much paper as 4.25 acres of timber pulp and is easier to refine. The fiber makes strong rope and cloth, canvas, which is named after cannabis. The Alaskan agricultural sector will benefit immensely from establishing a viable hemp industry. It will also diversify the Alaskan economy. He hoped the licensing fees would be small, because the Alaska agriculturalist will have to find seed that will work in the various agricultural areas of Alaska. The seed that will work in Homer won't work in Delta Junction or Fairbanks, he explained. 3:35:44 PM JAN FLORA, representing herself, Homer, Alaska, supported SB 8. She lives on a cattle ranch that burns diesel to put up 150-200 acres of hay for their beef cattle every year and if they could produce seed and buy a cheap oil press, they could burn bio diesel. She said hemp is grown in Siberia at 65° north latitude. Delta Junction is at latitude 63° or 64° and this crop is a real possibility for that area. She suggested that she could work with the professors and researchers at UAF's Cooperative Extension Service to develop a seed that would grow in Alaska. CHAIR GIESSEL thanked her for testifying and finding no further comments, closed public testimony. 3:38:20 PM MATT MOSER, staff to Senator Ellis, sponsor of SB 8, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, thanked the committee for considering SB 8. SENATOR COSTELLO moved to report SB 8, version 29-LS0195\A, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered.
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SB8_GOV POM-Frank Turney.pdf |
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SB 8 |
HB132-Letter of Support-Mike Prax.pdf |
SRES 3/27/2015 3:30:00 PM |
HB 132 |
CSSB 57 Version S.pdf |
SRES 3/27/2015 3:30:00 PM |
SB 57 |
SB 57 Explanation of Changes Version G to S.pdf |
SRES 3/27/2015 3:30:00 PM |
SB 57 |
SB 57 ver S Sponsor Statement.pdf |
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SB 57 |
SB57-Tribe-Peabody_111(d)_Comments_(filed).pdf |
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SB 57 |
SB8-Letter of Support-Meyers .pdf |
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SB 8 |
HB 132-Gov. Walker testimony.pdf |
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HB 132 |