05/12/2002 01:50 PM Senate RLS

The  committee took  up CSHB  350(FIN) am-TERRORISTIC   THREATS  &                                                          
OTHER CRIMES.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MR. DAVID  BREWSTER, staff to  Representative McGuire,  sponsor of                                                              
HB  350,  informed members  that  this  measure  is known  as  the                                                              
"omnibus  homeland security  bill" and  updates Alaska's  statutes                                                              
that  address  public  areas  and  conveyances.  HB  350  adds  to                                                              
existing law terrorist threats that  cause evacuations of areas or                                                              
disrupt transportation schedules.  It increases criminal penalties                                                              
for certain  acts of  terrorism; terroristic  threatening  and for                                                              
certain  imitation  substances.  It also  increases  penalties  of                                                              
threats to water and food supplies,  air, utilities and pipelines.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  THERRIAULT   asked  what  change  the   Senate  Judiciary                                                              
Committee made.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR. BREWSTER deferred to Ms. Carpeneti for that information.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT informed  members that HB 350 was  heard by the                                                              
Senate State Affairs  Committee and that the changes  it made were                                                              
not incorporated in the current version.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MS.  ANNE CARPENETI,  Assistant Attorney  General, clarified  that                                                              
the House  version did  incorporate most of  the changes  that the                                                              
Senate State  Affairs incorporated into  its version of  the bill.                                                              
The Senate Judiciary Committee added  the word "knowingly" on page                                                              
8, line 28.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS  pointed out that Senator  Taylor wanted to  use the                                                              
word "intentionally"  but the Department of Law  recommended using                                                              
the word "knowingly."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to calendar  the Senate Judiciary version                                                              
of HB 350 and its attached fiscal notes.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  PHILLIPS announced  that without  objection, the  motion                                                              
carried.