Legislature(1997 - 1998)

03/19/1997 05:10 PM House ARR

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  JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE                             
                   March 19, 1997                                              
                      5:10 p.m                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
STATUS REPORT                                                                  
                                                                               
PUBLIC HEARING:   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF AVIATION            
                 TITLE 17 INTERNATIONAL AND RURAL AIRPORT                      
                 REGULATIONS                                                   
                                                                               
TAPE(S)                                                                        
                                                                               
97-2, SIDE(S) A & B                                                            
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative James, Chairman, convened the Joint Administrative              
Regulation Review Committee meeting at 5:10 p.m.                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representative             
James.  Other legislators present were Representative Foster and               
Senator Green.                                                                 
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
KURT PARKAN, Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner,                  
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT/PF),                   
presented the history of Title 17 and discussed what DOT/PF would              
like to accomplish.  He answered questions on his testimony.                   
                                                                               
STEVE PAVISH, Statewide Leasing Coordinator, DOT/PF, discussed the             
changes made in the airport regulations and spoke about the                    
public's concerns.                                                             
                                                                               
DOYLE RUFF, Manager, Fairbanks International Airport, DOT/PF,                  
commented on the success of the tie-down program at Fairbanks                  
International Airport.                                                         
                                                                               
MORTON PLUMB, Director, Anchorage International Airport, DOT/PF,               
commented on Anchorage International Airport's tie-down program.               
                                                                               
ELIZABETH HICKERSON, Assistant Attorney General, Transportation                
Section, Department of Law, answered questions relating to the                 
writing of the regulations.                                                    
                                                                               
EDDIE TRIMMER, Lease Holder, Willow Airport, discussed his concerns            
with the proposed regulations.                                                 
                                                                               
JACK BIRMINGHAM, Employee, ERA Aviation, discussed his concerns                
with the proposed regulations.                                                 
                                                                               
RON SMITH, Lease Holder, Lake Hood, commented on HB 543.                       
                                                                               
DAVE KLOSTERMAN, Representative, Alaska Bush Carriers Incorporated;            
and Representative, Lake Hood Lease Holders Association, discussed             
the association's dissatisfaction with the proposed regulations.               
                                                                               
PHIL LIVINGSTON, Owner, Hangar Lease; and former Officer, Alaska               
Airmen's Association, discussed his concerns with the proposed                 
regulations.                                                                   
                                                                               
HOWARD FOWLER, Owner, Lake Hood Lease Lot, agreed with Mr.                     
Livingston's and Mr. Birmingham's concerns with the proposed                   
regulations.                                                                   
                                                                               
STEVE COOPER, Tenants Association, Fairbanks International Airport,            
discussed his concerns with the proposed regulations.                          
                                                                               
RICHARD WIEN, Tenants Association, Fairbanks International Airport,            
commented on Mr. Parkan's comments and on the proposed regulations.            
                                                                               
BART TIERNAN, Lawyer; Pilot; Board Member, Alaska Airmen's                     
Association; Co-Chair Legislative Committee, Alaska Airmen's                   
Association; and Professor Aviation Law, University of Alaska,                 
discussed his concerns with the proposed regulations.                          
                                                                               
JOHN PRATT, President, Pratt Aviation Services; Field Director,                
Alaska Seaplane Pilots Association; Director, Alaska Airmen's                  
Association, discussed his concerns with the proposed regulations.             
                                                                               
ED PAQUETTE, Employee, Big Lake Lease Lots, discussed his concerns             
with the proposed regulations.                                                 
                                                                               
KIM ROSS, Executive Director, Alaska Air Carriers Association,                 
discussed her concerns with the proposed regulations.                          
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER expressed his concern that there was no one              
from the DOT/PF's Commissioner's Office besides Sam Kito,                      
Legislative Liaison, to hear the public's concerns and commented on            
the governmental process regarding this issue.                                 
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES expressed her concern with the proposed                   
regulations and asked that the DOT/PF submit a comparison between              
the current and the proposed regulations.                                      
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
NOTE:                                                                          
                                                                               
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A              
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the            
House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                  
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the                
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the               
Legislative Reference Library.                                                 
                                                                               

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