Legislature(1997 - 1998)
03/06/1998 08:07 AM House CRA
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HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE
March 6, 1998
8:07 a.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
STATEWIDE TELECONFERENCE ON EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPROVE RURAL
COMMUNITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE
PRESENTATION BY: DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC
FACILITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AND COMMUNITY AND
REGIONAL AFFAIRS
TAPE(S)
98-14, SIDE(S) A&B
98-15, SIDE(S) A
CALL TO ORDER
Representative Ivan Ivan, Chairman, convened the House Community
and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting at 8:07 a.m.
PRESENT
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives
Ivan, Dyson, Kookesh and Sanders. Representative Joule arrived at
8:10 a.m. Representative James also attended the meeting.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
CHAIRMAN IVAN discussed departmental roles with rural communities
and the possible methods in improving those relationships.
MIKE IRWIN, Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional
Affairs, discussed the department's relationship with rural
communities and the interaction between the Department of Community
and Regional Affairs, other state agencies and rural communities.
KEITH KELTON, Director, Division of Facility Construction and
Operation, Department of Environmental Conservation, gave an
overview of his division's interactions with rural Alaska.
GREG CAPITO, Village Safe Water, Division of Facility Construction
and Operation, Department of Environmental Conservation, provided
information on Village Safe Water's methods of dealing with rural
communities.
CLYDE STOLTZFUS, Special Assistant, Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities, talked about the department's role in
dealing with rural airports and some of the problems encountered
with legal aspects of contracts with rural communities.
GARY LONGLEY, Kawarek, Nome, gave his views on the Rural Governance
Task Force and state-rural communities interactions.
DAISY STEVENS, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, discussed
unfunded arrangements between the state and rural communities.
PHIL SKILBRED, Two rivers, discussed limitations on incorporating
a village and statutory problems.
JOHN KUNIK, Glennallen, presented his views on SB 36 and HB 86.
JANE BROWN, Glennallen, discussed the need for an active bush
caucus and representation of the unorganized borough.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 a.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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