03/27/2003 08:10 AM House CRA

                   ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
             HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                             
                      STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                        March 27, 2003                                                                                          
                           8:10 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carl Morgan, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Kelly Wolf, Vice Chair                                                                                           
Representative Ralph Samuels                                                                                                    
Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pete Kott                                                                                                        
Representative Tom Anderson                                                                                                     
Representative Albert Kookesh                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW: DENALI COMMISSION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
03-10, SIDES(S) A & B                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CARL  MORGAN convened the  meeting of the  House Community                                                              
and   Regional  Affairs   Standing   Committee   at  8:10   a.m.                                                                
Representatives Morgan, Wolf,  Samuels, and Cissna  were present                                                                
at the call to order.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
LIEUTENANT  GOVERNOR  LOREN  LEMAN,  State  Co-Chair,  State  of                                                                
Alaska, Denali  Commission, discussed the Denali  Commission and                                                                
its work.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
JEFFREY  STASER, Federal  Co-Chair, Denali  Commission, informed                                                                
the committee of the Denali Commission's web site.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There  was  discussion  of  performance  indicators,  the  Rural                                                                
Utilities Program, and the  Alaska Village Electric Cooperative,                                                                
Incorporated  (AVEC).   There  was  discussion  of research  and                                                                
development and the  issues surrounding funding of  such.  There                                                                
was also  discussion with  regard to university  funding, health                                                                
care matters, multi-use facilities, and transportation funding.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No action was taken.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further  business before the committee, the House                                                                
Community and  Regional Affairs  Standing Committee  meeting was                                                                
adjourned at 9:25 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 State Capitol,  Room 3,                                                                
Juneau,  Alaska 99801  (mailing  address),  (907) 465-2214,  and                                                                
after  adjournment of  the  second session  of  the Twenty-Third                                                                
Alaska State  Legislature this  information may  be  obtained by                                                                
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.