Legislature(2003 - 2004)

02/19/2004 09:04 AM House CRA

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                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                            
                       STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                       February 19, 2004                                                                                        
                           9:04 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Carl Morgan, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Kelly Wolf, Vice Chair                                                                                           
Representative Tom Anderson                                                                                                     
Representative Ralph Samuels                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pete Kott                                                                                                        
Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                    
Representative Albert Kookesh                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 63(STA)                                                                                                  
"An Act  relating to transition  provisions related  to municipal                                                               
mergers,    consolidations,   dissolutions,    reclassifications,                                                               
annexations,  detachments, and  incorporations;  and relating  to                                                               
municipal  property  taxation  in annexed,  detached,  and  newly                                                               
incorporated areas."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HCS CSSB 63(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  63                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: MUNICIPAL ANNEXATIONS AND DETACHMENTS                                                                              
SPONSOR(S): COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
02/07/03       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
02/07/03       (S)       CRA, STA                                                                                               
02/26/03       (S)       CRA AT 1:30 PM FAHRENKAMP 203                                                                          
02/26/03       (S)       Moved Out of Committee                                                                                 
02/26/03       (S)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
02/28/03       (S)       CRA RPT 2DP 2NR                                                                                        
02/28/03       (S)       DP: WAGONER, TAYLOR;                                                                                   
02/28/03       (S)       NR: STEVENS G, ELTON                                                                                   
04/24/03       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               
04/24/03       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/24/03       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
04/29/03       (S)       STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               
04/29/03       (S)       Moved CSSB  63(STA) Out of Committee                                                                   
04/29/03       (S)       MINUTE(STA)                                                                                            
05/01/03       (S)       STA RPT CS 2DP 1NR            NEW TITLE                                                                
05/01/03       (S)       DP: STEVENS G, COWDERY; NR: GUESS                                                                      
05/05/03       (S)       TRANSMITTED TO (H)                                                                                     
05/05/03       (S)       VERSION: CSSB 63(STA)                                                                                  
05/06/03       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
05/06/03       (H)       CRA                                                                                                    
05/15/03       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124                                                                             
05/15/03       (H)       Scheduled But Not Heard                                                                                
02/12/04       (H)       CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124                                                                             
02/12/04       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
02/12/04       (H)       MINUTE(CRA)                                                                                            
02/19/04       (H)       CRA AT 9:00 AM CAPITOL 124                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PAUL SEATON                                                                                                      
Alaska State Legislature                                                                                                        
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION  STATEMENT:    During  discussion  of  SB  63,  answered                                                               
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 04-5, SIDE A                                                                                                             
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CHAIR  CARL  MORGAN  called  the  House  Community  and  Regional                                                             
Affairs  Standing  Committee  meeting   to  order  at  9:04  a.m.                                                               
Representatives Morgan, Wolf, Anderson,  and Samuels were present                                                               
at the call to order.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SB  63-MUNICIPAL ANNEXATIONS AND DETACHMENTS                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MORGAN announced  that the only order of  business would be                                                               
CS FOR  SENATE BILL NO.  63(STA), "An Act relating  to transition                                                               
provisions   related   to  municipal   mergers,   consolidations,                                                               
dissolutions,  reclassifications,  annexations, detachments,  and                                                               
incorporations; and  relating to  municipal property  taxation in                                                               
annexed, detached,  and newly incorporated  areas."   [Before the                                                               
committee is HCS CSSB 63, Version 23-LS0489\X, Cook, 2/11/04.]                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MORGAN reminded the committee  that at the prior hearing of                                                               
CSSB 63(STA) public  testimony was closed.  He noted  that he had                                                               
held the  legislation due  to a request  from a  certain industry                                                               
and  that industry  didn't  have any  questions.   Therefore,  he                                                               
asked if the committee members had any questions.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SAMUELS  posed a  situation in  which there  was a                                                               
decision  [to  incorporate,  consolidate,   et  cetera]  in  mid-                                                               
December.   In such a situation,  could the new tax  structure be                                                               
ready by January, he asked.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 0172                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PAUL SEATON,  Alaska  State Legislature,  pointed                                                               
out  that   all  the   processes  [leading   to  a   decision  to                                                               
incorporate, consolidate, et cetera]  take some time.  Therefore,                                                               
there is  plenty of time  to put a  structure in place,  he said.                                                               
Since  January  1st is  specified  in  statute  as the  date  for                                                               
valuation of property, it's a logical date.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE SAMUELS moved to report HCS CSSB 63, Version 23-                                                                 
LS0489\X,  Cook,  2/11/04,  out   of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations,   the  accompanying   fiscal   notes,  and   the                                                               
accompanying title  change.  There  being no objection,  HCS CSSB
63(CRA)  was  reported  from the  House  Community  and  Regional                                                               
Affairs Standing Committee.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Community  and Regional  Affairs Standing  Committee meeting  was                                                               
adjourned at 9:07 a.m.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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