Legislature(2005 - 2006)CAPITOL 124
05/03/2005 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| SB142 | |
| HB293 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 293 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 142 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
May 3, 2005
8:11 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Kurt Olson, Co-Chair
Representative Pete Kott
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux
Representative Mark Neuman
Representative Woodie Salmon
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Bill Thomas, Co-Chair
Representative Sharon Cissna
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 142(L&C)
"An Act relating to ownership of land by regional school boards;
and providing for an effective date."
- MOVED CSSB 142(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 293
"An Act relating to a borough sales tax exemption for a source
that is taxed by a city in that borough."
- MOVED HB 293 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 142
SHORT TITLE: REGIONAL SCHOOL BD LAND OWNERSHIP
SPONSOR(S): LABOR & COMMERCE
03/16/05 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/16/05 (S) L&C, FIN
03/31/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/31/05 (S) Heard & Held
03/31/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
04/05/05 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
04/05/05 (S) Moved CSSB 142(L&C) Out of Committee
04/05/05 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
04/06/05 (S) L&C RPT CS 4DP 1NR
NEW TITLE
04/06/05 (S) DP: BUNDE, DAVIS, SEEKINS, STEVENS B
04/06/05 (S) NR: ELLIS
04/19/05 (S) FIN RPT CS(L&C) 3DP 3NR
NEW TITLE
04/19/05 (S) DP: WILKEN, GREEN, BUNDE
04/19/05 (S) NR: HOFFMAN, OLSON, DYSON
04/19/05 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
04/19/05 (S) Moved CSSB 142(L&C) Out of Committee
04/19/05 (S) MINUTE(FIN)
04/21/05 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
04/21/05 (S) VERSION: CSSB 142(L&C)
04/22/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/22/05 (H) CRA, FIN
04/28/05 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
04/28/05 (H) Heard & Held
04/28/05 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
05/03/05 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
BILL: HB 293
SHORT TITLE: BOROUGH SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS
SPONSOR(S): COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
04/29/05 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/29/05 (H) CRA, FIN
05/03/05 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
WITNESS REGISTER
KACI SCHROEDER, Staff
to Representative Bill Thomas
House Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented HB 293 on behalf of the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee, sponsor.
RENE BROKER, Attorney at Law
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Fairbanks, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HB 293.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CO-CHAIR KURT OLSON called the House Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:11:49 AM.
Representatives Olson, Kott, Neuman, and LeDoux were present at
the call to order. Representative Salmon arrived as the meeting
was in progress.
SB 142-REGIONAL SCHOOL BD LAND OWNERSHIP
CO-CHAIR OLSON announced that the first order of business would
be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 142(L&C), "An Act relating to
ownership of land by regional school boards; and providing for
an effective date."
8:12:23 AM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN related that the rural schools seem to be
amenable to SB 142. He referenced a letter from Kip Knudson,
Deputy Commissioner of Aviation, Department of Transportation &
Public Facilities, that should be included in the packet. He
also noted that since this legislation references some of the
areas around Noatak, he spoke with Representative Joule, who's
comfortable with the legislation as well. He noted that
committee members should have a document stating his findings.
8:13:22 AM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN moved to report CSSB 142(L&C) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
HB 293-BOROUGH SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS
8:14:00 AM
CO-CHAIR OLSON announced that the final order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 293, "An Act relating to a borough sales tax
exemption for a source that is taxed by a city in that borough."
8:14:26 AM
KACI SCHROEDER, Staff to Representative Bill Thomas, House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee, Alaska State
Legislature, explained that HB 293 clears up ambiguous language
in current statute. This legislation makes it clear that
boroughs have the power to wholly or partially exempt cities
within their boundaries. For example, if the City of Fairbanks
has an 8 percent lodging tax and the borough also levies an 8
percent lodging tax, the borough has the power to exempt the
City of Fairbanks in order to avoid any stacking of taxes.
Therefore, the playing field is leveled and businesses aren't
hurt by differing tax rates between a city within a borough.
Ms. Schroeder directed attention to a chart [entitled, "SB 161
Impact"], which illustrates the problem associated with stacking
taxes.
8:16:16 AM
RENE BROKER, Attorney at Law, Fairbanks North Star Borough,
related her understanding that in addition to Fairbanks both
Ketchikan and Kodiak boroughs are already utilizing this
exemption. Ms. Broker said that [the Fairbanks North Star
Borough] supports this legislation because it clarifies that
[the borough] is allowed to do this. This legislation makes it
clear that state law doesn't force boroughs to stack taxes and
double the tax burdens in the cities within the borough.
Furthermore, the legislation clarifies that the legislature
didn't intend to prevent boroughs from working with cities to
equally levy taxes throughout the borough. Moreover, this
allows boroughs that choose to do so to cooperatively meet the
public policy goals of avoiding double taxation and preventing
duplication of taxing jurisdictions within the borough.
8:17:40 AM
CO-CHAIR OLSON, upon determining no one else wished to testify,
closed public testimony.
8:17:57 AM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN moved to report HB 293 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting was
adjourned at 8:18:11 AM.
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