Legislature(1997 - 1998)
05/05/1997 08:04 AM House CRA
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HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
May 5, 1997
8:04 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Ivan, Chairman
Representative Fred Dyson
Representative Joe Ryan
Representative Reggie Joule
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Scott Ogan
Representative Jerry Sanders
Representative Al Kookesh
OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Tom Brice
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 38
"An Act relating to Statehood Act land selection conveyances to
boroughs and unified municipalities."
- MOVED CSHB 38(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
(* First public hearing)
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 38
SHORT TITLE: CONVEYANCE OF LAND SELECTIONS TO BOROUGHS
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) BRICE
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
01/13/97 37 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/3/97
01/13/97 37 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S)
01/13/97 37 (H) CRA, WTR, RESOURCES
04/23/97 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
04/23/97 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
04/28/97 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
04/28/97 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
05/01/97 (H) CRA AT 4:45 PM CAPITOL 408
05/01/97 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
05/05/97 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE TOM BRICE
Alaska State Legislature
Capitol Building, Room 426
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Telephone: (907) 465-3466
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 38.
CAROL CARROLL, Director
Division of Support Services
Department of Natural Resources
400 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Telephone: (907) 465-3502
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in favor of CSHB 38(CRA).
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 97-21, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN IVAN IVAN called the House Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:04 a.m. Members present
at the call to order were Representatives Ivan, Dyson, Ryan and
Joule. Members absent were Representatives Ogan, Sanders and
Kookesh.
HB 38 - CONVEYANCE OF LAND SELECTIONS TO BOROUGHS
Number 025
CHAIRMAN IVAN announced the first order of business to be HB 38,
"An Act relating to Statehood Act land selection conveyances to
boroughs and unified municipalities." He stated that a
subcommittee consisting of Representatives Ryan, Ogan and Joule was
appointed to work out a committee substitute for this bill.
Number 092
REPRESENTATIVE FRED DYSON made a motion to adopt CSHB 38, Version
O-LSO233/B.
CHAIRMAN IVAN asked if there was an objection. Hearing none, CSHB
38(CRA) was adopted for discussion purposes.
Number 118
REPRESENTATIVE Dyson asked if the sponsor, Representative Tom
Brice, was comfortable with CSHB 38(CRA).
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE responded that he was.
CHAIRMAN IVAN asked that Representatives Ryan and Brice discuss the
committee substitute.
Number 142
REPRESENTATIVE JOE RYAN stated that the subcommittee consisting of
himself, Representatives Brice and Joule and Jane Angvik, Director,
Division of Lands, Department of Natural Resources, met on May 1,
1997. He stated that they looked at the history of municipal land.
He stated that a lot of the problems stem from the over selection
of lands and by the state and Native corporations because the
federal government has not transferred the requested lands. There
are some municipalities that have no land available without the
expansion of their boundaries. He stated that the subcommittee
looked at the municipalities that were eligible under the original
land entitlement and have allowed them to select land up to the
year 2012. The year 2012 being the selection closing date, they
would not have to receive entitlement to the land by that date.
Number 285
REPRESENTATIVE RYAN stated that there would be an over selection so
that those municipalities would be selecting over the state and
Native entitlements, but by adding enough land, those
municipalities will have an opportunity for land. He added that
they will not be able to guarantee anything, considering all the
different parties involved and all the previous selections.
Number 382
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE outlined the changes that the subcommittee
dealt with. The initial committee substitute dealt only with the
boroughs under AS 29.69.010. The subcommittee expanded that to all
boroughs effective the date of the act. The bill had previously
stated 50,000 acres, the subcommittee changed that to be up to
50,000 acres because not all boroughs have 50,000 acres available
of vacant unappropriated unreserved (VUU) land. The subcommittee
provided the authority for the Department of Natural Resources to
receive program receipts up front from the municipalities, provided
there is legislative authority to do so. The Department of Natural
Resources would also be able to implement the program and pay for
the administrative costs. He stated that the clarification of the
land deficiency payments is dealt with in Section 4. It is made
clear that land under this program would not eligible for land
deficiency payments. This means that these lands do not fall under
the statute that requires the state to pay municipalities $1,000 an
acre.
Number 650
REPRESENTATIVE DYSON stated that he would like to be reassured that
the Administration does not have any problems with this bill.
Number 690
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE stated that it was his understanding that Jane
Angvik, Director, Division of Land, Department of Natural
Resources, was comfortable with all the changes.
Number 708
CAROL CARROLL, Director, Division of Support Services, Department
of Natural Resources, stated that the department is in support of
the changes.
Number 871
CHAIRMAN IVAN asked if Representative Brice could speak to the
municipalities over selection entitlement.
Number 885
REPRESENTATIVE BRICE responded that the reason the remaining
600,000 acres is taking so long to get conveyed is because of
budgetary reasons in the Department of Natural Resources. He
stated this delay is also because of various problems within the
municipalities themselves, such as; land title transfers from the
federal government to the state government, making sure that the
areas that have precedence are getting their choice and because the
status of land changes from one year to the next as far as what is
available land and what is closed land.
Number 1033
CHAIRMAN IVAN indicated that Jane Angvik is available via
teleconference.
REPRESENTATIVE RYAN stated that it was his understanding once an
area received land that they had previously wanted, land that they
had previously over selected then becomes available. He stated
surveys of the land by the townships and the bureaucratic process
is what can also slow the process down.
Number 1139
REPRESENTATIVE REGGIE JOULE moved and asked unanimous consent to
pass CSHB 38(CRA) out of committee with the attached fiscal notes.
Number 1165
CHAIRMAN IVAN asked if there were any objections. Hearing none,
CSHB 38(CRA) was moved out of the House Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
Number 1183
CHAIRMAN IVAN adjourned the House Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee at 8:21 a.m.
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