Legislature(2007 - 2008)CAPITOL 106
02/21/2008 11:00 AM House ECONOMIC DEV., TRADE, AND TOURISM
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE AND TOURISM
February 21, 2008
11:45 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Mark Neuman, Chair
Representative Carl Gatto
Representative Kyle Johansen
Representative Wes Keller
Representative Bob Lynn
Representative Andrea Doll
Representative Mike Doogan
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 97(JUD)
"An Act relating to identification seals for certain articles
created or crafted in the state by Alaska Native persons;
relating to the Alaska State Council on the Arts; and making
certain identification seal violations unfair trade practices."
- MOVED CSSB 97(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 97
SHORT TITLE: ALASKA NATIVE ART IDENTIFICATION SEALS
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) STEVENS
02/26/07 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/26/07 (S) L&C, FIN
03/08/07 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/08/07 (S) Heard & Held
03/08/07 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/13/07 (S) L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
03/13/07 (S) Moved SB 97 Out of Committee
03/13/07 (S) MINUTE(L&C)
03/14/07 (S) L&C RPT 4DP
03/14/07 (S) DP: ELLIS, BUNDE, DAVIS, STEVENS
03/21/07 (S) FIN RPT 7DP
03/21/07 (S) DP: HOFFMAN, STEDMAN, ELTON, THOMAS,
DYSON, HUGGINS, OLSON
03/21/07 (S) FIN AT 9:00 AM SENATE FINANCE 532
03/21/07 (S) Moved SB 97 Out of Committee
03/21/07 (S) MINUTE(FIN)
03/26/07 (S) JUD REFERRAL ADDED
04/02/07 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211
04/02/07 (S) Moved CSSB 97(JUD) Out of Committee
04/02/07 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
04/04/07 (S) JUD RPT CS 1DP 4NR SAME TITLE
04/04/07 (S) DP: FRENCH
04/04/07 (S) NR: MCGUIRE, HUGGINS, WIELECHOWSKI,
THERRIAULT
04/11/07 (S) BEFORE SENATE IN THIRD READING
04/11/07 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
04/11/07 (S) VERSION: CSSB 97(JUD)
04/13/07 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/13/07 (H) EDT, HES, JUD
05/01/07 (H) EDT AT 5:15 PM CAPITOL 106
05/01/07 (H) Heard & Held
05/01/07 (H) MINUTE(EDT)
05/08/07 (H) HES AT 3:00 PM CAPITOL 106
05/08/07 (H) Scheduled But Not Heard
05/11/07 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 120
05/11/07 (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
02/21/08 (H) EDT AT 11:00 AM CAPITOL 106
WITNESS REGISTER
TIM LAMKIN, Staff
to Senator Gary Stevens
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Introduced the Committee Substitute for SB
97(JUD), on behalf of Senator Stevens, sponsor.
L. SAUNDERS MCNEILL, Director
Community and Native Arts Program
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the hearing on SB
97.
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR MARK NEUMAN called the House Special Committee on Economic
Development, International Trade and Tourism meeting to order at
11:45:34 AM. Representatives Keller, Lynn, Doogan, Gatto, and
Neuman were present at the call to order. Representatives
Johansen and Doll arrived as the meeting was in progress.
SB 97-ALASKA NATIVE ART IDENTIFICATION SEALS
11:46:01 AM
CHAIR NEUMAN announced that the only order of business would be
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 97(JUD), "An Act relating to
identification seals for certain articles created or crafted in
the state by Alaska Native persons; relating to the Alaska State
Council on the Arts; and making certain identification seal
violations unfair trade practices."
11:46:13 AM
CHAIR NEUMAN asked the sponsor's staff to introduce the
committee substitute.
11:46:21 AM
TIM LAMKIN, Staff to Senator Gary Stevens, Alaska State
Legislature, introduced the committee substitute on behalf of
Senator Stevens, sponsor. Mr. Lamkin informed the committee
that the sponsor has worked hard to address the concerns raised
about the bill and Version K satisfactorily addresses three
issues: the program being under the Department of Education and
Early Development (DEED), versus the Department of Commerce
Community & Economic Development (DCCED); artists working
outside of the State of Alaska; and re-defining "Alaska Native."
On the last issue, Mr. Lamkin explained that the current version
references the federal statutes and improves and modernizes the
language of "Alaska Native." However, he indicated that the
sponsor feels that this component of the bill might best be
addressed by the House Judiciary Standing Committee.
11:47:36 AM
CHAIR NEUMAN observed that the Alaska Federation of Natives
(AFN) is supportive of the bill in its present form, and added
that the intent of the chair is to ensure that control of the
issue is in the hands of the local people.
11:48:10 AM
L. SAUNDERS MCNEILL, Director, Community and Native Arts
Program, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Department of
Education and Early Development (DEED), said that she was
available to answer questions.
11:48:40 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GATTO referred to page two, line fifteen, and
asked for the current definition of "an Alaska Native" in the
bill.
11:49:04 AM
MR. LAMKIN said, " ... do you mean what's currently on the
books?"
11:49:16 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GATTO remarked:
Well, with regards to this bill, we have the words "an
Alaskan Native" in it, so tell us how we define it.
11:49:29 AM
MR. LAMKIN answered that the definition of "Alaska Native
person" is found on page 4, line 13, of the bill. He clarified
that there is an additional reference on page 2, line 15, that
specifies that the "Alaska Native person" is making the art.
11:50:06 AM
REPRESENTATIVE GATTO opined that the bill refers to an Alaska
Native person who creates the Alaska Native art and, with the
definition, the language should be fine.
11:50:29 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DOLL asked for the definition of art.
11:50:43 AM
MR. LAMKIN deferred the question to Ms. McNeill.
11:50:57 AM
MS. MCNEILL pointed out that the definition is located on page
4, starting on line 22, in the bill.
11:51:18 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DOOGAN asked whether the Alaska State Council on
the Arts (ASCA) supports this bill.
11:51:44 AM
MS. MCNEILL confirmed that the ASCA absolutely supports the
bill.
11:51:49 AM
CHAIR NEUMAN closed testimony.
11:52:04 AM
REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to report CSSB 97(JUD) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
zero fiscal notes. Hearing no objection, CSSB 97(JUD) was
reported out of the House Special Committee on Economic
Development, International Trade and Tourism.
11:52:26 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Economic Development, International Trade
and Tourism meeting was adjourned at 11:52 a.m.
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