Legislature(2001 - 2002)
01/15/2002 08:15 AM House MLV
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
January 15, 2002
8:15 a.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
OVERVIEW: MAJOR GENERAL PHILLIP OATES, ADJUTANT GENERAL -
TERRORISM DISASTER POLICY CABINET; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
TAPES
02-1, SIDE(S) A & B
02-2, SIDE(S) A
CALL TO ORDER
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CHENAULT, Chair, called the House Special
Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting to order at
8:15 a.m.
PRESENT
Committee members present were Representatives Chenault, Masek,
Murkowski, Cissna, and Hayes. Other legislators present were
Representatives Foster, Dyson, Wilson, Lancaster, Coghill, and
Stevens, and Senators Austerman, Davis, and Leman.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
MAJOR GENERAL PHILLIP OATES, Adjutant General/Commissioner,
Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, addressed
legislators' concerns about the types of security-related
decisions required in Alaska; he referred to not only the
terrorist attacks [in Washington, D.C., and New York City] on
September 11, 2001, but also numerous terrorist activities in
the past few decades. He presented and discussed at length a
handout titled "State of Alaska, Terrorism Disaster Policy
Cabinet, Executive Summary and Financial Information," dated
November 12, 2001; he asked Chair Chenault to decide whether to
release confidential portions not made available to the public
at the hearing.
MAJOR GENERAL OATES also provided a handout from the
department's Division of Emergency Services titled "Homeland
Security Budget Presentation," as well as an article in the Fall
2001 issue of National Guard Review titled "MG Phil Oates Looks
at Unique Missions for the Guard."
GARY L. HAYDEN, Director, Construction, M&O, Southeast Region,
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, answered
legislators' questions relating to his department.
JAY LIVEY, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health & Social
Services, answered legislators' questions relating to the
ability to deal with smallpox and anthrax if used as biological
weapons; regarding smallpox, he emphasized the low risk but huge
consequences.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements other than a reminder that the
hearing would continue the following day.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIR CHENAULT adjourned the House Special Committee on Military
and Veterans' Affairs meeting at 10:05 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-Second
Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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