02/14/2017 01:30 PM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
February 14, 2017
1:40 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Chris Tuck, Chair
Representative Justin Parish
Representative George Rauscher
Representative Lora Reinbold
Representative Dan Saddler
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, Vice Chair
Representative Ivy Spohnholz
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4
"An Act relating to military facility zones."
- MOVED CSHB 4(MLV) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 4
SHORT TITLE: MILITARY FACILITY ZONES
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) THOMPSON
01/18/17 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/17
01/18/17 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/18/17 (H) MLV, CRA
02/09/17 (H) MLV AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/09/17 (H) Heard & Held
02/09/17 (H) MINUTE(MLV)
02/14/17 (H) MLV AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: As prime sponsor, answered questions during
the hearing on HB 4.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:40:53 PM
CHAIR CHRIS TUCK called the House Special Committee on Military
and Veterans' Affairs meeting to order at 1:40 p.m.
Representatives Parish, Rauscher, Reinbold, and Tuck were
present at the call to order. Representative Saddler arrived as
the meeting was in progress.
HB 4-MILITARY FACILITY ZONES
1:41:47 PM
CHAIR TUCK announced that the only order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 4, "An Act relating to military facility zones."
1:42:25 PM
CHAIR TUCK moved to adopt Amendment 1 labeled 30-LS0094\A.2,
Shutts, 2/9/17, which read as follows:
Page 1, line 1, following "zones":
Insert "; and providing for an effective date"
Page 2, following line 25:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under
AS 01.10.070(c)."
CHAIR TUCK stated it changes the effective date clause to take
effect immediately.
1:43:00 PM
There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
1:43:10 PM
CHAIR TUCK introduced Amendment 2, labeled 30-LS0094\A.3,
Shutts, 2/9/17, which read as follows:
Page 2, following line 25:
Insert a new bill section to read:
"* Sec. 2. AS 26.30.020 is amended by adding a new
subsection to read:
(d) In considering the factors under (c) of this
section, the Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs may rely on the information provided by a
municipality and may not be held liable for civil
damages resulting from a military facility zone
designation that is based on inaccurate or incomplete
information provided by a municipality."
CHAIR TUCK stated that the amendment removes liability with the
process of designating a military facility zone.
1:43:35 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER objected for the purpose of discussion.
CHAIR TUCK stated that Amendment 2 ensures that the Department
of Military & Veterans' Affairs (DMVA) may rely on information
provided by a municipality and will not be held liable for any
civil damages for a military zone being established.
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER requested to hear feedback from the prime
sponsor regarding Amendment 2.
1:44:07 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON, Alaska State Legislature, as
prime sponsor of HB 4, stated that the concept for Amendment 2
was brought to him by military [Army Judge Advocate General's
Corps] (JAG) officers who wanted to make sure DMVA wouldn't have
future liability from misinformation from a municipality. He
noted that Amendment 2 complies with the Senate version of the
bill. He mentioned that there are other places in statute that
clear [DMVA] from liability. He affirmed that he is in favor of
Amendment 2 and he brought to Chair Tuck himself.
1:45:04 PM
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD asked if the municipalities are okay
with Amendment 2.
1:45:18 PM
REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON answered yes. He stated that the change
was brought by the Fairbanks North Star Borough to eliminate any
time lag for potential military facility zone projects. He
reiterated that this is a good idea and has the backing of
municipalities and boroughs.
1:45:54 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER removed his objection. There being no
further objection, Amendment 2 was adopted.
1:46:11 PM
REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON thanked the committee for hearing the
bill.
REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER stated that he was pleased to support the
bill, and its passage would be good for the state's economy and
military mission.
1:46:50 PM
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER stated his appreciation for
Representative Thompson's work on the bill.
1:47:14 PM
REPRESENTATIVE PARISH moved to report HB 4 out of committee, as
amended, with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 4(MLV) was moved
from House Military and Veterans' Affairs Special Committee.
1:48:11 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting was
adjourned at 1:48 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB004 Proposed Amendment A.2.pdf |
HMLV 2/14/2017 1:30:00 PM |
HB 4 |
| HB004 Proposed Amendment A.3.pdf |
HMLV 2/14/2017 1:30:00 PM |
HB 4 |