Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/29/1993 05:00 PM House O&G
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HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL & GAS
March 29, 1993
5:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Pete Kott, Vice Chairman
Representative Harley Olberg
Representative Gary Davis
Representative Jerry Sanders
Representative Joe Sitton
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Joe Green, Chairman
Representative Jerry Mackie
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HB 197: "An Act making an appropriation to the Alyeska
Settlement Fund and making appropriations from the
Alyeska Settlement Fund; and providing for an
effective date."
MOVED FROM COMMITTEE WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION
WITNESS REGISTER
Representative Harley Olberg
State Capitol, Room 110
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182
(907) 465-4859
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime Sponsor of HB 197
Ms. Anne Wieland
Kachemak Bay Citizens Coalition
1421 N Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
276-5477
POSITION STATEMENT: In favor of the original HB 197
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 197
SHORT TITLE: APPROP: ALYESKA SETTLEMENT
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) OLBERG,Navarre
TITLE: "An Act making an appropriation to the Alyeska
Settlement Fund and making appropriations from the Alyeska
Settlement Fund; and providing for an effective date."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
03/03/93 520 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
03/03/93 520 (H) STATE AFF, OIL & GAS,
RESOURCES, FINANCE
03/23/93 (H) STA AT 08:00 AM CAPITOL 102
03/23/93 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/24/93 756 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) 3DP 2DNP
2NR
03/24/93 757 (H) DP: VEZEY, OLBERG, SANDERS
03/24/93 757 (H) DNP: ULMER, B.DAVIS
03/24/93 757 (H) NR: G.DAVIS, KOTT
03/29/93 (H) O&G AT 05:00 PM CAPITOL 124
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-10, SIDE A
Number 000
VICE CHAIRMAN PETE KOTT called the meeting to order at 5:08
p.m. Members present were Representatives Kott, Olberg,
Davis, Sanders, and Sitton.
HB 197: APPROP: ALYESKA SETTLEMENT
Number 028
REPRESENTATIVE HARLEY OLBERG, PRIME SPONSOR OF HB 197, gave
an overview of the bill by saying the bill represents an
agreement made last November between the United States of
America, the state of Alaska, and Alyeska Pipeline Service
Company. The total of the lawsuit was $31.7 million. He
advised $28.2 is appropriated by HB 197 for a variety of
projects and the remaining $3.5 million was paid to the
federal government and the state of Alaska for expenses
incurred in the process.
REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG explained that $14.5 million is
appropriated for the construction of dock facilities at
Chenega and Tatitlek, $6 million is appropriated for
construction of a road to Shepards Point from Cordova, $7.5
million is appropriated as a contribution of the total price
of the Kachemak Bay buy-back, and $200,000 is appropriated
for communication equipment, which hopefully will be in the
emergency center in Valdez. This is a settlement that only
occurred last November, he concluded.
Number 077
REPRESENTATIVE JOE SITTON asked Representative Olberg what
part of the money was going to the road, and the cost of
construction of the facility at Shepards Point.
Number 086
REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG said the specific facilities have not
been designed. The $6 million is an estimate of what it
will cost to build a road from Cordova to Shepards Point,
build a staging facility, and the potential exists for a
dock. He further stated the significance for Shepards Point
is that this is the nearest point to the City of Cordova,
where a deep water port facility can be built.
Number 106
REPRESENTATIVE SITTON asked if the road will go through Eyak
lands.
Number 110
REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG stated as he understood it the road
primarily crosses Eyak lands.
Number 115
REPRESENTATIVE GARY DAVIS asked if the committee was dealing
with the committee substitute for HB 197 from the House
State Affairs Committee.
Number 118
VICE CHAIRMAN KOTT stated that was incorrect, that the
committee was dealing with the original HB 197.
Number 123
REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS said he was in the House State
Affairs Committee during their hearing on HB 197 and he is
now more familiar with the bill. He disclosed that in the
State Affairs Committee, Kachemak Bay was pulled from the
bill, and at that time they did not have the court decision
in front of them. He does not have any objections now, like
he did at an earlier date, he added.
Number 139
VICE CHAIRMAN KOTT stated he was also in the State Affairs
Committee meeting and felt the same way as Representative
Davis.
Number 142
REPRESENTATIVE SITTON felt this committee was doing far
superior work by sticking with the original HB 197.
Number 149
MS. ANNE WIELAND testified on behalf of the KACHEMAK BAY
CITIZEN'S COALITION. She expressed support for replacing
the $7.5 million for the Kachemak Bay buy-back and was glad
to see it placed back in HB 197.
Number 178
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS MOVED that HB 197 be moved out of
committee with individual recommendations. There being no
objections, IT WAS SO MOVED.
ADJOURNMENT
Number 181
VICE CHAIRMAN KOTT adjourned the meeting at 5:17 p.m.
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