02/11/2003 03:23 PM House O&G

                   ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
            HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS                                                                            
                       February 11, 2003                                                                                        
                           3:23 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Vic Kohring, Chair                                                                                               
Representative Mike Chenault, Vice Chair                                                                                        
Representative Hugh Fate                                                                                                        
Representative Lesil McGuire                                                                                                    
Representative Norman Rokeberg                                                                                                  
Representative Harry Crawford                                                                                                   
Representative Beth Kerttula                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  DEPARTMENT OF  NATURAL RESOURCES, BY COMMISSIONER TOM                                                                
IRWIN                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
03-5, SIDE(S) A & B                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  VIC KOHRING  convened the  meeting of  the  House Special                                                              
Committee on Oil and Gas  at 3:23 p.m.  Representatives Kohring,                                                                
Chenault, Rokeberg, Fate, and Crawford were  present at the call                                                                
to order.   Representatives McGuire and Kerttula  arrived as the                                                                
meeting was in progress.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
TOM IRWIN,  Commissioner, Department of  Natural Resources, made                                                                
opening  remarks  and  gave   a  brief  overview  regarding  the                                                                
department's goals, missions, and objectives.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MARK  MYERS, Director,  Division  of Oil  &  Gas, Department  of                                                                
Natural Resources,  presented a slide  overview of  the division                                                                
[hard copy in packets] and answered members' questions.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further  business before the committee, the House                                                                
Special  Committee on  Oil  and  Gas  meeting was  adjourned  at                                                                
4:35 p.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-Third                                                                
Alaska State  Legislature this  information may  be  obtained by                                                                
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.