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03/11/2015 06:00 PM House RESOURCES



Audio Topic
06:05:08 PM Start
06:05:26 PM HB132
06:30:34 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
-- Continued from Today's 1:00 p.m. Meeting --
+= HB 132 AGDC SUPPORT OF NATURAL GAS PROJECTS TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
-- Public Testimony --
                   ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
              HOUSE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                              
                        March 11, 2015                                                                                          
                           6:05 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative David Talerico, Co-Chair                                                                                         
Representative Mike Hawker, Vice Chair                                                                                          
Representative Bob Herron                                                                                                       
Representative Paul Seaton                                                                                                      
Representative Andy Josephson                                                                                                   
Representative Geran Tarr                                                                                                       
Representative Craig Johnson                                                                                                    
Representative Kurt Olson                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Benjamin Nageak, Co-Chair                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 132                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to the support of the Alaska liquefied natural                                                                 
gas project by the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD & HELD                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 132                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SHORT TITLE: AGDC SUPPORT OF NATURAL GAS PROJECTS                                                                               
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) CHENAULT                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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03/06/15       (H)       RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
03/06/15       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
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03/11/15       (H)       RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
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WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
BILL WARREN, Retired                                                                                                            
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 367                                                                                                
Nikiski, Alaska                                                                                                                 
POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified in opposition to HB 132.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
6:05:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  DAVID TALERICO  called  the  House Resources  Standing                                                              
Committee meeting to order at  6:05 p.m. [continued from today's                                                                
1:00 pm  meeting].   Representatives Herron,  Seaton, Josephson,                                                                
Hawker,  and  Talerico  were  present  at  the  call  to  order.                                                                
Representatives Tarr, Johnson, and Olson  arrived as the hearing                                                                
was in progress.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
          HB 132-AGDC SUPPORT OF NATURAL GAS PROJECTS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
6:05:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR TALERICO announced  that the only order  of business is                                                                
HOUSE  BILL NO.  132, "An  Act relating  to the  support of  the                                                                
Alaska  liquefied natural  gas  project  by  the Alaska  Gasline                                                                
Development Corporation."                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
6:06:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BILL WARREN, Retired, Plumbers &  Pipefitters Local 367, said he                                                                
is  against HB  132, and  described  the following  as good  for                                                                
Alaska: the Alaska  Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), with                                                                
Dan  Fauske  as [President];  an  Alaskan  board; Governor  Bill                                                                
Walker  reviewing  marketing  opportunities; and  the  House  of                                                                
Representative  leadership communicating  with Governor  Walker.                                                                
Although,  he stated,  the  AGDC being  neutered  until 2017  or                                                                
longer is wrong, as is  the secrecy about the Alaska LNG Project                                                                
and AGDC.   He  expressed this  is the  time to  be brave  as he                                                                
considers the "big three" a rock  and that Alaska must be strong                                                                
for mutual respect.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR TALERICO closed public testimony.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
6:10:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 6:10 to 6:30 p.m.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
6:30:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR TALERICO opened and then closed public testimony after                                                                 
ascertaining no one else wished to testify.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
[HB 132 was held over.]                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
6:30:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Resources Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.                                                                 

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