Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
03/22/2021 01:00 PM House RESOURCES
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| HB115 | |
| HB81 | |
| Adjourn |
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| += | HB 81 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE
March 22, 2021
1:01 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Josiah Patkotak, Chair
Representative Grier Hopkins, Vice Chair
Representative Calvin Schrage
Representative Sara Hannan
Representative George Rauscher
Representative Mike Cronk
Representative Ronald Gillham
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Zack Fields
Representative Tom McKay
OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT
Representative Andi Story
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 115
"An Act relating to aquatic farming and hatchery site leases;
and requiring the director of the division of lands to provide
the legislature with an annual report relating to aquatic
farming and hatchery site leases."
- MOVED HB 115 OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 81
"An Act authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to
modify a net profit share lease."
- MOVED CSHB 81(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 115
SHORT TITLE: AQUATIC FARMING & HATCHERY SITE LEASES
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) STORY
02/24/21 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/24/21 (H) FSH, RES
03/04/21 (H) FSH AT 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
03/04/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/04/21 (H) MINUTE(FSH)
03/09/21 (H) FSH AT 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
03/09/21 (H) Moved HB 115 Out of Committee
03/09/21 (H) MINUTE(FSH)
03/10/21 (H) FSH RPT 7DP
03/10/21 (H) DP: VANCE, STUTES, STORY, MCCABE,
KREISS-TOMKINS, ORTIZ, TARR
03/19/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/19/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/19/21 (H) MINUTE(RES)
03/22/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
BILL: HB 81
SHORT TITLE: OIL/GAS LEASE:DNR MODIFY NET PROFIT SHARE
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
02/18/21 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/18/21 (H) RES, FIN
03/05/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/05/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/05/21 (H) MINUTE(RES)
03/10/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/10/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/10/21 (H) MINUTE(RES)
03/17/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/17/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/17/21 (H) MINUTE(RES)
03/19/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/19/21 (H) Heard & Held
03/19/21 (H) MINUTE(RES)
03/22/21 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
Grace Ervine, Staff
Representative Josiah Patkotak
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided an overview of the proposed
committee substitute for HB 81 on behalf of Representative
Patkotak, prime sponsor.
RYAN FITZPATRICK, Commercial Analyst
Division of Oil and Gas
Department of Natural Resources
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information and answered questions
during the hearing on HB 81.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:01:54 PM
CHAIR JOSIAH PATKOTAK called the House Resources Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. Representatives Cronk,
Hopkins, Schrage, Gillham, Hannan, Rauscher, and Patkotak were
present at the call to order.
HB 115-AQUATIC FARMING & HATCHERY SITE LEASES
1:02:55 PM
CHAIR PATKOTAK announced that the first order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 115, "An Act relating to aquatic farming and
hatchery site leases; and requiring the director of the division
of lands to provide the legislature with an annual report
relating to aquatic farming and hatchery site leases."
1:03:48 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS moved to report HB 115 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal
note. There being no objection, HB 115 was reported out of the
House Resources Standing Committee.
1:04:10 PM
The committee took an at-ease from 1:04 p.m. to 1:06 p.m.
HB 81-OIL/GAS LEASE:DNR MODIFY NET PROFIT SHARE
1:07:02 PM
CHAIR PATKOTAK announced that the final order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 81, "An Act authorizing the commissioner of
natural resources to modify a net profit share lease." [Before
the committee was the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HB
81, Version 32-GH1706\B, Nauman, 3/16/21, as amended, adopted as
the working document during the meeting of the House Resources
Standing Committee on 3/17/21.]
REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS moved to adopt the proposed committee
substitute for HB 81, Version 32-GH1706\I, Nauman, 3/22/21, as
the working document. There being no objection, Version I was
before the committee.
1:07:49 PM
Grace Ervine, Staff, Representative Josiah Patkotak, Alaska
State Legislature, provided an overview of the proposed CS for
HB 81, Version I, on behalf of Representative Patkotak, prime
sponsor. She reminded the committee that the prior proposed CS,
Version B, conformed the bill from the Department of Law and
Department of Natural Resources drafting style to the
Legislative Legal Services drafting style. She paraphrased the
changes in Version I, which read as follows [original
punctuation provided]:
Page 2 Lines 16 19
- Clarifies language in subsection D regarding
circumstances in which capital expenditures are needed
to extend the economic life of an oil or gas field or
pool
- Specifies that subsection D only applies to net
profit share lease modifications
Page 2 Line 31
- Conforming change related to changes made to
subsection D
Page 3 Lines 11 18
- Adds further clarification to modifications in
which capital expenditures are needed, ensuring that
lessees are actually making the needed capital
expenditures
Page 4 Line 18
- Conforming change related to changes made to
subsection D
1:09:29 PM
RYAN FITZPATRICK, Commercial Analyst, Division of Oil and Gas,
Department of Natural Resources, referred to comments he had
made at the close of last session and thanked the committee
members for their consideration and work on HB 81.
1:10:03 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS moved to report CSHB 81, Version 32-
GH1706\I, Nauman, 3/22/21, out of committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSHB 81(RES) was reported out of the House
Resources Standing Committee.
1:11:07 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Resources Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:11 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 81 CS 32-GH1706 Version I.pdf |
HRES 3/22/2021 1:00:00 PM |
HB 81 |
| HB 81 Changes in HRES CS Version I 3.22.2021.pdf |
HRES 3/22/2021 1:00:00 PM |
HB 81 |