03/30/2017 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION
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| HB82 | |
| Adjourn |
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| += | HB 82 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
March 30, 2017
1:07 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Adam Wool, Co-Chair
Representative Matt Claman
Representative Harriet Drummond
Representative Chuck Kopp
Representative Mark Neuman
Representative Colleen Sullivan-Leonard
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Louise Stutes, Co-Chair
Representative David Eastman (alternate)
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux (alternate)
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 82
"An Act relating to vehicle registration; relating to off-road
system restricted noncommercial drivers' licenses; relating to
off-highway commercial drivers' licenses; relating to off-road
system eligible areas; and relating to motor vehicle liability
insurance."
- MOVED CSHB 82(STA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 82
SHORT TITLE: RESTRICTED OFF HWY DRIVER'S LICENSE
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) KREISS-TOMKINS
01/25/17 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/25/17 (H) STA, TRA
02/02/17 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/02/17 (H) Scheduled but Not Heard
02/23/17 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/23/17 (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
02/28/17 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
02/28/17 (H) Heard & Held
02/28/17 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/09/17 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
03/09/17 (H) Heard & Held
03/09/17 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/14/17 (H) STA AT 3:00 PM GRUENBERG 120
03/14/17 (H) Moved CSHB 82(STA) Out of Committee
03/14/17 (H) MINUTE(STA)
03/20/17 (H) STA RPT CS(STA) NT 3DP 2NR
03/20/17 (H) DP: KNOPP, TUCK, KREISS-TOMKINS
03/20/17 (H) NR: WOOL, LEDOUX
03/28/17 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/28/17 (H) Heard & Held
03/28/17 (H) MINUTE(TRA)
03/30/17 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified as the sponsor of HB 82.
BERETT WILBER, Staff
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing on HB 82, provided
follow-up to previously asked questions.
KATHY WASSERMAN, Executive Director
Alaska Municipal League (AML)
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: During the hearing on HB 82, provided
answers to questions.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:06:54 PM
CO-CHAIR ADAM WOOL called the House Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:07 p.m. Representatives Wool,
Claman, Drummond, Kopp, Neuman, and Sullivan-Leonard were
present at the call to order.
HB 82-RESTRICTED OFF HWY DRIVER'S LICENSE
1:07:31 PM
CO-CHAIR WOOL announced that the only order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 82, "An Act relating to vehicle registration;
relating to off-road system restricted noncommercial drivers'
licenses; relating to off-highway commercial drivers' licenses;
relating to off-road system eligible areas; and relating to
motor vehicle liability insurance."
1:07:58 PM
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS, Alaska State
Legislature, as prime sponsor of HB 82, said that he would be
speaking today regarding questions from a previous hearing [on
3/28/17]. He shared that the first response was to a question
from Representative Sullivan-Leonard to Alaska Municipal League
(AML) [asking if there were] any outstanding questions or
concerns from any off-highway communities. He said that the
short answer to that question is no.
1:08:44 PM
BERETT WILBER, Staff, Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins,
Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Kreiss-
Tomkins, prime sponsor of HB 82, stated that at the request of
Representative Neuman, she followed up with the Department of
Public Safety (DPS) to make sure there was no history of safety
complaints from off-highway qualifying communities. She said
that she also followed up on a question Representative Kopp
asked about communities that were large in size but were also
off the state road system. She noted that she provided each
member a sheet that has a list of the follow up questions and
responses [included in committee packet].
1:09:49 PM
CO-CHAIR WOOL asked Ms. Wilber to share the questions. He
offered his understanding that Representative Kopp's question
was regarding on-road communities that may qualify due to their
traffic counts.
1:10:09 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP said that he wondered how the proposed bill
would affect the larger off-road system communities and those
that have big surges of vehicles. He said that the Division of
Motor Vehicles (DMV) actually looked at those communities and
the particular one he was thinking of has a DMV office, so in
that instance drivers are required to register vehicles and have
regular drivers licenses. He said that only four communities
would be added under the proposed bill: Seldovia, Kake, Angoon,
and Hydaburg.
1:11:04 PM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN complimented Representative Kreiss-Tomkins
and his staff for the use of the follow-up question hand-out.
CO-CHAIR WOOL said that Ms. Wasserman is available for questions
but in response to Representative Kopp's question, just as
Representative Kreiss-Tomkins said, AML's response was no.
1:11:45 PM
KATHY WASSERMAN, Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League
(AML), said that HB 82 would be a tool to allow communities to
more easily take care of their citizens. She claimed personal
knowledge of the issue from growing up in a small off-highway
community herself. She said unless small communities have a
Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) there is no real
enforcement. She opined that it seems silly to have rules in
the books if they can't be enforced. She shared that it is very
expensive to get in and out of small, remote communities.
1:12:57 PM
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN asked Ms. Wasserman about what smaller
communities do when there is a dangerous driver in the community
who possibly damages people or property. He inquired whether
the community could call in a VPSO or an Alaska State Trooper to
address the hazardous driver.
MS. WASSERMAN responded that especially if there is property
damage, a community can call in a trooper.
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN said that he was just curious how the
aforementioned situation would be handled.
MS. WASSERMAN shared her personal experience living in Pelican,
Alaska where there were a few lousy drivers. She explained that
in the small, off-highway communities there usually isn't that
much roadway to get in to too much trouble. She added that
everyone knows everyone and people just don't go around speeding
down the road.
REPRESENTATIVE NEUMAN offered his understanding that smaller
communities tend to take care of themselves.
1:14:39 PM
CO-CHAIR WOOL said that the off-highway system has been around
for quite a while and there have appeared to be few issues.
1:15:00 PM
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND moved to report HB 82 out of committee
with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal
notes. There being no objection, CSHB 82(STA) was reported from
the House Transportation Standing Committee.
1:15:55 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Transportation Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:16
p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB82 HTRA Follow-Up Questions 3.30.2017.pdf |
HTRA 3/30/2017 1:00:00 PM |
HB 82 |