Legislature(2009 - 2010)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/11/2010 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
March 11, 2010
3:32 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Donald Olson, Chair
Senator Joe Thomas, Vice Chair
Senator Albert Kookesh
Senator Linda Menard
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Hollis French
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29
Requesting the Alaska Congressional delegation to introduce and
seek passage of an amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to create four new voting seats
on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to be filled by
appointment of members of federally recognized tribes or Alaska
Native organizations who are not employed by a community
development quota program or the pollock industry.
- MOVED CSSJR 29(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SJR 29
SHORT TITLE: TRIBAL SEATS ON N. PAC. FISHERIES COUNCIL
SPONSOR(s): COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
02/26/10 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/26/10 (S) CRA, RES
03/09/10 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/09/10 (S) Heard & Held
03/09/10 (S) MINUTE(CRA)
WITNESS REGISTER
TIM BENITENDI
Aide to Senator Olson
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented the committee substitute for SJR
29.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:32:28 PM
CHAIR DONALD OLSON called the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. Present
at the call to order were Senators Thomas, Menard, Kookesh and
Olson.
SJR 29-TRIBAL SEATS ON N. PAC. FISHERIES COUNCIL
3:32:44 PM
CHAIR OLSON said the first order of business to come before the
committee was SJR 29.
TIM BENITENDI, aide to Senator Olson, explained the changes made
in the committee substitute, CSSJR 29(CRA), Version R. Page 1,
line 6 and page 2, lines 24-25 now read "other industrial and
commercial fishing interests" instead of referencing just the
pollock industry. On page 2, line 23 clarifies that the governor
makes recommendations for appointees to the Secretary of
Commerce. Also on page 2, line 23, federally recognized tribes
"in Alaska" is now specified as opposed to any other federally
recognized tribes.
SENATOR THOMAS referred to the wording, "recommended by the
governor", on page 2, line 23, and asked who would actually
confirm the appointed council members.
MR. BENITENDI replied the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
SENATOR THOMAS asked if stating that U.S. Secretary of Commerce
makes the appointments is necessary.
MR. BENITENDI replied that it is elsewhere in statute and in the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
3:36:03 PM
SENATOR THOMAS moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute
to SJR 29, labeled 26-LS1568\R as the working document. There
being no objection, version R was before the committee.
3:36:18 PM
SENATOR THOMAS moved to report CSSB 29(CRA), referred to as
Version R, from committee with individual recommendations and
accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, the motion
carried.
3:36:43 PM
MR. BENITENDI mentioned that he has given the committee an
information sheet on the makeup of the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (NPFMC). He noted the NPFMC has an advisory
panel of 20-23 people at any time, of which the Alaska governor
appoints just over half.
3:38:25 PM
CHAIR OLSON, seeing no further business before the committee,
adjourned the meeting at 3:38 p.m.
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