02/25/2014 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
February 25, 2014
3:34 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Peter Micciche, Chair
Senator Cathy Giessel, Vice Chair
Senator Click Bishop
Senator Lyman Hoffman
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Dennis Egan
OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT
Representative Steve Thompson
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL NO. 223
"An Act authorizing municipalities to exempt or partially exempt
for up to 10 years property in a military facility zone that
creates or supports industry, development, or educational or
training opportunities."
- MOVED HB 223 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 223
SHORT TITLE: MUNI TAX EXEMPTION: MIL. FACILITY ZONE
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) THOMPSON, ISAACSON, SADDLER, TARR
01/21/14 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/14
01/21/14 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/21/14 (H) CRA
02/04/14 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124
02/04/14 (H) Moved Out of Committee
02/04/14 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
02/05/14 (H) CRA RPT 5DP 1NR
02/05/14 (H) DP: FOSTER, OLSON, REINBOLD, LEDOUX,
NAGEAK
02/05/14 (H) NR: HERRON
02/07/14 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
02/07/14 (H) VERSION: HB 223
02/10/14 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/10/14 (S) CRA
02/20/14 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/20/14 (S) Heard & Held
02/20/14 (S) MINUTE(CRA)
02/25/14 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor for HB 223.
JANE PIERSON, Staff
Representative Thompson
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided an overview of HB 223.
AARON GRIFFIN, Assemblyman
Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Supports HB 223.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:34:47 PM
CHAIR PETER MICCICHE called the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. Present
are Senators Bishop, Giessel, Hoffman, and Chair Micciche.
HB 223-MUNI TAX EXEMPTION: MIL. FACILITY ZONE
3:35:46 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE announced that today is the second hearing on HB
223.
3:36:01 PM
REPRESENTATIVE STEVE THOMPSON, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau,
Alaska, HB 223 sponsor. He announced to the committee that Ms.
Pierson will provide an overview of HB 223.
3:36:11 PM
JANE PIERSON, Staff, Representative Thompson, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska; said HB 223 gives permissive
authority for local governments to seek up to ten years of full
or partial property tax exemptions in the Military Facility Zone
(MFZ). She said the MFZ property tax exemptions would create and
support industry, development, educational, or training
opportunities related to defense activities in Alaska. She set
forth that the flexibility in HB 223 allows each community with
a MFZ to provide broad authority for their exemptions to be
specifically defined to give maximum benefits to the region. She
pointed out that HB 223 will expand on HB 316. She explained
that HB 316 was passed in the 27th Legislature and provided
statutory authority to the Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs to establish MFZs. She summarized that HB 223 provides a
tool for local governments in military installations to support
economic development of projects that enhance the military's
operations, missions, and the economic development goals of the
community.
CHAIR MICCICHE announced that public testimony remains open from
the previous committee meeting.
3:37:53 PM
AARON GRIFFIN, Assembly Member, Kodiak Island Borough (KIB),
Kodiak, Alaska; announced that KIB is very interested in the
prospects that HB 223 will provide the borough. He said KIB is
currently in the process of formalizing its application to
create a MFZ. He detailed that an MFZ will allow access to a
possible joint housing venture with the Coast Guard base. He
said currently the Coast Guard is having a very hard time
positioning additional resources in Kodiak simply because the
city does not have access to housing for the Coast Guard's
personnel. He explained that every C-130 Hercules aircraft comes
with close to 30 men, every H-60 helicopter comes with 12
people, and a Coast Guard Cutter comes with over 100 personnel.
He asserted that having access to any vehicle that will help KIB
build infrastructure is a highly desirable. He noted a joint
housing venture project at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson where
the contractor actually owns the property. He remarked about the
prospects provided by HB 223 in giving a break in property taxes
for an area that is currently not generating revenue for KIB and
would provide a huge incentive to draw in contractors. He stated
that KIB is wholeheartedly in support of HB 223's prospects.
CHAIR MICCICHE asked if anyone would like to testify.
3:39:40 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE closed public testimony.
CHAIR MICCICHE asked if there is a motion to move HB 223.
3:39:52 PM
SENATOR GIESSEL moved to report HB 223, version 28-LS0993\A from
committee with individual recommendations and attached zero
fiscal note.
3:40:06 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE announced that without objection, [HB 223 moved
from committee.]
3:40:24 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Micciche adjourned the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee at 3:40 p.m.
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