02/23/2017 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB7 | |
| HB78 | |
| Adjourn |
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= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 7 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 78 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
February 23, 2017
3:36 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Click Bishop, Chair
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Bert Stedman
Senator Berta Gardner
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Anna MacKinnon
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 7
"An Act establishing a museum construction grant program in the
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development."
- MOVED CSSB 7(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILL NO. 78
"An Act establishing the second Monday of October of each year
as Indigenous Peoples Day."
- HEARD & HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 7
SHORT TITLE: MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) STEVENS
01/09/17 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/9/17
01/18/17 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/18/17 (S) CRA, FIN
02/21/17 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/21/17 (S) Heard & Held
02/21/17 (S) MINUTE(CRA)
02/23/17 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
BILL: HB 78
SHORT TITLE: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) WESTLAKE
01/25/17 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/25/17 (H) CRA
01/31/17 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124
01/31/17 (H) Moved HB 78 Out of Committee
01/31/17 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
02/01/17 (H) CRA RPT 4DP 2NR
02/01/17 (H) DP: WESTLAKE, DRUMMOND, FANSLER, PARISH
02/01/17 (H) NR: TALERICO, RAUSCHER
02/03/17 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
02/03/17 (H) VERSION: HB 78
02/06/17 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/06/17 (S) CRA, STA
02/21/17 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/21/17 (S) Scheduled but Not Heard
02/23/17 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
WITNESS REGISTER
JOHN MANLY, staff
Senator Click Bishop
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained the changes in the CS for SB 7.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID WESTLAKE
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 78.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:36:44 PM
CHAIR CLICK BISHOP called the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:36 p.m. Present
at the call to order were Senators Stedman, Hoffman, Gardner,
and Chair Bishop.
SB 7-MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM
3:38:18 PM
CHAIR BISHOP announced consideration of SB 7 and said two
changes were discussed last Tuesday.
JOHN MANLY, staff to Senator Bishop, Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska, said both changes are on the page 1 of the new
committee substitute (CS). The first one is on lines 10-11 and
say that the department doesn't need to accept any applications
until there is some money to deal with it. The second one is on
lines 9 and 13 that includes repatriation of artifacts back to
the state in what the money can be spent on.
3:39:39 PM
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to adopt the CS for SB 7, version 30-
LS0175\J, as the working document.
CHAIR BISHOP objected for discussion purposes. Finding no
discussion, he opened public testimony on SB 7. Finding none, he
closed public testimony.
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report CSSB 7, version J, from
committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal
note(s).
CHAIR BISHOP found no objection, and CSSB 7(CRA) moved from the
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.
3:40:36 PM
At ease
HB 78-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
3:41:50 PM
CHAIR BISHOP called the meeting back to order and announced
consideration of HB 78.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID WESTLAKE, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor
of HB 78, said this measure establishes the second Monday of
October each year - the same day as Columbus Day - as Indigenous
Peoples Day. He added that while it is not recognized by the
state of Alaska as an official holiday, it is recognized as a
federal one. This bill is not about destroying Christopher
Columbus' reputation and tearing down the holiday. Rather, this
bill is about unification and about the diversity that Alaska
has. It recognizes the first Europeans in the Americas on this
day and the people who were already living here. Alaska has more
federally recognized tribes than all the Lower 48 states
combined, and Alaska has the highest percentage of Native people
in the nation living here.
For the last two years Governor Walker has proclaimed the second
Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska. Some
other states and municipalities recognize this day, as well. It
does not create a new state holiday; but it creates a day of
honor, recognizing Native peoples, and places it on the same day
as Columbus Day, which recognizes the intermingling of cultures
that help make Alaska such a great state.
CHAIR BISHOP remarked that the Alaska Native population is the
fastest growing population, also.
CHAIR BISHOP stated that he would hold HB 78 in committee for
future consideration.
3:45:05 PM
CHAIR BISHOP, finding no further business to come before the
committee, adjourned the Senate Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee meeting at 3:45 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB078 CRA Hearing Request.PDF |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Fiscal Note CRA 1.31.17.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Sponsor Statement 2.3.17.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Supporting Document-Support Letter 1.31.2016 - Doyon.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Supporting Document-Support Letter 2.17.2016 - AFN.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Supporting Document-Support Letters 1.25.17 - R.Worl.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 Supporting Document-Support Letters 1.26.17 - Burkowitz.pdf |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |
| HB078 ver A 1.31.17.PDF |
SCRA 2/23/2017 3:30:00 PM |
HB 78 |