Legislature(2011 - 2012)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)

03/17/2011 02:00 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE


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02:04:13 PM Start
02:04:42 PM SB66
02:09:36 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
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+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+= SB 66 AIDEA: NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSSB 66(L&C) Out of Committee
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
          SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                        
                         March 17, 2011                                                                                         
                           2:04 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Joe Paskvan, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Linda Menard                                                                                                            
Senator Bettye Davis                                                                                                            
Senator Cathy Giessel                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dennis Egan, Chair                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 66                                                                                                              
"An Act creating a new markets tax credit assistance guarantee                                                                  
and loan program within the Alaska Industrial Development and                                                                   
Export Authority; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSSB 66(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB  66                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: AIDEA: NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM                                                                              
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
01/24/11       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/24/11 (S) L&C, FIN 03/10/11 (S) L&C AT 2:00 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 03/10/11 (S) Heard & Held 03/10/11 (S) MINUTE(L&C) 03/17/11 (S) L&C AT 2:00 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) WITNESS REGISTER DANA OWEN Staff to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Alaska State Legislature Juneau, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Explained the CSSB 66(L&C) version M. TED LEONARD, Executive Director Alaska Industrial, Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED) POSITION STATEMENT: Supported CSSB 66(L&C) version M. MARK DAVIS, Economic Development Officer Alaska Industrial, Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED) POSITION STATEMENT: Supported CSSB 66(L&C) version M. ACTION NARRATIVE 2:04:13 PM VICE-CHAIR JOE PASKVAN called the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Davis, Menard, Giessel, and Paskvan. 2:04:42 PM SB 66-AIDEA: NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM VICE-CHAIR PASKVAN announced SB 66 to be up for consideration. SENATOR MENARD moved to adopt CSSB 66(L&C), version 27-GS1747\M. SENATOR PASKVAN objected for discussion purposes. 2:05:27 PM DANA OWEN, staff to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, explained the two changes in this version of SB 66. He said they both appear on page 4. One is substantive and one is technical. At the top of page on line 1 the first phrase is "revolving fund". In the original version, which was drafted by the Administration, they simply used the word "fund". Legislative drafters thought it was more appropriate to talk about a revolving fund, so they changed that language. Then on line 21 the amount of the total loan package cap is changed from $50 million to $40 million as per discussions with Senator Menard. 2:06:52 PM TED LEONARD, Executive Director, Alaska Industrial, Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), said he understood Senator Menard's concern with the cap and supported that change. VICE-CHAIR PASKVAN asked specifically if he was okay with changing "fund" to "revolving fund". MARK DAVIS, Economic Development Officer, Alaska Industrial, Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), said "revolving fund" is more precise language and they support it. SENATOR PASKVAN found no further comments and closed public testimony. VICE-CHAIR PASKVAN removed his objection. SENATOR MENARD moved to report CSSB 66(L&C) version M from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered. 2:09:36 PM VICE-CHAIR PASKVAN adjourned the meeting at 2:09 p.m.

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