Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/09/1994 09:01 AM Senate STA
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SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
March 9, 1994
9:01 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Loren Leman, Chair
Senator Mike Miller, Vice Chair
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Robin Taylor
Senator Jim Duncan
Senator Johnny Ellis
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 279
"An Act relating to operating or driving a motor vehicle,
commercial motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft."
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25(L&C)
Relating to a state materials exchange.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30
Relating to the twenty-sixth annual Girls' State.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 am
Relating to the military operations areas environmental impact
statement of the United States Air Force.
HOUSE BILL NO. 368
"An Act relating to reapplication for the 1993 permanent fund
dividend when the United States Postal Service documents the loss
of mail during the 1993 application period; and providing for an
effective date."
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 43(FIN)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska
relating to the rights of crime victims.
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 279 - No previous senate committee action.
HCR 25 - No previous senate committee action.
HCR 30 - No previous senate committee action.
HCR 29 - No previous senate committee action.
HB 368 - No previous senate committee action.
HJR 43 - See Judiciary minutes dated 11/16/93.
WITNESS REGISTER
C.E. Swackhammer, Deputy Commissioner
Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 111200, Juneau, AK 99811-1200¶465-4322
POSITION STATEMENT: in favor of SB 279
Margot Knuth, Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division, Department of Law
P.O. Box 110300, Juneau, AK 99811-0300¶465-3428
POSITION STATEMENT: in favor of SB 279
Jack Phelps, Aide
Representative Kott
State Capitol, Juneau, AK 99801-1182¶465-3777
POSITION STATEMENT: prime sponsor of HCR 25
Paula Ditton, Aide
Representative Phillips
State Capitol, Juneau, AK 99801-1182¶465-2689
POSITION STATEMENT: prime sponsor HCR 30
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 94-14, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN LEMAN calls the Senate State Affairs Committee to order at
9:01 a.m.
Number 008
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up SB 279 (DWI LAWS) as the first order of
business before the Senate State Affairs Committee. The chairman
calls Mr. Swackhammer to testify.
Number 014
C.E. SWACKHAMMER, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
(DPS) states SB 279 would amend the implied consent statutes, which
would allow law enforcement to obtain blood and urine for those
people involved in fatal or serious injury accidents. SB 279 would
put the driver who is impaired because of drug use on the same
playing field as those drivers impaired because of alcohol use.
Number 043
CHAIRMAN LEMAN asks what the constitutional barrier is for not
having implied consent for accidents that are not serious. In
other words, does the implied consent apply only in the event of a
serious accident?
Number 050
MR. SWACKHAMMER responds there has to be probable cause for a law
enforcement officer to believe a driver could be impaired in some
way. If a driver refuses to take the intoximeter, then the implied
consent statute takes effect.
Number 066
CHAIRMAN LEMAN asks if sobriety checkpoints have been tested in
Alaska.
Number 069
MR. SWACKHAMMER replies a bill has been introduced by the governor
which would allow law enforcement to make application to the courts
to utilize sobriety checkpoints. That bill is currently in Senate
Finance Committee.
Number 080
CHAIRMAN LEMAN states he has no objection so SB 279 and intends to
move it as soon as the committee has a quorum. The chairman asks
if anyone else wishes to testify.
MARGO KNUTH, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,
Department of Law states the department is in favor of SB 279 and
shwillll answer questions if there are any.
Hearing no further testimony on SB 279, the chairman moves on to
the next order of business.
Number 096
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up HCR 25 (STATE INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
EXCHANGE) as the next order of business before the Senate State
Affairs Committee. Calls Mr. Phelps from the prime sponsor's
office to testify.
Number 108
JACK PHELPS, Aide to Representative Kott, prime sponsor of HCR 25
says HCR 25 will give support to an existing industrial materials
exchange. A materials exchange is basically an information
clearing-house for leftover materials; it would facilitate the
exchange of these materials. The materials exchange serves a
public purpose in that it prevents these materials from flowing
into landfills, which they are currently doing.
The materials exchange program is a public/private partnership that
is being driven largely by private effort and private funds.
British Petroleum and ARCO have put 40,000 dollars of seed money
into the program to get it started. The program is being
coordinated through the state chamber of commerce with logistical
support from the Pollution Prevention Office at the Department of
Environmental Conservation. Mr. Phelps encourages the committee to
move HCR 25. HCR 25 requests the governor to declare April
"Materials Exchange Month", so it should be passed in a timely
manner.
Number 129
CHAIRMAN LEMAN asks if there is anyone else who wishes to testify
on HCR 25. Hearing none, the chairman announces HCR 25 will be
held over for the time being.
Number 129
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up HCR 30 (TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GIRLS STATE)
as the next order of business before the Senate State Affairs
Committee meeting. The chairman calls Ms. Ditton from the prime
sponsor's office.
Number 148
PAULA DITTON, Aide to Representative Phillips, prime sponsor of HCR
30 reads a sponsor statement from Representative Phillips.
Number 158
CHAIRMAN LEMAN says he has been asked to speak in Soldotna at
Girl's State this year, but HCR 30 list Fairbanks as the location
for Girl's State. The chairman asks Ms. Ditton what the location
of Girl's State will be this year.
MS. DITTON says she has not been informed of a change in location,
but she will find out and get back to Senator Leman on that.
Number 173
CHAIRMAN LEMAN says the committee will hold HCR 30 over until
Friday, at which time a change can be made to the resolution if
Girl's State is being held in Soldotna this year. The chairman
asks if anyone else wishes to testify on HCR 30. Hearing none, the
chairman moves on to the next order of business.
Number 187
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up HCR 29 (COMMEND AIR FORCE: ENVIR IMPACT
STATEMENT) as the next order of business before the Senate State
Affairs Committee. The chairman asks if anyone wishes to testify
on HCR 29. Hearing none, the chairman goes on to the next order of
business.
Number 197
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up HB 368 (REAPPLICATION PERIOD FOR 1993 PF
DIVIDEND) as the next order of business before the State Affairs
Committee. The chairman asks if anyone wishes to testify on HB
368. Hearing none, the chairman states the committee will move HB
368 with the companion bill by Senator Miller.
Number 207
CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up HJR 43 (RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS) as the
next order of business before the Senate State Affairs Committee.
The chairman notes a similarity between HJR 43 and SJR 2. The
chairman asks if anyone wishes to testify on HJR 43.
MS. KNUTH states she wishes to testify only if there are amendments
to HJR 43.
CHAIRMAN LEMAN states the committee will again take up HJR 43 on
Friday or Monday, and will be looking at possibly amending HJR 43
so that it is arranged similarly to SJR 2.
Number 229
CHAIRMAN LEMAN announces the next committee meeting will be Friday,
March 11, 1994 at 9:00 a.m. The chairman announces the committee
will also be meeting on Monday, March 14, 1994 at 9:00 a.m.
Number 245
CHAIRMAN LEMAN adjourns the Senate State Affairs Committee meeting
at 9:17 a.m.
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