Legislature(2001 - 2002)
01/22/2002 03:30 PM Senate STA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
January 22, 2002
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Gene Therriault, Chair
Senator Randy Phillips, Vice Chair
Senator Ben Stevens
Senator Bettye Davis
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Rick Halford
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA) am
Declaring February 2002 to be African-American Citizen
Recognition Month.
MOVED CSHCR 4(STA)am OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action
WITNESS REGISTER
Representative Fred Dyson
Alaska State Capitol, Room 104
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Resolution sponsor
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 02-1, SIDE A
CHAIRMAN GENE THERRIAULT called the Senate State Affairs
Committee meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Present were Senators
Davis, Stevens, Phillips and Chairman Therriault.
He officially welcomed Senator Stevens as the replacement for
Senator Drue Pearce.
He advised committee members that meetings are now streamed on
the Internet and pointed out that streaming occurs when the red
light that sits on top of the teleconference equipment is
illuminated.
HCR 4-AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN RECOGNIT'N MONTH
The single order of business was CSHCR 4(STA)am and he asked the
sponsor, Representative Fred Dyson to introduce the bill.
REPRESENTATIVE FRED DYSON thanked the committee for hearing the
bill. He said he was pleased when a number of activists
approached him a year ago and asked him to introduce a resolution
establishing February of this year as a month that is set aside
to recognize the contributions Black Americans have made in
Alaska's history.
He said this is a subject that holds his interest and his
anecdotal research includes the Black regiment stationed in
Skagway in the early 1900's, the Blacks that worked to build the
Alaska Highway and Roaring Mike Healy, a skipper for the U.S.
Revenue Service aboard the Bear and the Corwin. He found a model
of the Corwin in a Portland museum and is in the process of
getting it transferred to an Alaska museum.
SENATOR THERRIAULT asked whether page 1, line 8 wording of
"approximately 27,617 persons" represents the most recent census
data. He then commented the number was specific and not
approximate.
REPRESENTATIVE DYSON said that is the number given to him by the
community activist that approached him and he cannot defend it.
He admitted the wording is inconsistent.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT responded the wording doesn't change the
intent of the resolution.
SENATOR DAVIS pointed out census numbers are available.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT agreed but didn't think it was necessary to
propose a committee substitute.
Committee members had no questions and there was no additional
testimony. The zero fiscal note in committee packets is an
updated version for the new fiscal year.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT asked for the will of the committee.
SENATOR DAVIS moved CSHCR 4(STA)am and zero fiscal note from
committee with individual recommendations.
There being no objection, the resolution moved from committee.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT advised committee members that the meeting
scheduled for Thursday would address the five disaster policy
cabinet bills excluding appropriations. General Phil Oates wants
to be present when the committee discusses the appropriations
section but doesn't believe his presence is necessary for the
initial hearings.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT adjourned the meeting at 3:35 p.m.
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