Legislature(2001 - 2002)
03/19/2002 03:40 PM Senate STA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
March 19, 2002
3:40 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Gene Therriault, Chair
Senator Ben Stevens
Senator Bettye Davis
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Randy Phillips, Vice Chair
Senator Rick Halford
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33(MLV) am
Expressing gratitude to President George W. Bush, to the
President's cabinet, to the men and women of the United States
armed forces, and to the United States Congress and declaring
support for the war on terrorism and for the President's effort
to support democracies and promote peace worldwide.
MOVED CS HJR 33 (MLV) am OUT OF COMMITTEE
CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20(MLV)
Relating to declaring September 11, 2002, as a Day of
Remembrance.
HEARD AND HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
HJR 33 - No previous action to record.
HCR 20 - No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
Representative Jeannette James
Alaska State Capitol, Room 214
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HJR 33
Representative Gary Stevens
Alaska State Capitol, Room 428
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HCR 20
Doug Letch
Aide to Representative Gary Stevens
Alaska State Capitol, Room 428
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions on HCR 20
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 02-15, SIDE A
CHAIRMAN GENE THERRIAULT called the Senate State Affairs
Committee meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. Present were Senators
Davis, Stevens and Chairman Therriault.
The first order of business was HJR 33.
HJR 33-SUPPORT WAR ON TERRORISM & SUPPORT PEACE
REPRESENTATIVE JEANNETTE JAMES, sponsor of HJR 33, explained that
the resolution expresses gratitude and support to the president,
his Cabinet, Congress and the men and women of the United States
Armed forces for the war on terrorism as well as the President's
effort to support democracy and to promote peace world wide.
She spoke with a South Dakota Legislator and two individuals from
the White House recently regarding the resolutions and she was
gratified to hear that the statements had a positive effect on
them.
There were no questions.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT said he had no wording changes and there was
a zero fiscal note.
He asked for the will of the committee.
SENATOR DAVIS made a motion to move HJR 33 and attached fiscal
note from committee with individual recommendations.
There being no objection, the bill moved from committee.
HCR 20-SEPT 11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
REPRESENTATIVE GARY STEVENS, resolution sponsor, declared that
September 11, 2001 would remain in our history as an important
and significant date. Just as for Pearl Harbor and the
assassination of President John Kennedy, future generations will
ask, "Where were you when that occurred?" It brought out the
best and the worst in human nature and although it can't be made
right, we can certainly honor and not forget the efforts of those
involved in the aftermath.
The resolution asks the governor to declare September 11, 2002 as
a day of remembrance so that we, as Alaskans can pay respect and
honor to the firefighters, paramedics, policeman, National Guard
and armed forces personnel who responded to that tragedy and are
ready, every day, to respond to additional tragedies.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT apologized for not having had the time to
meet with him to discuss some of the wording in the resolution. A
"Whereas" on the first page talks about Flight 11 and the lives
lost onboard then a separate "Whereas" talks about Flight 175 and
the people on board. The third "Whereas" speaks of firefighters
and police officers. He asked what the source of information was
for the number of firefighters and police listed.
DOUG LETCH, aide to Representative Stevens, responded that the
information came from the official World Trade Center Web site
that displays the names and numbers of firefighters and police
officers. As more recovery work is accomplished, the death toll
does change so some language change is probably in order.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT asked whether firefighters and police
officers were the only two categories listed.
MR. LETCH said that was the case. The number of passengers aboard
each flight has remained static while the numbers in the other
two categories has continued to rise with the continued recovery
efforts so the numbers have changed since the resolution was
drafted.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT noted lines 15 and 16 speak of Flight 77 that
crashed into the Pentagon. The number of lives lost is the
cumulative of those from the plane and those who were on the
ground. We know how many people were on that flight but there is
no separate "Whereas" for those people like there is for the two
flights that went into the Trade Center. He asked whether there
was a reason why they were combined.
MR. LETCH replied there was no particular reason and they could
work together to change the language.
CHAIRMAN THERRIAULT then referred to page 2, lines 2-4.
Specifically, he didn't agree with using the word "sacrificed."
He said he would work with Representative Stevens to revise the
wording before the next hearing.
The bill was held in committee.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the
meeting was adjourned.
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