Legislature(2003 - 2004)
04/20/2004 02:10 PM Senate TRA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
April 20, 2004
2:10 p.m.
TAPE(S) 04-18
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator John Cowdery, Co-Chair
Senator Thomas Wagoner, Co-Chair
Senator Gene Therriault
Senator Georgianna Lincoln
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Donny Olson
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 384
"An Act relating to a natural gas pipeline with a terminus at
the Cook Inlet Basin."
MOVED CSSB 384(TRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 384
SHORT TITLE: ROUTE OF NAT GAS PIPELINE FUNDED BY RR
SPONSOR(s): TRANSPORTATION
03/31/04 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/31/04 (S) L&C, FIN
04/06/04 (S) TRA REFERRAL ADDED BEFORE L&C
04/15/04 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
04/15/04 (S) Heard & Held
04/15/04 (S) MINUTE(TRA)
WITNESS REGISTER
MS. MARY JACKSON
Staff to Senator Thomas Wagoner
Alaska State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information on SB 384.
MS. LANDA BAILY
Department of Revenue
PO Box 110400
Juneau, AK 99811-0400
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified that a zero fiscal note for SB
384 was anticipated.
MR. HAROLD HEINZE
Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority (ANGDA)
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified that he had no problem with SB
384 as amended.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 04-18, SIDE A
CO-CHAIR THOMAS WAGONER called the Senate Transportation
Standing Committee meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. Present at the
call to order were Senators Lincoln, Therriault, Co-Chair
Cowdery, and Co-Chair Wagoner.
SB 384-ROUTE OF NAT GAS PIPELINE FUNDED BY RR
The committee took up SB 384.
CO-CHAIR WAGONER told members the proposed amendment addresses
wordsmithing that was mentioned during the previous meeting
[4/15/05].
CO-CHAIR COWDERY introduced Amendment 1. [Amendment 1 is as
follows:]
Amendment 1: Offered by Senator Wagoner
Page 1, lines 9 - 11, following "corporation," delete
in its entirety and insert:
"except that any pipeline financed under this
paragraph with a terminus in the Cook Inlet Basin
must, where technically, economically, and
environmentally feasible, follow the Alaska Railroad
right-of-way for the portion of the project from the
City of Fairbanks or from the point of a gas offtake
valve on a pre-existing or proposed pipeline project,
to the pipeline terminus in the Cook Inlet Basin."
CO-CHAIR WAGONER asked if there was any objection to the
amendment. There was none. [Amendment 1 was treated as
adopted.]
CO-CHAIR WAGONER explained Amendment 1 basically entails
wordsmithing to address concerns that if the Railroad right-of-
way isn't the best route to lay a pipeline in some places,
deviating from that route may be necessary.
MS. MARY JACKSON, staff to Co-Chair Wagoner, reported that both
Harold Heinze and Steve Porter have seen this language. She
clarified that because the CS encompassing this change wasn't
ready, the new language was in amendment format.
MS. LANDA BAILY, legislative liaison and special assistant to
Commissioner Corbus, Department of Revenue, said Mr. Porter
asked her to testify on his behalf to let the committee know he
expects to have a fiscal note prepared and transmitted to the
governor's office this evening; it will be drafted according to
this language. He anticipates a zero fiscal note.
CO-CHAIR COWDERY commented that answered questions asked in the
previous meeting.
MR. HAROLD HEINZE, Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority
(ANGDA), testified via teleconference, noting he had reviewed
the language with Steve Porter and agreed the CS would have a
zero fiscal note; he didn't see any problem with the new
language.
SENATOR GEORGIANA LINCOLN suggested that the new language might
require a title change.
CO-CHAIR COWDERY moved to report [CSSB 384(TRA)] out of
committee with individual recommendations; he asked for
unanimous consent.
CO-CHAIR WAGONER asked if there was any objection. Hearing
none, it was so ordered.
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Co-Chair Wagoner adjourned the meeting at 2:20 p.m.
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