04/01/2010 01:00 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
April 1, 2010
1:16 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Albert Kookesh, Chair
Senator Linda Menard, Vice Chair
Senator Bettye Davis
Senator Kevin Meyer
Senator Joe Paskvan
MEMBERS ABSENT
All members present
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 262(TRA)
"An Act establishing the month of May as Motorcycle and Motor
Scooter Awareness Month."
- MOVED CSHB 262(TRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HB 262
SHORT TITLE: MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER AWARENESS MONTH
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) KELLER, HERRON, PETERSEN, LYNN,
SEATON
01/08/10 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/8/10
01/19/10 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/19/10 (H) TRA
03/18/10 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 17
03/18/10 (H) Moved CSHB 262(TRA) Out of Committee
03/18/10 (H) MINUTE(TRA)
03/19/10 (H) TRA RPT CS(TRA) NT 6DP
03/19/10 (H) DP: JOHANSEN, MUNOZ, T.WILSON,
GRUENBERG, PETERSEN, P.WILSON
03/23/10 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
03/23/10 (H) VERSION: CSHB 262(TRA)
03/24/10 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/24/10 (S) TRA
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE WES KELLER
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of HB 262.
JIM POUND
Staff to Representative Keller
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, AK
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided information related to HB 262.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:16:15 PM
CHAIR ALBERT KOOKESH called the Senate Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:16 p.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators Paskvan, Menard, Davis and Kookesh. Senator
Meyer arrived soon thereafter.
HB 262-MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER AWARENESS MONTH
CHAIR KOOKESH announced the consideration of HB 262. [CSHB
262(TRA) was before the committee.]
1:16:29 PM
REPRESENTATIVE WES KELLER, sponsor of HB 262, said this bill
declares the month of May as motorcycle awareness month. In past
years this was done by a Governor's proclamation, but the timing
was problematic because signing frequently wouldn't occur until
June. HB 262 eliminates the problem by establishing it in
statute.
SENATOR MENARD asked if the intent is to bring this back every
year to stimulate awareness.
REPRESENTATIVE KELLER replied placing it in statute would
eliminate the need to bring it back each year. He added that the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSA) keeps
track of this and is very supportive.
SENATOR MEYER joined the committee.
1:19:07 PM
SENATOR MENARD asked how many scooters and motorcycles are in
Alaska and how many other states have awareness month.
JIM POUND, Staff to Representative Keller, explained that making
May motorcycle awareness month is part of an advertising process
is a nationwide program that was established by NTSA.
Establishing it in statute provides an opportunity to get
advertising in place prior to May. He estimated that there are
about 15,000 motorcycles in Alaska. Juneau has the most
motorcycles per road mile in the country.
SENATOR MENARD asked if motorcycle fatalities are on the decline
or increase.
MR. POUND replied fatalities have steadily increased over the
past decade nationwide.
1:21:57 PM
CHAIR KOOKESH closed public testimony and asked the will of the
committee.
SENATOR PASKVAN moved to report CS for HB 262 from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).
There being no objection, CSHB 262(TRA) moved from the Senate
Transportation Standing Committee.
1:22:28 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Kookesh adjourned the meeting at 1:22 p.m.
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