Legislature(2023 - 2024)BUTROVICH 205

05/02/2024 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION

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01:36:54 PM Start
01:37:41 PM HB395
01:42:01 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled: TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 395 TRANSFER OF RAILROAD PROPERTY TELECONFERENCED
Moved HB 395 Out of Committee
-- Public Testimony --
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
            SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                          
                          May 2, 2024                                                                                           
                           1:36 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator James Kaufman, Chair                                                                                                    
Senator Löki Tobin                                                                                                              
Senator Robert Myers                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator David Wilson, Vice Chair                                                                                                
Senator Jesse Kiehl                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 395                                                                                                              
"An Act approving the transfer of land owned by the Alaska                                                                      
Railroad Corporation to the City of Nenana; and providing for an                                                                
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HB 395 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 395                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: TRANSFER OF RAILROAD PROPERTY                                                                                      
SPONSOR(s): TRANSPORTATION                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
04/09/24       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
04/09/24       (H)       TRA                                                                                                    
04/18/24       (H)       TRA AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124                                                                              
04/18/24       (H)       Moved HB 395 Out of Committee                                                                          
04/18/24       (H)       MINUTE(TRA)                                                                                            
04/22/24       (H)       TRA RPT 3DP 2NR                                                                                        
04/22/24       (H)       DP: MCKAY, VANCE, MCCABE                                                                               
04/22/24       (H)       NR: C.JOHNSON, MINA                                                                                    
04/29/24       (H)       TRANSMITTED TO (S)                                                                                     
04/29/24       (H)       VERSION: HB 395                                                                                        
04/30/24       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        
04/30/24       (S)       TRA                                                                                                    
04/30/24       (S)       TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
04/30/24       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
04/30/24       (S)       MINUTE(TRA)                                                                                            
05/02/24       (S)       TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No witnesses to report.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:36:54 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  JAMES KAUFMAN  called the  Senate Transportation  Standing                                                             
Committee meeting  to order at 1:36  p.m. Present at the  call to                                                               
order were Senators Myers, Tobin, and Chair Kaufman.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
He announced that the agenda would consist of HB 395.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
              HB 395-TRANSFER OF RAILROAD PROPERTY                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:37:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAUFMAN announced  the consideration of HOUSE  BILL NO. 395                                                               
"An  Act approving  the  transfer  of land  owned  by the  Alaska                                                               
Railroad Corporation to the City  of Nenana; and providing for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
He noted  that this is  the second hearing  of the bill,  and the                                                               
intention is to  take public testimony and  any further questions                                                               
from committee members.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:38:04 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAUFMAN  opened public testimony  on HB 395;  finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:38:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS expressed appreciation  for the provisions laid out                                                               
in HB  395 that are  conducive to community  economic development                                                               
at little to  no cost while encouraging forward  movement for the                                                               
state.  He expressed  his support  for the  swift passing  of the                                                               
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:39:29 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:40:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAUFMAN reconvened the meeting and solicited a motion.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:40:07 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR TOBIN moved to report HB 395, work order 33-LS1537\A,                                                                   
from committee with individual recommendations and attached                                                                     
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:40:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAUFMAN found no objection and HB 395 was reported from                                                                   
the Senate Transportation Standing Committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:40:32 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:41:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAUFMAN reconvened the meeting and made closing comments.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:42:01 PM                                                                                                                    
There being no further business to come before the committee,                                                                   
Chair Kaufman adjourned the Senate Transportation Standing                                                                      
Committee meeting at 1:42 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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