HB 146-LAND TRANSFER FROM STATE AND ALASKA RR  1:15:06 PM CO-CHAIR SEATON announced that the next order of business is HOUSE BILL NO. 146, "An Act authorizing the transfer of land from the State of Alaska and the Alaska Railroad Corporation to property owners along the Eielson Spur Line; and providing for an effective date." [Before the committee was Version 27- LS0505\M, Kane, 2/10/11, adopted as the work draft on 3/21/11.] 1:15:23 PM REPRESENTATIVE TAMMIE WILSON, Alaska State Legislature, speaking as the sponsor, said that her staff would summarize HB 146. 1:15:36 PM RICK VANDERKOLK, Staff, Representative Tammie Wilson, Alaska State Legislature, recapped HB 146, and stated that although the U.S. Congress had repealed the right-of-way reversion provision in 2003, proposed HB 146 would reinstate the mechanism for landowners to regain ownership of their property once the easement was no longer in use. 1:16:57 PM REPRESENTATIVE T. WILSON, referring to a question posed at an earlier meeting by Representative Herron, explained that the military would no longer utilize the property if the railroad completely left the ground. 1:17:50 PM BONNE WOLDSTAD referred to HB 146 as "housekeeping" as it returns the rights [of property owners along the Eielson Spur Line] to their status prior to the reversionary repeal of 2003. 1:18:37 PM CO-CHAIR SEATON closed public testimony. 1:18:55 PM REPRESENTATIVE HERRON asked if there were any other railroad issues that needed to be addressed. REPRESENTATIVE T. WILSON replied that this was the only area of Alaska that was homesteaded and would be included under this revisionary statute. 1:20:01 PM REPRESENTATIVE HERRON moved to report CSHB 146, Version 27- LS0505\M, Kane, 2/10/11, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 146 (RES) was reported from the House Resources Standing Committee. 1:20:49 PM The committee took an at-ease from 1:20 p.m. to 1:24 p.m.