HB 114-USE STATE TRANS FACILITY FOR DISASTER AID 1:08:20 PM CHAIR WILSON announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 114, "An Act relating to availability of state transportation facilities and state-owned or state-operated transportation modes for delivering compassionate aid during a disaster emergency." 1:09:12 PM REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON made a motion to adopt HB 114, Version 26-LS0505\P, Kane, 3/10/09. 1:09:54 PM DANA STROMMEN, Staff, Representative Jay Ramras, Alaska State Legislature, speaking on behalf of the prime sponsor, Representative Jay Ramras, offered changes to the bill since its last hearing. She explained the Transportation subcommittee chaired by Representative Munoz reported that the proposed provision of HB 114 was removed from AS 26.23.020 and was added as a new section to AS 44.19 under the Office of the Governor. She stated that the purpose and the mechanism of the bill remains the same. However, by removing it from AS 26.23.020, the governor would not need to declare a disaster before using state owned or operated transportation modes when delivering compassionate aid at the time the governor determines that public safety and health conditions in an area of the state require emergency assistance. This would provide the governor the flexibility not to declare a disaster. Additionally, subsection (b) is amended to remove liability from the state, the ARRC and subsequent officers, agents, and employees in the event of injury or death of a person or property damage resulting from providing assistance. 1:11:34 PM CHAIR WILSON announced that there being no objection, Version P was before the committee. REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON moved to report HB 114, Version 26- LS0505\P, Kane, 3/10/09, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being no objection, CSHB 114(TRA) was reported from the House Transportation Standing Committee. 1:12:14 PM The committee took an at-ease from 1:12 p.m. to 1:13 p.m.