SB  88-AK MENTAL HEALTH TRUST LAND EXCHANGE                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:32:10 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  GIESSEL announced  consideration of  SB 88.  It was  first                                                               
heard on  March 22 when  public testimony was opened  and closed.                                                               
At the  second hearing, April  3, the Alaska Mental  Health Trust                                                               
Authority (AMHT)  indicated some technical changes  were required                                                               
to comply with federal legislation  related to this proposed land                                                               
exchange.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL  moved  to  adopt   CSSB  88(RES),  version  30-                                                               
LS0417\R.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
AKIS   GIALOPSOS,  staff   to  Senator   Giessel,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, explained the changes  in version R                                                               
of  SB 88.  He  said Section  3  has some  minor  changes to  the                                                               
acreage  of   particular  parcels  and  acreage   totals  due  to                                                               
Congressional action. On page 3,  line 15, the total AMHT acreage                                                               
changed to  18,258. On page 4,  line 25, in paragraph  20, parcel                                                               
acreage  is changed  to  3,374. On  page 4,  line  28, the  total                                                               
United  States Forest  Service (USFS)  acreage changed  to 20,580                                                               
acres.  On page  5, line  6, in  paragraph 4,  parcel acreage  is                                                               
changed to 1,067 acres. On page  5, line 23, language updates the                                                               
date of maps to reflect Congressional action.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The final  changes are found  in Section 4, where  the past-tense                                                               
reading of  the language was  removed to  make it clear  that the                                                               
appraisal of the phase 1 transfer  will occur before phase 2 land                                                               
is conveyed. On  page 6, lines 3  & 4, "to be"  is inserted after                                                               
Land and "to be conveyed" replaces "described".                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL,  finding no questions, removed  her objection, and                                                               
announced that version R was adopted.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL  moved to  report  CSSB  88 (RES),  version  30-                                                               
LS0417\R,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached  fiscal note.  There were  no objections  and it  was so                                                               
ordered.