HB 316-MILITARY FACILITY ZONES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:05:09 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI  announced that  the  first  bill before  the                                                               
committee would  be HB 316,  which would allow the  Department of                                                               
Military  and Veterans  Affairs  to  establish military  facility                                                               
zones.  He  said it  was  the  second  hearing  on the  bill  and                                                               
Representative  Thompson is  the  prime sponsor.  He noted  three                                                               
zero fiscal notes for the bill.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
JANE PEARSON,  Staff, Representative  Steve Thompson,  offered to                                                               
answer questions related to HB 316 on behalf of the sponsor.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI noted  HB 316  was a  good bill.  He said  it                                                               
would help protect Alaska during the BRAC hearings.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
He requested a motion to move HB 316 from committee.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  PASKVAN  moved to  report  HB  316 from  committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations  and the  attached zero  fiscal notes.                                                               
There being no objection, HB 316  was moved from the Senate State                                                               
Affairs Standing Committee.