HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE February 11, 1999 8:05 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Andrew Halcro, Co-Chairman Representative John Harris, Co-Chairman Representative Carl Morgan Representative Lisa Murkowski Representative Fred Dyson Representative Reggie Joule Representative Albert Kookesh MEMBERS ABSENT All members present COMMITTEE CALENDAR *HOUSE BILL NO. 71 "An Act relating to regional housing authorities." - MOVED CSHB 71(CRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE *HOUSE BILL NO. 63 "An Act relating to land use regulation in residential zones by home rule municipalities." - BILL HEARING CANCELLED (* First public hearing) PREVIOUS ACTION BILL: HB 71 SHORT TITLE: REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVES(S) FOSTER Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action 1/29/99 102 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S) 1/29/99 102 (H) CRA 2/11/99 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 124 WITNESS REGISTER LARRY LABOLLE, Staff to Representative Foster Alaska State Legislature Capitol Building, Room 410 Juneau, Alaska 99801 Telephone: (907) 465-3789 POSITION STATEMENT: Discussed HB 71. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 99-5, SIDE A Number 0001 CO-CHAIRMAN HARRIS called the House Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. Members present at the call to order were Representatives Halcro, Harris, Morgan, Murkowski, Dyson and Joule. Representative Kookesh arrived at 8:06 a.m. HB 71 - REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES Number 010 CO-CHAIRMAN HARRIS announced that the only order of business before the committee would be HOUSE BILL NO. 71, "An Act relating to regional housing authorities." LARRY LABOLLE, Staff to Representative Foster, referred the committee to the sponsor statement of HB 71 which merely changes the name from the Bering Straits Native Association to Kawerak, Inc., its successor. The housing authority has sent a letter stating no objection. The legislation would change the name in AS 18.55.996(a). Mr. Labolle offered to answer any questions. REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI understood that when the name change occurred, the Bering Straits Native Association would no longer exist. MR. LABOLLE stated that the Bering Straits Native Association is already non-existent. This is merely a formality. Mr. Labolle explained that the Kawerak Board adjourns and comes back to order as the Bering Straits Native Association and takes action to appoint the Board of Commissioners for the Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority. REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI said, "There is no other purpose for Bering Straits Association other than to gavel in to take care of this particular item and then gavel out." MR. LABOLLE agreed that other than that function, the Bering Straits Native Association does not exist and Kawerak, Inc. is its successor. Number 080 CO-CHAIRMAN HALCRO moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute CSHB 71, Version LS0346\D Cook dated 2/9/99, as the working document before the committee. There being no objection, CSHB 71 was before the committee. CO-CHAIRMAN HALCRO moved to report CSHB 71(CRA) out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note. There being no objection, it was so ordered. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the committee, the House Community & Regional Affairs Committee meeting was adjourned at 8:10 a.m.