ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE  April 17, 2015 4:02 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Craig Johnson, Chair Representative Kurt Olson, Vice Chair Representative Mike Hawker Representative Bob Herron Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Mike Chenault Representative Chris Tuck COMMITTEE CALENDAR  CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16(ARC) Expressing support for the Arctic Economic Council and the United States Arctic Economic Council delegation; requesting that the United States Congress express support for the Arctic Economic Council, for the chair of the Arctic Economic Council to be a resident of this state, and for the structure of the Arctic Economic Council leadership to mirror the rotation of the chair of the Arctic Council; and urging the United States Congress to empower residents of the state as partners in the Arctic Economic Council. - MOVED HCS CSSJR 16(RLS) OUT OF COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 39(L&C) "An Act repealing the film production tax credit; providing for an effective date by repealing the effective dates of secs. 31 - 33, ch. 51, SLA 2012; and providing for an effective date." - BILL HEARING CANCELED PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: SJR 16 SHORT TITLE: ARCTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) MCGUIRE 02/25/15 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/25/15 (S) ARC 03/19/15 (S) ARC AT 11:15 AM BUTROVICH 205 03/19/15 (S) Moved CSSJR 16(ARC) Out of Committee 03/19/15 (S) MINUTE(ARC) 03/20/15 (S) ARC RPT CS 4DP NEW TITLE 03/20/15 (S) DP: MCGUIRE, GIESSEL, OLSON, STEVENS 04/01/15 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 04/01/15 (S) VERSION: CSSJR 16(ARC) 04/02/15 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/02/15 (H) EDA 04/02/15 (H) EDA AT 11:45 AM BARNES 124 04/02/15 (H) -- Meeting Rescheduled to 4/6/15 -- 04/06/15 (H) EDA AT 8:30 AM BARNES 124 04/06/15 (H) -- Meeting Rescheduled to 4/7/15 -- 04/07/15 (H) EDA AT 9:00 AM BARNES 124 04/07/15 (H) Moved CSSJR 16(ARC) Out of Committee 04/07/15 (H) MINUTE(EDA) 04/08/15 (H) EDA RPT 4DP 04/08/15 (H) DP: TILTON, STUTES, ORTIZ, HERRON 04/17/15 (H) RLS AT 4:00 PM CAPITOL 120 WITNESS REGISTER ROBERT ERVINE, Staff Representative Johnson Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Explained the changes embodied in Amendment 1 to CSSJR 16(ARC). DONALD BULLOCK, Staff House Majority Representative Mike Chenault Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on Amendment 1 to CSSJR 16(ARC). JESSE LOGAN, Staff Senator Lesil McGuire Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Testified that Senator McGuire views Amendment 1 to CSSJR 16(ARC) as a friendly amendment. ACTION NARRATIVE 4:02:52 PM CHAIR CRAIG JOHNSON called the House Rules Standing Committee meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. Representatives Olson, Hawker, Herron, Kreiss-Tomkins, and Johnson were present at the call to order. SJR 16-ARCTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL  4:03:11 PM CHAIR JOHNSON announced that the only order of business would be CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16(ARC), Expressing support for the Arctic Economic Council and the United States Arctic Economic Council delegation; requesting that the United States Congress express support for the Arctic Economic Council, for the chair of the Arctic Economic Council to be a resident of this state, and for the structure of the Arctic Economic Council leadership to mirror the rotation of the chair of the Arctic Council; and urging the United States Congress to empower residents of the state as partners in the Arctic Economic Council. 4:03:28 PM REPRESENTATIVE OLSON moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 29- LS0605\H.3, Nauman, 4/17/15, which read: Page 1, lines 5 - 6: Delete "urging the United States Congress to  empower residents of the state as partners in" Insert "encouraging the United States Congress to  cooperate with the state on matters related to and  under consideration by" Page 4, lines 8 - 9: Delete "urges the United States Congress to empower residents of the state as partners in" Insert "encourages the United States Congress to cooperate closely with the state on all matters related to and under consideration by" CHAIR JOHNSON objected for discussion purposes. 4:04:03 PM ROBERT ERVINE, Staff, Representative Johnson, Alaska State Legislature, explained that Amendment 1 removes the last resolve that urges Congress to empower residents as partners in the Arctic Economic Council and replaces it with language that encourages Congress to cooperate with the state on matters related to the Arctic Economic Council. Amendment 1, he further explained, also includes a technical conforming title change. 4:04:30 PM DONALD BULLOCK, Staff, House Majority, Representative Mike Chenault, Alaska State Legislature, related that the purpose of Amendment 1 is clarify that the state speaks with one voice regarding international issues that relate to the Arctic Council. Therefore, Amendment 1 changes the language of CSSJR 16(ARC) to encourage Congress to cooperate closely with the state on all matters related to and under consideration by the Arctic Economic Council. 4:05:19 PM JESSE LOGAN, Staff, Senator Lesil McGuire, Alaska State Legislature, speaking on behalf of the sponsor, Senator McGuire, informed the committee that Senator McGuire views Amendment 1 as a friendly amendment. 4:05:31 PM CHAIR JOHNSON opened public testimony. He then inquired as to whether anyone wished to testify. 4:05:44 PM CHAIR JOHNSON withdrew his objection to Amendment 1. There being no further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. CHAIR JOHNSON, upon determining no one wished to testify, closed public testimony. 4:05:54 PM REPRESENTATIVE HERRON, speaking as the chair of the House Special Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Arctic Policy, noted his support for Amendment 1. 4:06:06 PM REPRESENTATIVE OLSON moved to report CSSJR 16(ARC), as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note. There being no objection, HCS CSSJR 16(RLS) was reported from the House Rules Standing Committee. 4:06:23 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Rules Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 4:06 p.m.