SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE April 19, 1995 1:38 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator John Torgerson, Chairman Senator Randy Phillips, Vice Chairman Senator Tim Kelly Senator Lyman Hoffman MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Fred Zharoff COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 79 "An Act relating to errors in surveys of land." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 80(CRA) "An Act establishing the Department of Natural Resources as the platting authority in certain areas of the state; relating to subdivisions and dedications; and providing for an effective date." PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION SB 79 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 4/12/95. HB 80 - No previous action to record. WITNESS REGISTER Walt Wilcox, Aide to Representative Jeannette James State Capitol Juneau, AK 99801-1182 POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on CSHB 80(CRA) Patrick Kalen 1042 Chena Ridge Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of amendment to CSHB 80(CRA) Ron Swanson, Director Division of Land Department of Natural Resources 3602 C St., Suite 1122 Anchorage, AK 99503-5947 POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of amendment to CSHB 80(CRA) ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 95-13, SIDE A Number 001 SB 79 ADJUSTMENTS FOR DEFECTIVE SURVEY  CHAIRMAN TORGERSON called the Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee meeting to order at 1:38 p.m. SENATOR TORGERSON brought SB 79 back before the committee and noted the committee adopted a committee substitute at the previous meeting on the legislation. Number 050 SENATOR R. PHILLIPS moved that CSSB 79(CRA) be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 80(CRA) DNR APPROVAL OF PLATS IN UNORG BOROUGH  SENATOR TORGERSON brought CSHB 80(CRA) (DNR APPROVAL OF PLATS IN UNORG BOROUGH) before the committee as the next order of business. WALT WILCOX, staff to Representative Jeannette James, explained that currently there is no legal authority to review plats in the unorganized boroughs for compliance with state law. This means there is no agency review of access to each lot, which results in landlocked lots being created. Currently, "paper plats" are allowed to be recorded without being surveyed, and HB 80 corrects this situation by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to review plats for compliance with state law. Also, there are several definitions of "street" and "subdivisions" in various statutes and HB 80 defines them as requested by the Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Wilcox directed attention to a proposed amendment requested by the Department of Natural Resources. Number 103 PATRICK KALEN, testifying from Fairbanks, said his concern in the past has been with the definition of "subdivision" and he concurs with the suggested change made by DNR to its definition. Number 128 RON SWANSON, Director, Division of Land, Department of Natural Resources, speaking to the proposed amendment, said some of the things in the amendment relate to the definition of "subdivision." He has discussed the amendment with the Department of Transportation, Department of Community & Regional Affairs, as well as the survey community, specifically Mr. Kalen, and they all agree with the changes made in the amendment. Number 149 SENATOR KELLY moved the adoption of the following amendment to CSHB 80(CRA): Amendment No. 1 Page 7, lines 17 - 18: Delete ",except for land owned by corporations organized under P.L. 91 - 203," Page 7, lines 18 - 19: Delete "or common carrier access" and insert "access, excluding common carrier and public utility access" Page 7, line 22: Delete "corporations organized under P.L. 92 - 203" and insert "plats created by or on behalf of the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management," Page 7, line 23: Following "dedications" through line 27 delete all material except the semicolon. Hearing no objection to the motion, SENATOR TORGERSON stated the amendment was adopted and would be incorporated into a C&RA SCS. There being no further testimony on the legislation, SENATOR TORGERSON asked for the will of the committee. Number 155 SENATOR KELLY moved that SCS CSHB 80(CRA) and the accompanying fiscal notes be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. Hearing no objection, it was so ordered. There being no further business to come before the committee, SENATOR TORGERSON adjourned the meeting at 1:47 p.m.