ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
              SENATE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                             
                          May 3, 2006                                                                                           
                           3:36 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Thomas Wagoner, Chair                                                                                                   
Senator Ralph Seekins, Vice Chair                                                                                               
Senator Fred Dyson                                                                                                              
Senator Bert Stedman                                                                                                            
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ben Stevens                                                                                                             
Senator Albert Kookesh                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Confirmation Hearing                                                                                                          
Big Game Commercial Services Board - Raymond Stoney                                                                             
     CONFIRMATION ADVANCED                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
No previous action to record                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Raymond Stoney                                                                                                                  
Kiana, AK                                                                                                                       
POSITION STATEMENT: Nominee to the Big Game Commercial Services                                                               
Board.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  THOMAS  WAGONER  called   the  Senate  Resources  Standing                                                             
Committee  meeting to  order at  3:36:05 PM.  Present at  call to                                                             
order were  Senators Bert Stedman,  Ralph Seekins, Kim  Elton and                                                               
Thomas Wagoner. Senator Fred Dyson arrived soon thereafter.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
  ^CONFIRMATION HEARING: Raymond Stoney - Big Game Commercial                                                                 
                         Services Board                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THOMAS WAGONER announced the  business before the committee                                                               
is the confirmation of Raymond  Stoney to the Big Game Commercial                                                               
Services Board.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:37:43 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DYSON arrived.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
RAYMOND  STONEY,  Nominee to  the  Big  Game Commercial  Services                                                               
Board,  related  his  work  history   and  involvement  with  the                                                               
Northwest Regional Advisory Council since 1993.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR BERT STEDMAN asked how long he has lived in Alaska.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR.  STONEY replied  that he  is 71  years old  and has  lived in                                                               
Kiana his entire life.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WAGONER found no further questions and asked for a motion.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR RALPH  SEEKINS moved to  advance the name  Raymond Stoney                                                               
to  the full  legislature.  Advancing the  confirmation does  not                                                               
indicate  an  intention  to  vote   either  for  or  against  the                                                               
appointee before the  full body. No objection was  stated and the                                                               
name was advanced from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WAGONER  advised  the committee  that  he  is  considering                                                               
waiving HB  300, which tightens  the requirements for  the public                                                               
member of  the Alaska Oil  and Gas  Association, and HJR  14 that                                                               
urges  Congress to  grant land  to the  University of  Alaska. He                                                               
also mentioned  that he would  appoint a subcommittee to  work on                                                               
SB 170 and break it down into three or more issues.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair Wagoner adjourned the meeting at 3:43:22 PM