SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE                                
                           May 4, 1996                                         
                           4:20 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Bert Sharp, Chairman                                                  
 Senator Randy Phillips, Vice-Chairman                                         
 Senator Loren Leman                                                           
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
 Senator Dave Donley                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 47(STA)                                     
 Supporting continued funding of the Alaska National Guard Youth               
 Corps Challenge Program.                                                      
                                                                               
 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 312(RES) am                                             
 "An Act extending the date for a review of and a report on the                
 current law regarding subsistence use of fish and game and delaying           
 the repeal of the current law regarding subsistence use of fish and           
 game; and providing for an effective date."                                   
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HJR 47 - No previous Senate committee action.                                 
                                                                               
 HB 312 - No previous Senate committee action.                                 
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Representative Tom Brice                                                      
 State Capitol, Juneau, AK 99801-1182¶(907)465-3466                            
   POSITION STATEMENT: prime sponsor of HJR 47                                 
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
 TAPE 96-33, SIDE A                                                            
                                                                               
 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
   CSHJR 47(STA) AK NAT'L GUARD YOUTH CORPS CHALLENGE PROG                   
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP called the Senate State Affairs Committee to order             
 at 4:20 p.m. and brought up CSHJR 47(STA) as the first order of               
 business before the committee.                                                
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE TOM BRICE, prime sponsor of HJR 47, stated the                 
 resolution supports the National Guard Challenge Program.  The                
 program tries to help kids get their lives turned around.  The                
 program is 100% federally funded, and the resolution requests that            
 the federal government not cut the program.                                   
                                                                               
 Number 046                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR DUNCAN made a motion to discharge CSHJR 47(STA) from the              
 Senate State Affairs Committee with individual recommendations.               
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP, hearing no objection, stated CSHJR 47(STA) was                
 discharged from the Senate State Affairs Committee.                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
       CSHB 312(RES) am EXTEND CURRENT SUBSISTENCE LAW                       
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP brought up CSHB 312(RES) am as the next order of               
 business before the Senate State Affairs Committee.                           
                                                                               
 SENATOR LEMAN asked if the report that was due on February 1, 1996            
 had been received yet.  He asked that the department be contacted             
 for an answer before the bill gets to the floor.  He has no                   
 objection to the extension.                                                   
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP asked committee staff to contact the Department of             
 Fish & Game to find out if there is a draft copy of the report                
 available.                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR DONLEY made a motion to discharge CSHB 312(RES) am from the           
 Senate State Affairs Committee with individual recommendations.               
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP, hearing no objection, stated CSHB 312(RES) am was             
 discharged from the Senate State Affairs Committee.                           
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN SHARP adjourned the Senate State Affairs Committee meeting           
 at 4:25 p.m.