1994-02-04                     House Journal                      Page 2260
HB 443                                                                       
not be overly burdensome, the cumulative effect of several such                
requests might cause a severe impact on the limited staff of the               
department.  Existing AS16.05.815(d) leaves the door open to record            
requests entirely unrelated to legitimate scientific research or               
management goals.                                                              
                                                                               
This bill will not disrupt critical scientific research and management         
efforts.  Government agencies, both state and federal, sometimes need          
the information to complement or verify similar research studies or to         
further management and conservation responsibilities.  This bill will          
leave the department with discretion to share the information with             
other government agencies that might have legitimate need for those            
records, as well as with researchers under contract with the state.            
                                                                               
I urge your support of this important bill.                                    
                                                                               
										Sincerely,                                                           
										/s/                                                                  
										Walter J. Hickel                                                     
										Governor"                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 444                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 444 by the House Rules Committee by request of                  
the Governor, entitled:                                                        
                                                                               
"An Act relating to sobriety checkpoints; and providing for an                
effective date."                                                               
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance         
Committees.                                                                    
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply:                                              
                                                                               
Zero fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Administration, 2/4/94                         
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Law, 2/4/94                                         
Fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 2/4/94                                    
                                                                               
The Governor's transmittal letter, dated February 4, 1994, appears             
below: