04/27/2023 01:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

         HB  69-RECLASSIFICATION OF FIRST CLASS CITIES                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:34:35 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR announced the consideration of CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                   
NO. 69(CRA) "An Act relating to the reclassification of first                                                                   
class  cities  as  second  class cities;  and  providing  for  an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DUNBAR noted  that  this  is the  second  hearing of  CSHB
(CRA), and  the intention is  to consider an amendment  to this                                                               
bill today. The differences between  this bill and its companion,                                                               
SB 79, were discussed in a previous meeting.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:35:18 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BJORKMAN moved  to  adopt Amendment  1,  work order  33-                                                               
LS0407\B.2.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                 33-LS0407\B.2                                                                  
                                                      Dunmire                                                                   
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                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
    OFFERED IN THE SENATE                  SENATOR BJORKMAN                                                                     
          TO:  CSHB 69(CRA)                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "The uncodified law of the State of                                                                            
     Alaska"                                                                                                                    
          Insert "AS 29.04"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "RECLASSIFICATION OF FIRST CLASS CITIES                                                                        
     WITH FEWER THAN 400 PERMANENT RESIDENTS."                                                                                  
          Insert "Sec. 29.04.045. Reclassification of first                                                                   
     class cities with fewer than 400 permanent residents."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete all material.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill section accordingly.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:35:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:35:33 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BJORKMAN  said Amendment 1 deletes  the repealer language                                                               
in  Section 2  of the  bill. The  state has  multiple first-class                                                               
cities that could  find themselves with fewer  than 400 permanent                                                               
residents,  like the  City of  Tanana, to  whom this  legislation                                                               
applies.  It   makes  sense  to   give  communities   that  might                                                               
experience similar population issues in  the future access to the                                                               
same  reclassification opportunity.  Amendment  1 provides  equal                                                               
protection and process for communities statewide.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:36:40 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL removed her objection to Amendment 1.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:36:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR invited Mr. Stancliff to speak to Amendment 1.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:36:51 PM                                                                                                                    
DAVE STANCLIFF,  Staff, Representative  Mike Cronk,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature,   Juneau,  Alaska,   stated  the   sponsor  has   no                                                               
difficulty  with  Amendment 1  and  leaves  its adoption  to  the                                                               
Senate's discretion.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:37:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  DUNBAR found  no  further objection  and  Amendment 1  was                                                               
adopted. He sought the will of the committee.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:37:28 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GIESSEL moved  to report  CSHB 69(CRA),  work order  33-                                                               
LS0407\B,   as   amended,    from   committee   with   individual                                                               
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:37:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  DUNBAR  found  no  objection  and  SCS  CSHB  69(CRA)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Community  and Regional Affairs Standing                                                               
Committee.