03/28/1995 09:15 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
       HOUSE BILL NO. 79                                                       
                                                                               
       "An Act allowing the Department of Natural Resources to                 
           quitclaim  land  or  interests in  land,  including                 
  submerged or       shore land, to a municipality to  correct                 
  errors or  omissions             of  the  municipality  when                 
  inequitable detriment would result        to a person due to                 
  that person's reliance upon the errors or       omissions of                 
  the municipality."                                                           
                                                                               
  Co-chair Halford  invited Representative Mackie  to join the                 
  committee.   Rep. Mackie  distributed 3  possible amendments                 
  drafted  by  Legal Services,  explaining  that in  all three                 
  cases, a  title change  is not  necessary. Co-Chair  Halford                 
  stated that the errors being  addressed were created decades                 
  prior.  The language of the bill creates an 18-month window,                 
  which  would  allow a  municipality  to make  an  error next                 
  month, and  still come  back to  the state  to correct  that                 
  error. He asked  Rep. Mackie's approval  to add, on page  3,                 
  line 29, "January  1, 1993."  He  invited  Andy Pekovich  to                 
  join  the committee.  Mr.  Pekovich stated  that  he was  in                 
  agreement with the added language.                                           
                                                                               
  Senator Sharp joined the committee.                                          
                                                                               
  Senator  Sharp  MOVED  for  passage   of  AMENDMENT  1B.  No                 
  objection being heard Amendment  1B was ADOPTED.  There  was                 
  further extensive discussion regarding language.                             
                                                                               
  Senator Zharoff asked if Skagway does have entitlement lands                 
  left?                                                                        
  Mr. Pekovich  stated that  Skagway does  have a  substantial                 
  entitlement.  Rep.  Mackie noted  that because Skagway  does                 
  have substantial entitlement,  it allows  for a zero  fiscal                 
  note.  He  assured Senator  Sharp that the  drafters of  the                 
  amendments  have  assured him  that  his concerns  have been                 
  taken care in the language.                                                  
                                                                               
  Senator  Sharp  MOVED  for  passage  of  AMENDMENT  1C.   No                 
  objection having been heard, Amendment 1C was ADOPTED.                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Phillips MOVED  for passage of  a clause on page  3,                 
  line 27, after the word "municipality", "made before January                 
  1,  1993".    No  objection  having  been  heard,  the third                 
  amendment was ADOPTED.                                                       
                                                                               
  Senator Phillips MOVED for passage of  SCSCSHB 79 (FIN) with                 
  individual  recommendations.    No  objection  having   been                 
  raised,  SCSCSHB 79  (FIN) was  REPORTED  OUT with  two zero                 
  fiscal notes from  Dept. of Natural  Resources and Dept.  of                 
  Community and Regional Affairs.  Co-chairs Halford and Frank                 
  along with  Senators Phillips, Rieger, Donley,  Zharoff, and                 
  Sharp recommended a "do pass".                                               
                                                                               
  Co-chair Halford stated that  the Cambridge Energy  Contract                 
  required   ratification    by   the    committee   as    the                 
  interpretations of the  total amount  of the two  components                 
  exceeds  the  amount  that can  be  approved  without formal                 
  committee action. The  contract is in the amount of $15,750.                 
  This is a continuation at a lower cost of an on-going effort                 
  which provides oil watch market information.                                 
  Senator  Phillips  inquired  to  the  previous costs.    The                 
  response  was  $40.0.  Senator Frank  MOVED  to  approve the                 
  Cambridge Energy Contract. No  objection having been raised,                 
  the Contract was ADOPTED.