03/19/2013 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 94                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  naming  the northbound  Chena  Flood  Channel                                                                    
     Crossing  Bridge the  Nellie Miller  Bridge and  naming                                                                    
     the southbound Chena Flood  Channel Crossing Bridge the                                                                    
     Con Miller Bridge."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:34:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  DOUG   ISAACSON,  SPONSOR,   introduced  the                                                                    
legislation  affecting two  bridges that  spanned the  Chena                                                                    
flood control  channel. The  proposed plan  was to  name the                                                                    
bridge for  two remarkable Alaskans, Con  and Nellie Miller.                                                                    
He stated that Con and  Nellie Miller were early settlers in                                                                    
the city  of North Pole  who founded the business  the Santa                                                                    
Claus  House  and  demonstrated  public  service  throughout                                                                    
their lives.  Con Miller  was the  longest serving  mayor of                                                                    
North Pole  dedicating 19 years of  leadership. He mentioned                                                                    
their son  Terry Miller  who served  as a  former Lieutenant                                                                    
Governor,   a  North   Pole  city   councilman,  a   borough                                                                    
assemblyman and as  an Alaskan legislator in  both the House                                                                    
and  the Senate.  Mike  Miller,  the other  son  of Con  and                                                                    
Nellie  also served  in  the  house and  the  senate for  18                                                                    
years.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Gara  wondered   if  the  legislature  might                                                                    
choose an esteemed democrat for such honors.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
BUZZ  OTIS,  DIRECTOR  OF NORTH  POLE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT                                                                    
CORPORATION  (via teleconference),  testified in  support of                                                                    
the Millers and thought that the tribute was notable.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:39:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze CLOSED PUBLIC TESTIMONY.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Costello  addressed  the  fiscal  note  from                                                                    
Department  of  Transportation  and  Public  Facilities  for                                                                    
$6,900 for the creation of two signs.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Wilson   MOVED  to  REPORT  HB   94  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 94 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"                                                                            
recommendation and with one previously published fiscal                                                                         
note: FN1 (DOT).