04/13/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 131(TRA) am                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  establishing the  Alaska Community  and Public                                                                    
     Transportation Advisory  Board and relating to  a long-                                                                    
     range  community and  public  transportation plan;  and                                                                    
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:13:56 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to ADOPT  the  proposed  committee                                                                    
substitute  for  HB  131, Work  Draft  27-LS0418\I  (Martin,                                                                    
4/10/12).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:14:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DARWIN  PETERSON,  STAFF,  SENATOR BERT  STEDMAN,  explained                                                                    
that the  only change  in the  bill was  located on  Page 4,                                                                    
lines 17 through 20:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          (f) The board shall analyze the use of                                                                                
     alternative  fuels, including  compresses natural  gas,                                                                    
     propane,   and  biodiesel   in  community   and  public                                                                    
     transportation vehicle fleets  and make recommendations                                                                    
     for  the use  of alternative  fuel vehicles  where cost                                                                    
     effective.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Peterson  shared that  at  a  previous hearing  Senator                                                                    
McGuire had requested  that the language be  included in the                                                                    
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  REMOVED  his OBJECTION.  There  being  NO                                                                    
FURTHER OBJECTION, Work Draft 27-LS0418\I was ADOPTED.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman discussed the fiscal notes in the packet.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:15:31 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TERRY HARVEY,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE CATHY  MUNOZ, explained                                                                    
that  the  bill would  establish  the  Alaska Community  and                                                                    
Public Transportation  Advisory Board,  which would  bring a                                                                    
group   of  Alaskans   together  in   order  to   coordinate                                                                    
transportation in the state.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:15:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to report  CSHB  131(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB  131(FIN) was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass" recommendation and with  a previously published fiscal                                                                    
impact note: FN3(DOT).