04/09/2013 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 153(TRA)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act designating Minnesota Drive and a portion of                                                                       
     O'Malley Road in Anchorage the Walter J. Hickel                                                                            
     Parkway."                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE  BOB   LYNN,  explained  that  HB   153  would                                                                   
designate  a  7.5 mile  portion  of  Minnesota Drive  as  the                                                                   
Walter  J.  Hickel  Parkway. The  change  would  involve  the                                                                   
placement of  two road signs.  He offered a brief  history of                                                                   
the legacy of Walter J. Hickel.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair  Meyer  wondered why  the  particular  7.5 miles  of                                                                   
road was chosen.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Lynn  responded that the section  of road was                                                                   
chosen in  an effort that no  addresses would be  required to                                                                   
change.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair Meyer wondered about the size of the sign.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Lynn  responded that there would  be two signs                                                                   
on each end of the 7.5 mile stretch  that would be of similar                                                                   
size to other existing signs.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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Senator  Hoffman wondered  if there  was dedication  ceremony                                                                   
planned.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Lynn replied  that once  the bill was  signed                                                                   
then the dedication ceremony would be planned.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:52:50 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Bishop   thanked  Representative   Lynn   for   the                                                                   
proposal.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:53:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer noted the fiscal note for $15,000.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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Vice-Chair Fairclough  noted that  the fiscal note  reflected                                                                   
the  use  of  the 2009  Manual  of  Uniform  Traffic  Control                                                                   
Devices  for examining  where signs should  be positioned  on                                                                   
roadways. She  noted that her  physical address was  in Eagle                                                                   
River and  that she  had seen an  increasing amount  of signs                                                                   
erected on single posts. She quoted the fiscal note:                                                                            
     "The memorial or dedication signing shall be limited                                                                       
     to one side at an appropriate location in each route                                                                       
     direction, each as an independent sign installation."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-chair  Fairclough wondered  whether the  code should  be                                                                   
modified  in  an  effort  to   co-locate  some  informational                                                                   
signs.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Thomas  responded  that   historically  bridge  memorial                                                                   
signs  had been  co-located  with  the signs  containing  the                                                                   
name of  the river. In the  case of major highways  two posts                                                                   
were generally used.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:55:59 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly  MOVED  to  REPORT  CS  HB  153(TRA)  out  of                                                                   
committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal  note. There  being NO OBJECTION,  it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CS  HB 153(TRA)  was REPORTED  out  of committee  with a  "do                                                                   
pass"  recommendation and  with  previously published  fiscal                                                                   
impact note: FN1 (DOT).                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:00:04 AM                                                                                                                   
RECONVENED