Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
05/04/2021 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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HB 192-AK REG ECON ASSIST. PROGRAM; EXTEND
8:05:44 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN announced that the first order of business would
be HOUSE BILL NO. 192, "An Act extending the termination date of
the Alaska regional economic assistance program; and providing
for an effective date."
8:06:38 AM
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KREISS-TOMKINS, Alaska State
Legislature, as prime sponsor, presented HB 192. He related
that during discussions of another bill, an amendment was
offered regarding Alaska Regional Development Organizations
(ARDORs), and it was then that the realization was made that
ARDORs statutes were set to expire in a couple months. He said
HB 192 would reauthorize ARDORs. He reviewed that while ARDORs
previously received state funding, at present they do not; they
do receive federal funds. He talked about the varying sizes of
ARDORs across the state; each region decides what roll an ARDOR
may or may not play. He advised that HB 192 would extend the
authorization by a decade. He said there are no state resources
that flow through these programs, which have been around for
decades, and "it seems like it would be a good thing to keep
them on the books."
8:10:19 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN noted two ARDOR executives, as well as the
director of the Division of Community and Regional Affairs, and
others were available to answer questions. She notified
committee members that the most recently received handouts in
the committee packet were a memorandum ("memo") from the
Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development (DCCED)
and an audit.
8:11:45 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX reflected on the hurried nature of the
proposed legislation. He recollected that the ARDOR in
Fairbanks was created when he was on the Fairbanks Assembly, and
he expressed skepticism regarding the value of ARDORs, based on
his experience. He speculated that the auditor may agree with
him, the auditor having written in the report the following:
The audit concluded that ARDORs encouraged economic
development in their respective regions; however, the
economic benefit was indeterminable due to nonspecific
goals and a lack of performance measures.
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX opined that the problem that needs fixing is
that many discussions take place at ARDOR meetings but with no
solutions that result in economic benefits that "satisfy your
hunger" and "heat your house." He further opined that the
reports do not comply with statute. He asked, "Is this so
urgent that we don't have time to ... think about it before we
reapprove the authorization?"
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS responded that there is a benefit
to increasing specificity. He pointed out that expressed in the
audit is the opinion of the auditor. Regarding the idea of
"indeterminable" economic benefit, he suggested that does not
mean the organizations are failing in their mission but rather
that "they are operating in an area where it is relatively
difficult to nail down attributability." He noted that much of
the funding for ARDORs comes from the private sector and
governments within the region; private industry has membership
dues which pay the lion's share of the Southeast Conference
budget, for example. He offered his understanding that there is
perceived value in ARDORs and demand within the region. He
reiterated that there is no state money that flows through
ARDORs. He advised that legislators keep ARDORs on the books,
so they don't "muddle up their missions." He said if state
money were going to ARDORs, then that would be completely
different conversation.
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX responded that he had not read the
information regarding "the one for the Southeast," and he noted
there is private money invested there. He said in Fairbanks, it
was all government money; having no private money there becomes
"a communications break." He asked, "Would that be something
that we could insert in the statute at a later time?" He said
he appreciates the bill sponsor's point of wanting to "get this
done because it's about to sunset."
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS said he is more familiar with
ARDORs in Southeast Alaska, which have a large amount of private
sector funding and are important. He acknowledged that it
sounds like it may be a different situation in the Interior. He
said he does not know enough about that to know what the
implications would be, and would like to hear the perspectives
of ARDORs, as well as the perspective of the Chamber of
Commerce.
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX directed attention to the first sentence of
the last paragraph of the sponsor statement [included in the
committee packet], which read as follows [original punctuation
provided]:
In appropriations bill HB69, $20 million has been
authorized to be utilized by the ARDORs for the
purposes of tourism promotion.
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX opined that that money should go to the
Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau. He said this
illustrates the problem. He expressed that he would like to
have at least some follow-up conversation.
8:19:13 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN noted that Juneau tourism had received money via
Southeast Conference, and that that money originated from the
federal government. She clarified her understanding is that the
ARDORs do not spend the monies but are "the conduit to getting
it out in the local communities."
8:20:02 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE said he has several issues with [HB 192].
He characterized himself as a fan of ARDORs, who thinks the
money should be managed by the entity to which it is designated.
He observed that since 1988, [the reconsideration of the
statutes] has been on a five-year schedule, and he questioned
why HB 192 proposes a 10-year extension. He directed attention
to the audit and pointed out that the Matanuska-Susitna ("Mat-
Su") [Resource, Conservation and Development Council] was
terminated from its ARDOR status by [DCCED]. He said that is an
area of over 100,000 in population, and he remarked that those
Alaskans are disenfranchised because they do not receive money
from the CARES Act, since that money filters through ARDORs. He
mentioned there are two recommendations in the audit, and he
said he sees no evidence that either has been followed. He
expressed concern regarding the haste in which HB 192 is
being put forward. He read [from page 24 of the audit] that
"regulation governing the ARDORs program has not been updated
since 1993." Further, he read the second recommendation in the
audit, that the director of the Division of Economic Development
(DED) within DCCED "should review ARDOR regulations to determine
if updates are necessary to ensure program requirements are
relevant and in line with current program needs." He reiterated
that he does not see that happening.
8:23:37 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN reminded Representative McCabe that this is an
audit, not a report that requires an annual response. She
suggested the committee hear from a representative of DCCED.
8:24:01 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS cautioned against "jumping from
conclusions of ... nefarious or ill-will by the department." He
suggested some ARDORs "wither on the vine" because of a lack of
"local buy-in," and he said the department may be able to offer
some history regarding Mat-Su.
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE emphasized he was not saying there was any
ill-will by the department, but said sometimes with
public/private partnerships, if supervision is not there, there
may be "a loose conglomeration." He said he has interacted with
Southeast Conference and is frustrated that Mat-Su "doesn't have
the same sort of entity." He questioned whether there was some
way to get help establishing such an entity.
8:25:46 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN noted that besides Mat-Su, Lower Kuskokwim and
the Interior Rivers also [no longer have ARDORs].
8:26:47 AM
SANDRA MOLLER, Director, Division of Community and Regional
Affairs, Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
Development, gave background regarding the ARDOR program. She
said it was transferred to DCCED in the summer of 2019, to the
Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA). She said she
could research to provide the particulars of the three areas
where ARDORs were terminated; DCCED worked with all three to try
to get them in compliance with statutes and regulations. There
remain nine ARDORs. Ms. Moller expressed that the department is
supportive of the program and new ARDORs. Statutes and
regulations outline the steps regions need to take to be
considered for an ARDOR.
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE indicated his appreciation of any
information that could be provided. He also remarked that the
application process for ARDORs is one of the simplest he has
seen.
8:30:31 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN asked if and how, in 2020, those regions outside
of an ARDOR tapped into CARES Act funds.
MS. MOLLER answered that in 2019, DCCED identified the Denali
Commission, the University of Alaska Anchorage's (UAA's) Small
Business Development Center (SBDC), and the Center for Economic
Development as partners. She indicated that DCCED met with
these entities, ARDORs, and the U.S. Economic Development
Administration. She said regardless of state funding, ARDORs
have maintained that network throughout Alaska. The nine ARDORs
covered much of the state; SBDC was the point of contact for
non-ARDOR regions and involved in disbursement of CARES Act
funds. In response to Representative McCabe, she confirmed that
[the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce] was involved.
8:34:27 AM
REPRESENTATIVE SCHRAGE said he just found an [online] article
from the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman that indicates [the reason
for Mat-Su being terminated was that they were inactive and not
attending meetings. He said it sounds like there is an
opportunity for Mat-Su to reengage in ARDOR status and receive
grant funding. He said he shares concerns about the proposed
10-year extension; however, given that ARDORs are not receiving
state funds and they are spending grant monies in compliance
with statutes and regulations, he feels comfortable
reauthorizing the ARDORs. He opined there is clear, positive
impact of ARDORs.
8:36:26 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND said she is curious about the source of
$20 million mentioned in the sponsor statement.
8:36:43 AM
RIVER RAMUGLIA, Staff, Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, Alaska
State Legislature, on HB 192 on behalf of Representative Kriess-
Tomkins, prime sponsor, offered his understanding that $20
million had been authorized under an appropriations bill to
ARDORs for the purpose of the promotion of tourism.
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND reiterated that she would like to know
the source of the $20 million.
MR. RAMUGLIA responded that he would get that information.
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND asked Ms. Moller if the division
administers "the basic grants that these organizations get to
fund their basic operations."
8:37:58 AM
MS. MOLLER said there are no state funds that go to ARDORs. She
offered her understanding that the $20 million referenced "is
through the American Rescue Plan."
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND explained that there is a source of
grant funding that she was not able to identify with the
documents currently in the committee packet, other than
membership fees.
8:38:42 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN reminded Representative Drummond that the audit
to which she referred is from 2016, and thus not accurate to
current funding sources. She said there were four executive
directors of ARDORs available to address questions related to
operating costs and funding.
8:39:08 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE said there is a statutory requirement for
annual reports to be provided to the chief clerk and senate
secretary, but he said he could not find them. He asked Ms.
Moller if she could provide one from 2015 that could shed light
on the circumstances under which Mat-Su's ARDOR was terminated
so that history would not repeat itself.
MS. MOLLER responded that she could get more information, and
she noted that the information from fiscal year 2020 (FY 20) was
in the committee packet currently. She noted that information
is available on the division's web site.
8:40:19 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN recommended asking Nolan Klouda, who was online
to answer questions.
8:41:07 AM
NOLAN KLOUDA, Executive Director, Alaska Center for Economic
Development, University of Alaska Fairbanks, explained that in
2014 and 2015, a few organizations that had gone dormant were
taken out of the [ARDOR] program. In Mat-Su, the organization
was Mat-Su RC&D, which stood for Resource Conservation and
Development, and it was a one-person organization operated by an
executive director. When that individual left, the organization
went dormant before it was officially removed from the ARDOR
program. He said there have been efforts to reestablish a Mat-
Su ARDOR. Regarding Alaska CARES funds and SBDC helping to
administer those funds for regions that do not have ARDORs, he
offered his understanding that SBDC has an office either in
Wasilla or Palmer, within the Mat-Su region. He said
establishing an ARDOR in Mat-Su would require "players within
that region that want to take the initiative and do it."
8:43:22 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE predicted Mat-Su would be in line for an
ARDOR in the next few days.
8:44:32 AM
ROBERT VENABLES, Executive Director, Southeast Conference, gave
a brief introduction regarding Southeast Conference. He said
ARDORs play a significant and strategic role as "an interface
for economic development initiatives" by collaborating with
state, local, and tribal governments, as well as the private
sector to create the comprehensive economic development strategy
(CEDS) that outlines the region's development goals. He said
Southeast Conference feeds valuable economic information back to
the state and proposes "projects that have synergy for
communities throughout the region." He highlighted that
Southeast Conference provides technical assistance, which has
been especially beneficial during the pandemic while assisting
the governor's Alaska CARES program delivery to small
businesses.
MR. VENABLES emphasized that ARDORs are not governmental but are
a mechanism by which to relieve government of the cost of
service delivery by using much more cost-effective entities.
Regarding the intent of HB 192, he said, "We're really just
looking for a digit, not a dime." He explained that the digit
is to renew ARDORs to 2031. He noted that the last extension
was intended to be for 10 years; however, the fiscal note had
been changed and there was concern by a legislative committee
that ARDORs may not be able to survive, thus the time was kept
at five years. He observed that the bill title read "economic
assistance program" but opined that [ARDORs] would be better
described as giving economic development technical assistance.
MR. VENABLES agreed there is a need to update statutes and
recommended that be addressed during the next year or two rather
than now, when there is the "execution of authorization looming
over our heads." He affirmed that the notion of "measurables
and deliverables" is "near and dear to our heart," and every
priority objective of the Southeast Conference programs is
measurable and does yield results. He listed some of the
efforts that have been made by Southeast Conference in the last
year, including workgroups, programs, planning, mapping,
pandemic mitigation, surveying, job reports, and publications.
He said one of the silver linings of the pandemic was the
cooperation between ARDORs and the administration to finding
efficiencies and targeting best steps forward to help struggling
businesses. He said Southeast Conference has helped other
economic development organization, for example, through SBDC or
chambers of commerce. He stated that ARDORs have specific
mandates but must cover multiple communities in a region, which
is why there is a comprehensive development strategy. He
mentioned there is a bar of 75 percent of communities endorsing
the concept for an ARDOR. He said it is a hard work done by
passionate people, and it is working well.
8:49:50 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE expressed a desire to infuse Southeast
Conference production and activity into Mat-Su.
MR. VENABLES said ARDORs are willing to help get other ARDORs
started.
8:50:33 AM
SHIRLEY MARQUARDT, Executive Director, Southwest Alaska
Municipal Conference, said since 1988, the Southwest Alaska
Municipal Conference ("SWAM-C") has been identified as an ARDOR
for boroughs in Southwest Alaska. It advocates for critical
infrastructure needs and priorities for rural communities,
encouraging private and public partnerships and responsible
development and management of the region's economic sector,
which is commercial seafood harvesting and processing. It does
so with the financial support of the U.S. Economic Development
Association (EDA) planning grants applied for every three years,
annual membership fees, and sponsorships. She noted that
although the ARDOR gets more funds from its members than from
the federal government, without the federal funding it could not
keep its doors open.
MS. MARQUARDT said each ARDOR is required to produce an updated
comprehensive economic strategy, which must be revamped every
four years. She said during the pandemic, ARDORs were
instrumental in support for distribution of Alaska CARES grants,
fisheries assistance grants, and seafood trade relief funds
filtered through DCCED. She said there were some eligibility
problems that ARDORs worked with the legislature to rectify,
including online resources. She talked about other benefits of
SWAM-C, including newsletters sent out with vital information
for fisheries, school districts, and entrepreneurs. She
mentioned an annual economic conference business meeting to
address challenges and formulate solutions. She said the ARDOR
has formed regional partnerships that have allowed the
leveraging of millions of federal dollars. She advised that
SWAM-C is a valuable asset to the state and is needed now more
than ever.
8:55:50 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX asked how Ms. Marquardt measures the degree
to which the ARDOR is supported by private contributions.
MS. MARQUARDT named supporters, which she said basically "show
their support during our conference time in sponsorship." She
said SWAM-C's members are its biggest funders, who provide
annual membership fees and pay for an annual two-day conference.
The money brought in enables a matching grant through EDA, and
there is reporting required to prove the ARDOR is producing
tangible results.
8:58:11 AM
TIM DILLON, Executive Director, Kenai Peninsula Economic
Development District (KPEDD), described the district as "a
nongovernmental resource that takes a 30,000-foot view of the
economy" and enhances quality of life in the borough through
"responsible and sustainable economic development." He said
each ARDOR is structured to benefit its particular community.
He related that KPEDD has helped nine businesses in a facility
it owns. It has a web site, kenaipeninsulaworkforce.org, which
provides workforce data. He emphasized the importance of
partnerships.
MR. DILLON addressed the concern stated by Representative McCabe
regarding Mat-Su. He said one of the things that KPEDD has done
is help communities to start organizations. He said he has been
in conversation with the governor's staff housed in Mat-Su to
try to help them put together an economic program. He
emphasized that Mat-Su needs the help of ARDORs to ensure its
success. He said every contract has a "deliverable." He
mentioned recent disaster on the Kenai Peninsula, including
COVID-19, fires, earthquakes, and fishing disasters. Working
with the assistant secretary of the Department of Commerce,
KPEDD was able to create a financial resiliency plan. He said
the Kenai Peninsula is the size of West Virginia, has a
population of 50,000, and out of the $270 million of Alaska
CARES funds, KPEDD assisted over 1,400 businesses in bringing
$49.6 million to the Kenai Peninsula. He talked about an
industry outlook form and a one-day event to give people the
idea of "what's going on." He indicated that each of the
peninsula's resources is not as great as in other areas of the
state, but together is balanced and diverse. He said KPEDD has
a $100,000 contract with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to provide
services under Title 29, and in the past year leveraged that
amount to $1.1 million-worth in contracts.
9:04:46 AM
MR. DILLON, in response to a remark by Representative McCabe,
reemphasized his willingness to help the Mat-Su area reestablish
an ARDOR.
9:05:59 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX, referring to Mr. Dillon's statement that
KPEDD had brought considerable money into the local economy,
asked whether that was due to private investment or government
grants.
MR. DILLON answered that it is a combination. He said he had
been referring to the Alaska CARES portion. In response to a
follow-up question, he clarified that KPEDD does not have
memberships and instead charges rent for space in its 30-acre
facility. He said rent and "the industry outlook forum" bring
in approximately 20 percent, and the rest is "attached to
deliverables."
9:07:55 AM
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE asked Mr. Dillon to speak to 5-year versus 10-
year authorization.
MR. DILLON reiterated that the last time it was supposed to be a
10-year renewal. He said when seeking funding, it is important
that the federal government knows ARDORs have the state's
support. He said he thinks the 10-year renewal period makes
sense. Nevertheless, he recommended that if the five-year
renewal period is chosen, then DCCED, ARDORs, SBDC, and the
Center for Economic Development should discuss the good ideas
presented in the audit right away to figure out what changes to
make and how to make them. He concluded, "I don't see a problem
with us trying to hammer something out and make sure that it is
successful for everyone."
9:09:51 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX asked for a recommendation for a deadline to
ensure that happens.
MR. DILLON advised that the audit could be addressed within 12-
18 months.
9:10:34 AM
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE commented that a 10-year renewal period would
be helpful, and he said he would be willing to work with the
committee to clean up related statutes and implement some of the
recommendations.
9:11:10 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY noted the 2016 date of the audit and
expressed concern about giving a 10-year extension. He opined
that stalling on response to audits results in loss of
credibility. He said he thinks a five-year renewal period is
"perfectly fine," and once the audit recommendations are
addressed then a 10-year period would be fine. He added that
choosing a 10-year renewal period [at this time] would indicate
that "we're not really looking at these changes intently to take
care of them expeditiously."
9:13:42 AM
MR. DILLON acknowledged the valuable comments being made and
said he thinks a compromise is the best way to move forward. He
shared this is his sixth year as executive director, and with
the changes made in the administration and DCCED in the past two
years, "we've never had the support and the continuity that
we've got right now." He said everyone should have had the
ability to study the audit, but he never received a copy until
last night. He said he did not think ARDORs would complain
about a five-year renewal, but reemphasized the importance of
getting groups together to address needed changes and bring them
back before the legislature in the next 18 months.
9:15:13 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN asked whether 2016 was when state funds to
ARDORs ended.
MR. DILLON answered he thought it was 2015, then revised his
statement to indicate the funding disappeared sometime between
2014 and 2016.
CO-CHAIR HANNAN suggested that the ending of state funds would
correlate with the date of the last state-funded audit in 2016.
MR. DILLON replied that that was his understanding.
9:15:51 AM
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE said he is not seeing red flags in the audit
report, but rather sees good practice suggestions to ensure the
programs remain strong going forward. He said he thinks the
ARDOR program is successful, and he is becoming more comfortable
with the proposed 10-year renewal as he has reviewed this
information.
CO-CHAIR HANNAN noted the second audit recommendation was to
update grant procedures. She remarked, "But if the state's no
longer offering grants, I assume that [the] commissioner
concluded it was not worth the effort to go through changing
regulations for a program they weren't carrying out."
9:18:24 AM
MR. DILLON reminded Co-Chair Hannan that when the responsibility
for this issue was moved to DCCED, "that staff, and everybody
else, has been drinking out of a firehose." He explained he was
referring to the events of the last year and half during the
pandemic.
9:19:00 AM
BILL POPP, CEO, Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, said
the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is the
ARDOR for the Municipality of Anchorage, created in 1987. He
echoed the comments of his fellow ARDOR leaders that the ARDOR
program is important in leveraging federal funds and bringing
them to the community. He revealed that while not yet announced
officially, AEDC is about to receive a $400,000 EDA grant for
community research on the workforce and industry sector
regarding the damage done by COVID-19 and laying out community
and economic development strategies and leveraging other
opportunities in recovery funds, based on research that informs
where dollars are best invested to restore the economy following
the 12,000 jobs that were lost last year, as well as the 6,000
jobs lost the year prior due to the lingering recession in
Alaska. He emphasized that the ARDOR program will be "an
important element in strategies and funding to bring new
resources to bear in our community." He said AEDC is partnering
statewide with its fellow ARDORs; it receives calls from
businesses around the state seeking technical assistance and
help in "getting them the resources to get their applications
[submitted] for the AK CARES funding that flowed from the state
directly to those businesses, not through the ARDORs." He
explained he was correcting "a misperception stated earlier."
He clarified that ARDORs did not handle the funds or make
decisions on who would receive them but were helping hundreds of
businesses across the state to compete for the grants.
MR. POPP related that the latest program AEDC is trying to
leverage with its ARDOR partners is the "G Beta program," a
statewide work pool incubator program that helps small business
startups become more technically sophisticated. It is a $1.5
million program that will run for the next three years and is
not costing the State of Alaska or local businesses anything.
He said this is one example of the type of work ARDORs do to
help businesses get started, to recover, and to restore the
state's economy. He urged the committee to consider
reauthorization for the ARDOR program. He said AEDC leverages
$750,000 this year from the private sector to match the $250,000
received from the Municipality of Anchorage. After nearly a
year and a half of no interest in new investments, AEDC is
starting to work with businesses within Alaska and Outside,
employing new investments that will create new jobs in
Anchorage. He said acting as an ARDOR is a strong tool in
leveraging funds and continuing leadership in increasing the
economic stability of Anchorage and the entire state.
9:24:03 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX repeated his question regarding how much
money comes from the private sector.
MR. POPP answered $750,000 out of the approximately $1 million
budget this year.
9:24:24 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND asked Mr. Popp to describe what would
happen if ARDORs were not reauthorized.
MR. POPP answered that millions of dollars of federal funding
opportunities would vanish. He said the ability of ARDORs to
leverage federal funds "maximize[s] local investment in several
ways as well as the efforts that they can bring to bear." He
said economic development is about people; it is programmatic
and focused on partnerships and "leveraging private sector with
the public sector [to] maximize strategies and to insure the
highest odds of success." He concluded, "[To] take away the
program, to not reauthorize it, is to take a step backwards for
economic development in the state of Alaska."
MR. POPP, in response to Representative Drummond, said the work
done to assist other ARDORs has changed over the years. He
credited Mr. Dillon as giving much more assistance than AEDC.
Notwithstanding that, he said AEDC does look for opportunities
to offer support, advice, and partnership with ARDORs across
Alaska. He said many people support economic development, but
few are "down in the trenches" doing this "thankless" job. He
said economic developers do not create jobs; they help
facilitate the creation of jobs by the private sector and
support that effort. Sometimes it takes years for the
developments to "turn into something" tangible.
9:29:42 AM
The committee took an at-ease from 9:30 a.m. to 9:31 a.m.
9:31:02 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN opened public testimony on HB 192. After
ascertaining that there was no one who wished to testify, she
closed public testimony.
9:31:42 AM
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE moved to report HB 192 out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
9:31:59 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE objected.
9:32:07 AM
The committee took a brief at-ease at 9:32 a.m.
9:32:39 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE removed his objection. There being no
further objection, HB 192 was reported out of the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HR 8 Version A.PDF |
HCRA 5/4/2021 8:00:00 AM HCRA 5/6/2021 8:00:00 AM |
HR 8 |
| HR 8 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HCRA 5/4/2021 8:00:00 AM HCRA 5/6/2021 8:00:00 AM |
HR 8 |
| HR 8 Zero Fiscal Note.pdf |
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| HR 8 Supporting Documents.pdf |
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| HR 8 Letters of Support 5.6.21.pdf |
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| HB 192 Version A.PDF |
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HB 192 |
| HB192 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
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HB 192 |
| HB 192 Zero Fiscal Note - DCCED 4.30.21.pdf |
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HB 192 |
| HB192 ARDOR Annual Report 2020.pdf |
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HB 192 |
| HB 192 Supporting Document - FNSB Support 04-29-2021.pdf |
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| HB 192 Supporting Document - Legislative Audit 2016 ARDOR Final Report.pdf |
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| HB 192 - ARDOR One-Pager - 4.28.2021 (1).pdf |
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