05/10/2022 09:00 AM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

        HB 227-MUNI ENERGY IMPROVEMNT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
5:56:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO   reconvened  the   meeting  and   announced  the                                                               
consideration  of  HOUSE  BILL  NO.   227  "An  Act  relating  to                                                               
municipal energy and  resilience improvement assessment programs;                                                               
and providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
She noted that the Senate committee substitute (SCS) for HB 227,                                                                
work order 32-LS1028\W, was before the committee and that                                                                       
Senator Micciche had an amendment.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
5:56:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE moved to adopt Amendment 1, work order 32-                                                                     
LS1028\W.2.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                 32-LS1028\W.2                                                                  
                                                      Dunmire                                                                   
                                                       5/6/22                                                                   
                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE                                                                                                      
        TO:  SCS HB 227(L&C)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 1, line 1, following "programs;                                                                                     
          Insert "relating to the planning commission                                                                         
       membership apportionment requirement for first and                                                                     
     second class boroughs;                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
       Sec. 29.40.020. Planning commission.                                                                                   
          (a) Each first and second class borough shall                                                                         
               establish  a  planning commission  consisting                                                                    
               of five residents unless  a greater number is                                                                    
               required     by    ordinance.     [COMMISSION                                                                    
               MEMBERSHIP SHALL  BE APPORTIONED SO  THAT THE                                                                    
               NUMBER OF  MEMBERS FROM  HOME RULE  AND FIRST                                                                    
               CLASS  CITIES  REFLECTS   THE  PROPORTION  OF                                                                    
               BOROUGH POPULATION RESIDING  IN HOME RULE AND                                                                    
               FIRST CLASS  CITIES LOCATED IN  THE BOROUGH.]                                                                    
               A member  shall be  appointed by  the borough                                                                    
               mayor for  a term  of three years  subject to                                                                    
               confirmation by  the assembly, except  that a                                                                    
               member from  a home rule or  first class city                                                                    
               shall   be   selected    from   a   list   of                                                                    
               recommendations  submitted  by  the  council.                                                                    
               Members first  appointed shall draw  lots for                                                                    
               one, two, and  three year terms. Appointments                                                                    
               to  fill  vacancies  are  for  the  unexpired                                                                    
               term.  The compensation  and expenses  of the                                                                    
               planning  commission and  its staff  are paid                                                                    
               as directed by the assembly.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO objected for purposes of an explanation.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  MICCICHE explained  that Amendment  1 would  allow first                                                               
and second  class boroughs to  divide into districts,  similar to                                                               
what's allowed for borough assembly  seats, to make it easier for                                                               
boroughs  to  fill  seats  on   their  planning  commission.  The                                                               
amendment  doesn't  change  how  commissioners  are  selected  or                                                               
appointed; it simply allows the  borough to divide into districts                                                               
and provides more local control.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COSTELLO removed  her objection;  she  found no  further                                                               
objection and Amendment  1 was adopted. She asked  the sponsor if                                                               
he had any comment on the bill as currently amended.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
5:58:51 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE CALVIN SCHRAGE,  Alaska State Legislature, Juneau,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor of HB 227,  thanked the committee for hearing the                                                               
bill again. He expressed appreciation  for the amendment and hope                                                               
that the committee would support moving the bill forward.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:59:11 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  REVAK  moved to  report  the  CS  for HB  227(CRA)  from                                                               
committee with attached fiscal note.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
5:59:27 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
5:59:47 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO reconvened  the  meeting  and recognized  Senator                                                               
Revak.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
5:59:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR REVAK withdrew his previous motion.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
5:59:58 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  REVAK moved  to report  the Senate  committee substitute                                                               
(SCS)  for  HB 227,  work  order  32-LS1028\W, as  amended,  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COSTELLO  found no  objection,  and  SCS HB  227(L&C)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.