04/10/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 246(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act naming certain bridges and airports."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:17:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis  MOVED to ADOPT proposed  committee substitute                                                                    
for CS HB 246 (FIN), Work Draft 27-LS092\D (Wayne, 4/9/12).                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman OBJECTED for purpose of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PENNY  GAGE,  STAFF,  SENATOR BERT  STEDMAN,  presented  the                                                                    
three  changes in  the committee  substitute. She  explained                                                                    
the change on line 1 of  the title inserted a certain bypass                                                                    
road.  She noted  the  change on  page 2,  line  29, at  the                                                                    
request of  Senator Olson,  inserting Greg  Kruschek Avenue,                                                                    
which was a state-owned Nome  Bypass Road. She looked at the                                                                    
change on  line 31, which was  a request from the  Mayor and                                                                    
City  Council of  the  City of  Petersburg,  the Harry  Kito                                                                    
Bridge would  be named  for the bridge  over Falls  Creek at                                                                    
mile 10.4 of the Mitkof Highway.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:19:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RACHEL   KALLANDER,  STAFF,   REPRESENTATIVE  BILL   THOMAS,                                                                    
explained  HB 246.  She stated  that  HB 246  would name  16                                                                    
bridges, 2  airports, and 1  road after  prominent Alaskans.                                                                    
She stated that  15 of the bridges listed in  HB 246 were in                                                                    
Cordova. She  remarked that the  veterans in  Cordova served                                                                    
in every major war of the 21st century.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman  noted the one previously  published fiscal                                                                    
impact note from DOT/PF.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
AMELIA   KITO-GAGE,   SELF,  SITKA   (via   teleconference),                                                                    
testified  in  support  of  HB   246.  She  appreciated  the                                                                    
recognition of  her family  member in the  naming of  one of                                                                    
the bridges.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB  131  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.