Legislature(2015 - 2016)BARNES 124
04/01/2016 01:00 PM House RESOURCES
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB125 | |
| HB274 | |
| HB266 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 274 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 266 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 213 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | SB 125 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 274-STATE LAND; EXCHANGES; LEASE EXTENSIONS
2:49:03 PM
CO-CHAIR TALERICO announced that the next order of business
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 274, "An Act relating to extensions of
certain state land leases; relating to the exchange of state
land; and relating to the definition of 'state land.'"
2:49:35 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 29-
LS0234\E.1, Bullard, 3/24/16, which read:
Page 4, line 28, through page 5, line 3:
Delete all material and insert:
"* Sec. 10. AS 38.50.120(a) is amended to read:
(a) [THE COMMISSIONER MAY HOLD AS MANY PUBLIC
HEARINGS AS IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.] For an
exchange of state land having an appraised or
estimated fair market value of more than $5,000,000,
the director [THERE] shall hold [BE] at least two
public meetings before the exchange is submitted to
the legislature for approval. Meetings under this
subsection may be held telephonically, except at least
[THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN] one meeting shall be held
in person in a municipality [OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES]
close to the state land proposed for exchange [BEFORE
IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR APPROVAL].
CO-CHAIR TALERICO objected.
2:49:49 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON explained Amendment 1. He said the change
reviewed in the bill was moving from three meetings down to one
meeting, and he opined that the public notice and public process
was too small. Although, he continued, he can understand the
problem and Amendment 1 relates to at least two meetings with
one meeting in person, and the other meeting could be in person
or telephonic. The amendment offers the additional benefit of a
telephonic meeting as many rural areas do not participate
because they have to drive 50 miles to reach the site of the
public hearing. Therefore, Amendment 1 would assist the
department in receiving information from different people and
also make it cheaper to do so. He reiterated there would be one
meeting in a regular public in-person meeting, but additional
meetings could be telephonic if so desired by the commissioner.
2:51:17 PM
CRYSTAL KOENEMAN, Staff, Representative Cathy Munoz, Alaska
State Legislature, advised that Representatives Munoz and Seaton
worked together to address the public notice concern and to
ensure that the constituency was well served.
REPRESENTATIVE HERRON described the amendment as definitive and
that is what the committee needs.
2:52:01 PM
CO-CHAIR TALERICO removed his objection. There being no further
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
2:52:27 PM
CO-CHAIR NAGEAK moved to report HB 274, as amended, out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 274(RES) was
reported from the House Resources Standing Committee.