05/06/2005 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

                  HB 277-GAMBLE-SPERL UAS JOINT USE FACILITY                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:39:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR    THERRIAULT      announced     HB   277   to  be  up   for   consideration.       He                                    
noted the meeting that morning with General Campbell.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR     ELTON   reported      on  the   meeting     and   expressed     appreciation                                        
to  General     Campbell,      John   Cramer,     the   member    from   the   governor's                                       
office    and   the   family     that   was   able    to  attend.     General     Campbell                                      
was    fair    in    his    discussion       about     the    hesitations       regarding                                       
naming     the   facility.      Furthermore,       General     Campbell     has    been   in                                    
the   loop    for   less    than    3   weeks    and   didn't     know   of   the    3-year                                     
history, he said.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
General     Campbell     listened     with    sympathy     to   the   sponsors     and   the                                    
family     and   although      he   didn't     promise     a   specific      outcome,     he                                    
said    he   would    talk    with    the    Office     of   the   Governor      and    then                                    
report    back.    He   did   so   expeditiously       and    stated    that    he  had   no                                    
problems with the bill.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:41:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR     HUGGINS     commented      that   he   would    hope    that   this    sort   of                                    
naming     process      for     National      Guard     kinds     of    things     is    not                                    
precedent setting.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked Senator Elton for a motion.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELTON motioned to report HB 277 and attached fiscal zero                                                                
note from committee with individual recommendations. There being                                                                
no objection, it was so ordered.