03/27/2014 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

          HB 317-TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES NEAR SCHOOLS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:06:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the  first order of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE BILL  NO. 317,  "An Act  relating to  official traffic-                                                               
control devices at schools and in school zones."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
KENDRA CLOSTER,  Staff, Representative  Chris Tuck,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, noted that there was a committee substitute.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 8:08 a.m. to 8:09 a.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:09:05 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR NAGEAK moved to adopt  the committee substitute (CS) for                                                               
HB  317, labeled  28-LS1442\U, Gardner,  3/26/14, as  the working                                                               
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MS.  CLOSTER said  HB 317  was the  subject of  multiple meetings                                                               
with  Assistant   Attorney  General  Jeff  Stark,   Doug  Gardner                                                               
[Director of  Legislative Legal Services], and  the Department of                                                               
Transportation  and Public  Facilities (DOT)  to ensure  that the                                                               
bill  contained  the  appropriate language  for  putting  traffic                                                               
control devices  around all  schools.  She  said, "Section  1 was                                                               
added  in to  update the  uniform system  of traffic  marking and                                                               
posting,"  and  Section  2  updates AS  19.10.040  and  adds  the                                                               
definition of  "school."   Sections 3 and  4 update  AS 19.10.050                                                               
with regard  to markings, postings,  and signals,  she explained,                                                               
"so,  it's  just letting  them  know  that  we  need to  use  our                                                               
definition of school,  which is a little bit  broader than saying                                                               
we need to  cover our charter schools and all  public schools and                                                               
religious  schools."    Section  5 is  similar  to  the  previous                                                               
version,  "and  Section 6  is  our  definition of  school,  which                                                               
remains the  same."   She summarized that  the CS  just clarifies                                                               
what needs to be  done in making sure that DOT  is allowed to use                                                               
the different types of appropriate traffic control devices.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:12:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 8:11 a.m. to 8:12 a.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:12:49 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  LEDOUX  announced that  CSHB  317  would be  held  over                                                               
because the committee just received  it today.  She was expecting                                                               
someone from DOT to discuss the fiscal implications of the CS.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MS.  CLOSTER said  DOT  is  present. The  fiscal  note will  drop                                                               
dramatically, according to DOT, but  there will not be an updated                                                               
fiscal note until the CS has been adopted.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:13:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CONNIE    MCKENZIE,    Legislative   Liaison,    Department    of                                                               
Transportation & Public Facilities  (DOT), said DOT's traffic and                                                               
safety engineers are reviewing the  CS and preparing a new fiscal                                                               
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
8:14:31 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX  said she would like  to see the fiscal  note, so                                                               
she withdrew  her objection to adopting  the CS.  There  being no                                                               
objection, Version U was before the committee.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
[CSHB 317 was held over.]