03/05/2008 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 344                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to distribution of the Alaska                                                                             
     Administrative Code and Alaska Administrative Register;                                                                    
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
JASON  HOOLEY, SPECIAL  ASSISTANT, OFFICE  OF THE  LIEUTENANT                                                                   
GOVERNOR, explained  HB 344 as  an attempt to save  the State                                                                   
some money. The  bill allows local governments to  opt out of                                                                   
receiving  paper copies.  All the  material on  the paper  is                                                                   
available online;  that access is  not impacted by  the bill.                                                                   
The  Lt.  Governor's  Office currently  spends  over  $22,000                                                                   
annually  to  distribute  the   materials.  The  fiscal  note                                                                   
reflects uncertainty  regarding how many  municipalities will                                                                   
opt out.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair Meyer referred to the fiscal note.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Chenault asked for clarity if SB 257 was the                                                                           
companion bill. Mr. Hooley replied that it was.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Chenault  Representative Hawker  MOVED to  report HB
  out of  Committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                                   
with zero  fiscal note by the  Office of the  Governor. There                                                                   
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 344 was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass"                                                                           
recommendation and with zero fiscal note by the Office of                                                                       
the Governor.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
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