03/25/2014 07:00 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Relating to the continuation of the Task Force on                                                                          
     Unmanned Aircraft Systems.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
7:30:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative   Costello  MOVED   to  ADOPT   the  proposed                                                                    
committee  substitute for  HCR  15,  Work Draft  28-LS1190\C                                                                    
(Strasbaugh, 3/25/14).                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
DANIEL   GEORGE,   STAFF,   REPRESENTATIVE   BILL   STOLTZE,                                                                    
explained  that the  only change  in the  CS was  located on                                                                    
page 2, lines 25 through  28. The bill originally designated                                                                    
that the task force would  include three public members; the                                                                    
language had been  changed to include one  public member and                                                                    
two industry representatives.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze  asked the  sponsor  to  clarify that  the                                                                    
change did not reduce the  public members, but reflected the                                                                    
bill's  intent.   REPRESENTATIVE  SHELLEY   HUGHES,  SPONSOR                                                                    
agreed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze  explained that there was  no diminution of                                                                    
the public members. The bill  had always included one public                                                                    
member, which was clarified in the change.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
7:32:14 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
further OBJECTION, Workdraft 28-LS1190\C was ADOPTED.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze  asked if the  sponsor had  any discussions                                                                    
with the  Legislative Affairs Agency.  Representative Hughes                                                                    
replied  in the  affirmative. She  elaborated that  the bill                                                                    
specified that one  of the public hearings would  be held at                                                                    
the University of  Alaska test site in  Fairbanks. She noted                                                                    
that a cost  was associated with travel  to Fairbanks, which                                                                    
was clearly indicated in the fiscal note.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze  noted  that   the  fiscal  note  did  not                                                                    
increase,  but  accurately   reflected  what  would  happen.                                                                    
Representative Hughes agreed.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara MOVED Amendment 1:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 3, line 8:                                                                                                            
      Following "privacy" insert "and public safety"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Costello OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara pointed to page  3, line 8 and specified                                                                    
that the  amendment would add  the identification  of public                                                                    
safety  concerns   following  language  pertaining   to  the                                                                    
identification of potential  privacy concerns. He elaborated                                                                    
that  drones crashed  and sometimes  crashed into  populated                                                                    
areas.  He  wanted  to  ensure that  the  task  force  could                                                                    
recommend law changes  to the legislature in  the event that                                                                    
contracted  drones  were  being  used  in  highly  populated                                                                    
areas, which  could be dangerous.  He used  the hypothetical                                                                    
example  of  the  use  of  drones  over  highways  by  state                                                                    
troopers to  detect speeders.  He wanted  the task  force to                                                                    
have the  ability to make  recommendations on a  state level                                                                    
to the  legislature and  on a federal  level to  the Federal                                                                    
Aviation Administration.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze  wondered  why  the  bill  used  the  word                                                                    
"problems" instead  of "concerns."  He opined that  the word                                                                    
problem had  a negative connotation; whereas,  a concern was                                                                    
something  to be  attentive  to.  Representative Hughes  was                                                                    
fine with the change.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
7:36:05 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
7:36:39 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stoltze  MOVED to AMEND  Amendment 1.  He explained                                                                    
that the intent was to  replace the word "problems" with the                                                                    
word  "concerns" following  the  words  "privacy and  public                                                                    
safety."                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There being NO  OBJECTION, the amendment to  Amendment 1 was                                                                    
ADOPTED.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Costello WITHDREW  her OBJECTION to Amendment                                                                    
1.  There  being  NO  further  OBJECTION,  Amendment  1  was                                                                    
ADOPTED as amended.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
7:37:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Costello discussed  that  the fiscal  impact                                                                    
note from  the Legislature included  a cost of $8,900  in FY                                                                    
15 through FY 17 and zero impact in FY 18 through FY 20.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Neuman  MOVED to  REPORT  CSHCR  15(FIN) out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, CSHCR  15(FIN) was REPORTED out of                                                                    
committee with a  "do pass" recommendation and  with one new                                                                    
fiscal impact note from the Legislature.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
7:39:00 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
7:40:47 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED