04/10/2012 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES

          HCR 24-STATE FOOD RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:35:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  WAGONER announced  the consideration  of HCR 24.  [CSHCR
(FIN) was before the committee.]                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:36:30 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE  BILL STOLTZE,  sponsor of  HCR 24,  said the  bill                                                              
seeks  to establish  a  state  food resource  development  working                                                              
group with  the primary goal of  producing more locally  grown and                                                              
harvested  food  items,  including  seafood,  to  be  consumed  in                                                              
Alaska,  by   Alaskans.  He  noted   that  the  governor's   staff                                                              
indicated  that it  was receptive  to the idea.  The resolves  ask                                                              
the  state agencies  to work  together  with farmer's,  fishermen,                                                              
cattle ranchers  and shellfish growers,  and the governor  will be                                                              
the facilitator. This is an opportunity to work together.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:41:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  WAGONER asked  how the  resolution was  accepted in  the                                                              
other body.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STOLTZE replied it had 31 co-sponsors.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:42:54 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease from 3:42 to 3:45 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI joined the committee.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:43:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  WAGONER  reconvened  the  meeting  and  briefed  Senator                                                              
Wielechowski.  He  asked for  a  motion  to bring  the  resolution                                                              
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:43:46 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to bring HCR 24 before the committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  WAGONER objected  for  discussion  purposes. Finding  no                                                              
questions or discussion, he asked the will of the committee.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:44:08 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MCGUIRE  moved to  report  CSHCR 24(FIN)  from  committee                                                              
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR WAGONER removed his objection, and seeing no further                                                                   
objection announced that CSHCR 24(FIN) moved from the Senate                                                                    
Resources Standing Committee.