04/07/2009 01:00 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION

            HJR  9-CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT CELEBRATION                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:05:04 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR KOOKESH announced the consideration of HJR 9.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PAUL LABOLLE, Staff to Representative  Richard Foster, sponsor of                                                               
HJR  9,  stated  that  this  resolutions  designates  the  Alaska                                                               
Aviation  Heritage Museum  as the  official headquarters  for the                                                               
centennial flight celebration, which will occur in 2013.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:06:23 PM                                                                                                                    
GAYLE  PHILLIPS,  former member  of  the  Alaska Legislature  and                                                               
President  of  the Alaska  Aviation  Museum  Board of  Directors,                                                               
urged the  committee to  pass HJR 9.  Approval of  the resolution                                                               
provides time for the board  to work with other aviation entities                                                               
throughout the state to plan  for this significant anniversary in                                                               
Alaska's aviation  history, she  said. The  board also  will work                                                               
with other museums of flight  throughout the country and world to                                                               
prepare  for  their  participation  in  Alaska's  celebration  of                                                               
motorized  flight.  The  celebration   will  enhance  the  Alaska                                                               
economy and visitor industry.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:07:59 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR PASKVAN joined the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KOOKESH closed  public  testimony  and opened  committee                                                               
discussion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  PASKVAN  said his  staff  reminded  him that  the  first                                                               
flight  in Alaska  took place  at an  exhibition in  Fairbanks on                                                               
July 4,  1913, and  he wonders  why that  isn't reflected  in the                                                               
resolution.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. PHILLIPS  said she  doesn't know  why that  information isn't                                                               
included in the resolution because that is an acknowledged fact.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. LABOLLE suggested he make a friendly conceptual amendment.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:09:32 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR PASKVAN  moved a conceptual  amendment to  recognize that                                                               
the  first  flight  in  Alaska   occurred  July  4,  1913  at  an                                                               
exhibition in Fairbanks Alaska.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KOOKESH  found  no  objection  and  announced  that  the                                                               
conceptual amendment is adopted.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  MEYER  moved  to  report   HJR  9  with  the  conceptual                                                               
amendment  and zero  fiscal note  from committee  with individual                                                               
recommendations. There  being no objection, SCS  HJR 9(TRA) moved                                                               
from the Senate Transportation Standing Committee.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
At ease at 2:10 pm.