04/01/2019 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

             HJR 10-SUPPORTING ROAD BELT ELECTRICAL LINE                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:05:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  TARR announced  that the  first  order of  business would  be                                                         
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10, Supporting  development of the road belt                                                         
electrical  transmission  line;  and   urging  members  of  the  Alaska                                                         
delegation in Congress to pursue the  development of this high- voltage                                                         
electrical line in the interior of the state.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
[Before  the committee  was CSHJR 10(ENE),  reported  out of the  House                                                         
Special Committee on Energy on 3/15/19.]                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:06:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  TARR  moved  to adopt  Amendment  1,  labeled  31-LS0596\U.1,                                                         
Fisher, 3/19/19.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, following line 15:                                                                                                 
           Insert new material to read:                                                                                         
           "WHEREAS  development  of  the  road  belt   electrical                                                            
     transmission  line would  benefit the  agricultural  industry                                                              
     in  the  Delta Junction  area  by  allowing the  industry  to                                                              
     become   more   cost  effective   and  competitive   and   by                                                              
     increasing the industry's ability to expand; and"                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 28, following "Interior,":                                                                                    
          Insert "the Honorable Sonny Perdue, United States                                                                     
     Secretary of Agriculture;"                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER objected for discussion purposes.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  TARR  explained  Amendment  1  relates  to  the  agricultural                                                         
opportunities that  could be  expanded by  the intertie  project within                                                         
CSHJR  10(ENE).   She  said  the amendment  is  supported  by the  bill                                                         
sponsor.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:06:44 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER removed his objection.   There being no further                                                         
objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TALERICO  expressed  appreciation for  the  committee's                                                         
consideration of the bill.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:07:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOPKINS  moved to  report  CSHJR  10(ENE), labeled  31-                                                         
LS0596\U, as amended, out of  committee with individual recommendations                                                         
and the accompanying  fiscal notes.  There being  no further objection,                                                         
CSHJR  10(RES)  was  reported  out  of  the  House  Resources  Standing                                                         
Committee.