04/07/2017 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES

               SB  65-JONESVILLE PUBLIC USE AREA                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:30:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  GIESSEL  announced  consideration  of SB  65  saying  that                                                               
changes to meet  the intent of the legislation  were requested by                                                               
Senator Coghill, the Department  of Natural Resources, Department                                                               
of Transportation and Public Facilities, and the Court System.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:30:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MEYER joined the committee.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:31:10 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COGHILL moved to adopt  CS SB 65, version 30-LS0387\R, as                                                               
the working document.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GIESSEL objected  for an  explanation of  the changes  and                                                               
invited her staff to present those.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
AKIS  GIALOPSOS,   staff  to  Senator  Giessel   and  the  Senate                                                               
Resources  Committee, Alaska  State Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,                                                               
explained  the changes  in CSSB  65\R,  corrected explanation  of                                                               
changes from version \J.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
He noted  that Mr. Cox  from the Department of  Natural Resources                                                               
(DNR) and Mrs. Fair, Statewide  Right-of-Way Chief, Department of                                                               
Transportation and  Public Facilities  (DOTPF) were  available to                                                               
answer questions.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The changes are:                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:32:39 PM                                                                                                                    
1.  Page  1,  Lines  10-12:  Simplifies  and  clarifies  language                                                               
stating  protecting fish  and wildlife  habitat  will ensure  the                                                               
continued recreational use of the proposed area.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2.  Page 2,  Line  10: Adds  the words  "to  the extent  workload                                                               
permits"  to  protect  the state  against  any  potential  action                                                               
regarding  timely creation  and  implementation  of a  management                                                               
plan,  particularly  since  no   funding  was  attached  to  this                                                               
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3. Page  2: Removes language  in previous version (Page  2, Lines                                                               
15-16)  preventing  the  Department  of  Natural  Resources  from                                                               
selling surface estate within the proposed use area.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4. Page 2: Removes language  from previous version (Page 2, Lines                                                               
23-25) requiring the Department  of Natural Resources to identify                                                               
wetlands within the proposed use area.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:33:25 PM                                                                                                                    
5. Page 2, Line 20-24:  Clarifies language stating that the state                                                               
cannot exercise eminent domain to  add private land for placement                                                               
into the proposed  use area. It also  specifically clarifies that                                                               
any  privately-owned   parcels  within  the  proposed   area  are                                                               
protected from eminent domain for inclusion. (DOTPF concerns)                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:33:44 PM                                                                                                                    
6. Page 6, Lines 8-18: Restructures  Section 2. to conform to the                                                               
current  process  for  adoption   of  a  bail  schedule.  Removes                                                               
language  from the  previous version  that unintentionally  would                                                               
have placed the  Alaska Supreme Court out of  compliance with the                                                               
adoption of a bail schedule. (Court System and DNR concerns)                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL  thanked him, removed her  objection, and announced                                                               
that version R was adopted.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:34:49 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COGHILL  moved to report  CSSB 65(RES), version  \R, from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered.