Legislature(2005 - 2006)BELTZ 211
02/17/2005 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB87 | |
| SB54 | |
| SB90 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | SB 54 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 87 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 90 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 90-ALASKA TERRITORIAL GUARD DAY
CHAIR GENE THERRIAULT announced SB 90 to be up for
consideration.
4:49:32 PM
SENATOR CHARLIE HUGGINS, sponsor of SB 90, stated Mr. Moore was
prepared to introduce the bill.
RYAN MOORE, staff to Senator Huggins, explained the following
about the Alaska Territorial Guard:
Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese
seized the Islands of Attu and Kiska and bombed Dutch
Harbor. After this happened, Governor Ernest Gruening
was assigned two military aides to assist him in
forming the Alaska Territorial Guard. The first one
was Captain Carl Schneibner and he's responsible for
organizing the Guard in the Interior. The second was
Major Marvin 'Mucktuk' Marston and he was designated
to organize the Guard on the Bering and the Arctic
coast.
These two men's combined efforts resulted in 6,500 -
predominantly Alaska Native men - signing up to
protect the territory and the country.
The Alaska Territorial Guard was disbanded in 1947
though some [guardsmen] were included in the regular
Alaska National Guard as scout battalion.
4:51:33 PM
SENATOR THOMAS WAGONER congratulated Mr. Moore on the work he
did and said the history is very interesting.
SENATOR HUGGINS added this group of people wasn't recognized by
the state and/or nation until recently. Less than 300 of the
original guardsmen are living today one of which is
Representative Carl Moses. There's a great deal of pride
associated with having been a guardsman, he concluded.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked Senator Huggins whether he would object
to removing the finding section and drafting a letter of intent
to accompany the bill.
SENATOR HUGGINS said that would be acceptable. The intent is to
make sure that the essence of the effort is captured.
CHAIR THERRIAULT made the point that findings are the un-
codified section of law and would not appear together.
SENATOR HUGGINS said he would defer to Mr. Moore since he was
the author.
SENATOR KIM ELTON stated that most of the time he would agree
that findings and intent add clutter to a bill. However, the
points made in the findings are important and shouldn't be
forgotten over time. It's awkward, he said, that he feels less
amenable to removing the findings than the sponsor, but he
wanted to put his feelings on record. "In this instance, I think
a finding in law that tells why we're doing this makes sense."
CHAIR THERRIAULT replied he feels there needs to be compelling
reason to have it included. Any interested party should go to
the library to get the full history, he said.
SENATOR ELTON admitted he would agree 99 times out of 100.
CHAIR THERRIAULT asked Mr. Moore whether he had a comment.
MR. MOORE replied he did not.
CHAIR THERRIAULT said he would prefer to remove the findings and
draft a letter of intent.
SENATOR ELTON said he would not object because the sponsor was
agreeing to the change. "This one is just different for me," he
said.
CHAIR THERRIAULT motioned to amend SB 90 by dropping Section 1
and said he would work with sponsor to write a letter of intent
to replace the findings section. There being no objection,
amendment one passed.
He noted there was a zero fiscal note then asked for the will of
the committee.
SENATOR WAGONER motioned to move CSSB 90(STA) from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note. There
being no objection, it was so ordered.
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