Legislature(2011 - 2012)BUTROVICH 205
03/16/2012 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES
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| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE
March 16, 2012
3:33 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Joe Paskvan, Co-Chair
Senator Thomas Wagoner, Co-Chair
Senator Bill Wielechowski, Vice Chair
Senator Hollis French
Senator Gary Stevens
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Bert Stedman
Senator Lesil McGuire
OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT
Senator Cathy Giessel
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 159
"An Act establishing the Susitna State Forest; and providing for
an effective date."
- SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD
SENATE BILL NO. 205
"An Act establishing the Alaska Chinook research and restoration
endowment fund and relating to grants from the fund."
- MOVED CSSB 205(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 205
SHORT TITLE: CHINOOK RESEARCH & RESTORATION ENDOWMENT
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) OLSON
02/21/12 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/21/12 (S) RES, FIN
03/12/12 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/12/12 (S) Heard & Held
03/12/12 (S) MINUTE(RES)
03/14/12 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/14/12 (S) Heard & Held
03/14/12 (S) MINUTE(RES)
03/16/12 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH
03/16/12 (S) Moved CSSB 205(RES) out of Committee
WITNESS REGISTER
DAVID SCOTT, Staff
Senator Donny Olson
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions related to SB 205 on
behalf of the sponsor.
MARY JACKSON, Chief of Staff
Senator Tom Wagoner
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained Amendment 1 for SB 205.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:33:21 PM
CO-CHAIR THOMAS WAGONER called the Senate Resources Standing
Committee meeting to order at 3:33 p.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators French, Stevens, Co-Chair Paskvan, and Co-
Chair Wagoner. Senators Wielechowski arrived shortly thereafter.
SB 205-CHINOOK RESEARCH & RESTORATION ENDOWMENT
3:33:34 PM
CO-CHAIR WAGONER announced that SB 205 was before the committee.
SENATOR FRENCH asked which version of the bill was before the
committee.
3:34:04 PM
DAVID SCOTT, staff, Senator Donny Olson, said that version D was
the working draft before the committee.
CO-CHAIR WAGONER requested a review of version D and stated that
he would be offering an amendment to the bill.
MR. SCOTT explained that the bill sets up the [Alaska Chinook
salmon research and restoration] endowment fund and creates a
board to administer the earnings from the fund in the hopes of
creating a stable revenue stream for interdisciplinary research
for King Salmon. He said the last true runs of King Salmon are
in Alaska.
CO-CHAIR WAGONER moved to adopt Amendment 1.
AMENDMENT 1
Page 4, line 2:
Delete "Palm Point near Katalla"
Insert "Cape Suckling"
Page 4, lines 7-8:
Delete ",Kanak Island, Wingham Island, and
Kayak Island"
Page 4, lines 12-13:
Delete "Palm Point near Katalla"
Insert "Cape Suckling"
Page 6, lines 12-13:
Delete "based on the dependence of Alaska
residents on the stocks"
Insert "taking into consideration the use of
the stocks by Alaska residents"
SENATOR PASKVAN objected for discussion purposes.
MARY JACKSON, staff, Senator Tom Wagoner, explained that
Amendment 1 accomplishes two things. It revises the areas that
are defined in the bill and makes a slight revision of the
language. She referred to a map that shows that the fishing
region in the central part goes from Cape Suckling to the Cook
Inlet. She said the amendment is at the request of United
Fishermen of Alaska and the sponsor is in agreement.
MS. JACKSON referred to page 6, lines 12 and 13, where language
was changed from "based on the dependence of Alaska residents on
the stocks" to "taking into consideration the use of the stocks
by Alaska residents." She noted that the sponsor concurred with
the change.
She referred to a previous discussion of the word "or" on page
6, line 25. She reported that Legislative Legal said the word
"or" is not necessary except at the end of line 25.
SENATOR STEVENS asked about line 18 on page 6, the words "the
board shall give priority to grant applications." He questioned
if any one of the options would be enough.
MS. JACKSON answered that any one option would be enough.
SENATOR STEVENS concluded that if (4)"declined significantly
from historic yield levels" was true, that statement alone would
suffice.
MS. JACKSON agreed.
SENATOR PASKVAN withdrew his objection. [Amendment 1 was
adopted.]
SENATOR PASKVAN moved to report the CS for SB 205, version D, as
amended by Amendment 1, from committee with individual
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being
no objection, CSSB 205(RES) was reported from the Senate
Resources Standing Committee.
3:40:43 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Co-Chair Wagoner adjourned the Senate Resources Standing
Committee at 3:40 p.m.
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