Legislature(2015 - 2016)HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/13/2016 08:30 AM House FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB170 | |
| HB194 | |
| HB311 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | HB 311 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SB 170 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 194 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 170(RES)
"An Act authorizing the Department of Natural
Resources, division of geological and geophysical
surveys, to collect fees for facilities, equipment,
products, and services; relating to accounting for
certain program receipts; and providing for an
effective date."
8:38:48 AM
SENATOR CATHY GIESSEL, SPONSOR, relayed that the bill was
another revenue generating step for the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR). She relayed that the Geologic
Materials Center (GMC) functioned as the main repository
for geologic materials from all over Alaska and was similar
to a library; i.e., companies and agencies went to the GMC
to look at the rocks and determine mineral content or other
information regarding resource extraction. She elaborated
that the materials had been stored in conex boxes and were
degenerating. The department purchased a shuttered retail
building "a couple years ago" at a reduced price, located
in Eagle River and converted it to the GMC. She detailed
that Repsol had discovered "promising materials" in the GMC
that led to their recent oil discovery in the Colville
Delta that could contain 500 million to 3.7 billion barrels
of oil. The bill allowed DNR to set and collect fees for
entry into the GMC and use of its facilities. She
referenced page 2, lines 25 through 26 of the legislation
that was modified in the Senate Resources Committee that
allowed student's free admission. She reported that the
fiscal note pointed to revenue generation through program
receipts.
Co-Chair Neuman stated that he liked the concept. He asked
about viewing areas. Senator Giessel replied that there
were many shelves of sample cores as well as viewing rooms
where cores from certain areas could be examined.
Co-Chair Thompson OPENED public testimony.
Co-Chair Thompson CLOSED public testimony.
Vice-Chair Saddler discussed the fiscal note from DNR. He
noted that the fiscal note (FN 2 (DNR)) included revenue
estimates.
8:44:37 AM
Co-Chair Neuman MOVED to REPORT CSSB 170(RES) out of
committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal note.
CSSB 170(RES) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with one previously published
fiscal note: FN2 (DNR).
8:45:04 AM
AT EASE
8:48:03 AM
RECONVENED