03/14/2022 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

         SB 190-EXTEND REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:52:14 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO announced  the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
190  "An Act  extending the  termination date  of the  Regulatory                                                               
Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:52:24 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:53:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO reconvened  the meeting and solicited  a motion to                                                               
adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS).                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:53:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR REVAK moved  to adopt the work draft CS  for SB 190, work                                                               
order 32-LS1525\I, as the working document.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:53:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO objected for an explanation of the changes.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:53:48 PM                                                                                                                    
MELODIE  WILTERDINK, Staff,  Senator Mia  Costello, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska,   presented  the  changes  between                                                               
version A and version I of SB 190.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     Sec. 1  Page 1, Lines 4-9                                                                                                
     Adds  legislative  intent  language to  uncodified  law                                                                    
     which  states  that it  is  the  intent to  extend  the                                                                    
     Regulatory  Commission of  Alaska every  five years  to                                                                    
     take  into  account  the term  length  of  legislators,                                                                    
     providing  for  awareness  of the  commission  and  its                                                                    
     purpose through legislative review and debate.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     Sec.  2     AS  44.66.010(a)(3)  Page  1,  Lines  10-13                                                                  
     Changes  the expiration  date for  the commission  from                                                                    
     2030 to 2027.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:54:56 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS  said he  appreciates  the  five year  extension                                                               
instead of eight years.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COSTELLO stated  that  she supports  the  addition of  the                                                               
legislative intent to extend the  commission just five years, not                                                               
because there  is a  problem, but because  the audit  provides an                                                               
opportunity for  legislative oversight  of this  very significant                                                               
commission. She  noted that Senator Stevens  previously mentioned                                                               
that  it is  possible to  serve in  the legislature  and have  no                                                               
interaction  with  the  Regulatory Commission  of  Alaska  unless                                                               
specific legislation is brought forward.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:56:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO removed  her objection.  There  being no  further                                                               
objection,  CSSB 190,  version  I was  adopted.  She invited  the                                                               
sponsor to comment.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:56:56 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR ROBERT  MYERS, Alaska State Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,                                                               
sponsor  of SB  190, thanked  the committee  for considering  the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COSTELLO solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:57:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR REVAK moved  to report CSSB 190,  work order 32-LS1525\I,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:57:48 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COSTELLO  found  no  objection   and  CSSB  190(L&C),  was                                                               
reported from the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.