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04/28/2022 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION

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01:02:08 PM Start
01:03:27 PM Confirmation Hearing(s):|| Board of Marine Pilots
01:12:43 PM SB203
01:15:22 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
-- Teleconference <Listen Only> --
+ Consideration of Governor’s Appointees: Board TELECONFERENCED
of Marine Pilots - Les Cronk & Joseph Tougas
+= SB 203 PURPLE HEART TRAIL TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSSB 203(FIN) Out of Committee
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
**Streamed live on AKL.tv** 
                   SB 203-PURPLE HEART TRAIL                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:12:43 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOPKINS  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be CSSB 203(FIN),  "An Act designating the  Alaska marine highway                                                               
system and  portions of  the Parks,  Glenn, Seward,  and Sterling                                                               
Highways  as  a  part  of  the State's  Purple  Heart  Trail  and                                                               
relating to signage and informational displays for the trail."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:13:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
EMMA  TORKELSON,   Staff,  Senator   Josh  Revak,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, introduced SB  203 on behalf of  Senator Josh Revak,                                                               
prime sponsor.  She  stated that the bill would be  a good way to                                                               
support the military community of  Alaska, particularly those who                                                               
have earned  the Purple Heart.   She added that if  the bill were                                                               
passed, Alaska would  have the longest Purple Heart  Trail in the                                                               
U.S.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:14:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCCABE  asked  whether  the bill  has  any  other                                                               
committee referrals.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HOPKINS answered  that  it  has a  referral  to the  House                                                               
Finance Committee due to its sizable fiscal note.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:14:41 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HANNAN  moved  to  report CSSB  203(FIN)  out  of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSSB  203(FIN)  was                                                               
reported out of the House Transportation Standing Committee.