04/12/2024 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

           SB 239-AIDEA WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:25:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN announced  the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
239 "An  Act relating  to the  Alaska Industrial  Development and                                                               
Export Authority;  and relating to workforce  housing development                                                               
projects."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:25:34 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DUNBAR, sponsor of SB 239,  provided a brief recap of the                                                               
bill. He said SB 239 would  change the specified tasks for Alaska                                                               
Industrial Development  and Export  Authority (AIDEA)  to include                                                               
workforce  housing   development.  He  noted  that   a  scheduled                                                               
testifier,  an  economist  from the  University  of  Alaska,  was                                                               
called away just  prior to this meeting, but  would be submitting                                                               
written testimony that would accompany this bill.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  DUNBAR said  the bill  was  developed with  a number  of                                                               
organizations,  including   AIDEA  and  Alaska   Housing  Finance                                                               
Corporation  (AHFC). He  said  SB 239  is  relatively narrow  and                                                               
targeted at five  [housing] units and above with  a definition of                                                               
workforce housing based on income.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
2:27:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN opened  public testimony on SB  239; finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:27:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:27:45 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report SB  239,  work order  33-                                                               
LS1072\A,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:28:01 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:28:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BJORKMAN reconvened  the  meeting and  requested that  the                                                               
motion be restated.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:28:49 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  GRAY-JACKSON moved  to  report SB  239,  work order  33-                                                               
LS1072\B,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:29:12 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN  found no objection  and SB 239 was  reported from                                                               
the Senate Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.