04/27/1996 01:20 PM House FIN

  SENATE BILL 307                                                              
                                                                               
       "An Act authorizing the Department of Natural Resources                 
       to  exchange with  the  federal government  state  land                 
       within, and adjoining, Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area                 
       for federal land adjacent to  Fall Creek; and providing                 
       for an effective date."                                                 
                                                                               
  JAMES DIERINGER III,  STAFF, SENATOR  STEVE FRANK, spoke  in                 
  support of SB 307  noting that it would authorize  the State                 
  of Alaska to exchange  a 960 acre parcel near  Gustavus with                 
  the  federal  government  in  order  to  construct  a  mini-                 
  hydroelectric power  plant.    Under  the  legislation,  the                 
  federal  government  would  receive  a   parcel  which  lies                 
  adjacent to Glacier Bay National  Park--land that is already                 
  dedicated as  a critical habitat  area for sand  hill cranes                 
  and other  wetland  wildlife.   The  State would  receive  a                 
  parcel that is  situated near both the existing diesel power                 
  generation  plant and  Fall  Creek.   The  parcel does  have                 
  sufficient water flow to generate hydro-electric power.                      
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Foster  MOVED to  report CS  SB  307 (FIN)  out of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal note.  There being  NO OBJECTION, it was                 
                                                                               
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  so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                               
  CS  SB 307 (FIN)  was reported out  of Committee with  a "do                 
  pass"  recommendations  and  with  a   fiscal  note  by  the                 
  Department of Natural Resources dated 4/23/96.