Legislature(2013 - 2014)CAPITOL 120
03/04/2013 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SJR2 | |
| SJR6 | |
| HB83 | |
| HB105 | |
| HB81 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 104 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 105 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SJR 2 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | SJR 6 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 83 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 81 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SJR 2 - LIMIT FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN STATE
1:13:10 PM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the first order of business would be
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2(JUD), Commending and
supporting actions taken by the Office of the Governor, the
attorney general, and the commissioner of natural resources to
protect the state from federal government incursion into the
care and management of state resources and to promote the
economic prosperity of the state; and urging the United States
Congress and the President of the United States to limit federal
government overreach into management of state resources.
1:13:26 PM
SENATOR FRED DYSON, Alaska State Legislature, sponsor, said of
CSSJR 2(JUD), "It's basically saying to the feds, 'We can manage
our own area and please don't keep extending your reach and
interfering with our stewardship of our land and slowing down
... development.'" Paraphrasing from a February 21, 2012,
article written by the Senate majority press secretary, he
offered his understanding that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski has
also spoken on the issue of federal overreach.
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG referred to the language on page 1,
lines 11-12, of CSSJR 2(JUD) that reads, "challenged the federal
government in court for its misuse of the Endangered Species
Act", and suggested that the word, "interpretation" be used
instead of the word "misuse"; the language would then read,
"challenged the federal government in court for its
interpretation of the Endangered Species Act". He offered his
understanding that a court of appeals has recently ruled in
favor of the federal government and against the state in a case
involving polar bears.
SENATOR DYSON said he would not object to such a change, and
acknowledged that it might improve the resolution.
CHAIR KELLER closed public testimony on SJR 2.
1:17:42 PM
REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG made a motion to adopt Amendment 1, to
replace the word, "misuse" on page 1, line 12, with the word,
"interpretation". There being no objection, Amendment 1 was
adopted.
1:18:07 PM
REPRESENTATIVE PRUITT moved to report CSSJR 2(JUD), as amended,
out of committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection,
HCS CSSJR 2(JUD) was reported from the House Judiciary Standing
Committee.