02/24/1993 05:00 PM House ECO

  CHAIRWOMAN MACLEAN informed the Task Force that $50,000 had                  
  been provided by the Speaker of the House for Task Force                     
  work to be carried on during the session and the interim.                    
  She asked members to review the committee substitute for HB
 regarding procurement, which was introduced last session                 
  on March 20, 1992, and did not get through the Senate,                       
  stating that it is a good bill which could fall within the                   
  Task Force's area of economic development; and, she                          
  requested that members review the packet of letters received                 
  from the business community and come prepared at the meeting                 
  in two weeks to recommend legislation or submit a draft of                   
  possible legislation to her sooner, and that members also                    
  review all legislation currently in their respective                         
  committees and identify any bills relative to economic                       
  development the Task Force might want to pursue.                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRWOMAN MACLEAN directed Task Force members' attention to                 
  their copies of the proposed mission statement and asked for                 
  suggested changes; there were none.                                          
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON recommended the Task Force support the                 
  Made In Alaska program                                                       
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE JERRY MACKIE suggested the Task Force divide                  
  itself into work groups according to regional concerns to                    
  generate recommendations for legislation.                                    
                                                                               
  CHAIRWOMAN MACLEAN asked Representative Mackie to submit                     
  this suggestion in writing so it could be pursued during the                 
  interim.                                                                     
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE JEANNETTE JAMES advised that the state should                 
  join forces with the Native corporations to form a powerful                  
  force against federal control.                                               
                                                                               
  CHAIRWOMAN MACLEAN pointed out this would begin during the                   
  Mini-Summit's section on rural development.                                  
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  CHAIRWOMAN MACLEAN adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m.