01/24/1994 01:35 PM House FIN

  HB 18     An Act relating to police protection service areas                 
            in municipalities.                                                 
                                                                               
            CS HB 18 (CRA) was reported out  of Committee with                 
            "no recommendations" and with a fiscal impact note                 
            by the Department of Public Safety.                                
  HOUSE BILL 18                                                                
                                                                               
       "An Act relating to police  protection service areas in                 
       municipalities."                                                        
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Larson  summarized  the  previous  discussion  and                 
  action taken by the Committee on HB 18.                                      
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE CON BUNDE noted the  legislation would not be                 
  limited to the Municipality of Anchorage and that the fiscal                 
  impact  could   be  determined   after  each  service   area                 
  determined the  level desired.   The  training period  would                 
  last eighteen months.                                                        
                                                                               
  Representative  Brown  asked  if the  Department  of  Public                 
  Safety  was  currently  using  funds  to protect  the  areas                 
  specified in the  legislation.  Representative Bunde  stated                 
  currently, basic level service is  available to all citizens                 
  of the State although, no additional services would be added                 
  to the Hillside area in Anchorage.                                           
                                                                               
  Discussion followed amongst  Committee members regarding the                 
  cost of  the fiscal  note and  the services  which would  be                 
  rendered, resulting from that cost.                                          
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  MacLean  expressed  concern  that the  legislation                 
  could create a statutory problem in Title 29.                                
                                                                               
  PATTI  SWENSON,  AID  TO  REPRESENTATIVE  BUNDE,  noted  the                 
  proposed   legislation   would   provide  a   constitutional                 
  amendment  to Title 29 and it would supercede Title 21.  She                 
  referenced  the  memo  from  Tam  Cook from  Legal  Services                 
  verifying that information.                                                  
                                                                               
  Discussion followed regarding the  differences in protection                 
  as offered by the State Troopers and the local police.                       
                                                                               
  C.E. SWACKHAMMER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC                 
  SAFETY (DPS),  noted that the State Trooper's policy for the                 
  Hillside area would reply to life threatening situations.                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  (Tape Change, HFC 94-15, Side 1).                                            
                                                                               
  Co-Chair MacLean questioned if the  State Trooper's would be                 
  under the scrutiny  of the municipalities with  the proposed                 
  legislation.   Mr. Swackhammer  pointed out  that there  are                 
  provisions in  Title 29 regarding  how service areas  can be                 
  formed.                                                                      
                                                                               
  Representative Therriault MOVED to report CS HB 18 (CRA) out                 
  of Committee  with individual recommendations.   There being                 
  NO OBJECTIONS, it was so ordered.                                            
                                                                               
  Representative Brown MOVED  the accompanying fiscal  note by                 
  the Department  of Public Safety.  There being NO OBJECTION,                 
  it was so ordered.                                                           
                                                                               
  CS  HB  18 (CRA)  was  reported  out of  Committee  with "no                 
  recommendations"  and with a  new fiscal impact  note by the                 
  Department of Public Safety.