04/07/2005 01:30 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 83                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety                                                                      
     Commission."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SUZANNE CUNNINGHAM,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE  MEYER, introduced                                                                   
the new CS for HB 83.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Weyhrauch MOVED  to ADOPT the work draft to HB
, labeled  24-LS0372\Y,  Bullock, 4/7/05.   There  being NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE  LEDOUX, sponsor, noted  that she is                                                                   
comfortable  with the changes  in the new  CS.  She  reported                                                                   
that it  changes the extension  date until 2008,  but sunsets                                                                   
in 2006 if the governor has not yet made an appointment.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative   Weyhrauch   asked   why  there   are   three                                                                   
representatives from  local governments.  Ms.  LeDoux replied                                                                   
that  local governments  are  important  to the  process  and                                                                   
would be an asset to this commission.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Co-Chair Meyer related that changes  were made in Sections 6,                                                                   
7, and 8.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Stoltze asked  if it  is assumed  that the  local                                                                   
government would have some history  with seismic occurrences.                                                                   
Representative  LeDoux  replied yes  and  added  that she  is                                                                   
comfortable with the language.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Meyer  summarized  that   if  the  commission  were                                                                   
extended,  in 2008  another  sunset audit  would  be done  to                                                                   
evaluate the progress.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster  moved to report  CSHB 83 (FIN)  out of                                                                   
Committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal notes.  There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 83 (FIN) was REPORTED out  of Committee with a "do pass"                                                                   
recommendation  and with  a new  indeterminate fiscal  impact                                                                   
note  by Military  and  Veterans  Affairs,  and with  a  zero                                                                   
fiscal impact note #2 by Department of Natural Resources.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:55:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
At ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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