Legislature(2003 - 2004)
03/19/2003 03:16 PM House L&C
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HB 111-EXTEND REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA CHAIR ANDERSON announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 111, "An Act extending the termination date of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date." CHAIRMAN ANDERSON informed the committee that he was assigning HB 111 to a subcommittee consisting of himself and Representatives Dahlstrom and Guttenberg. He announced that the subcommittee would meet next Thursday, March 27, 2003. He requested that interested parties provide a one-page position statement identifying their suggested changes. Number 0152 DAVE HARBOUR, Chair, Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA), thanked the committee for its role in the confirmation process. He discussed the circumstances under which he took the position as chair of the RCA. He commented on the RCA's dedicated staff of specialists. Mr. Harbour related that he feels a special sense of mission from the legislature and governor because one appointed him and the other confirmed him. He pointed out that after some 2,000 orders since the RCA was created in 1999, only about 15 major appeals have occurred. Virtually all of those appeals have been sustained by the court system, with the exception of one which was turned back for a procedural reason. Mr. Harbour emphasized the importance of RCA's communication with the legislature, the administration, as well as the regulated community. He encouraged dialogue about improving the processes effecting the public interest and maximizing the RCA's efficiencies. CHAIR ANDERSON reiterated that HB 111 will be held and heard in subcommittee next week.
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