04/29/2005 01:30 PM House RULES

HB 249-ENHANCED 911 SURCHARGES & SYSTEMS                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:13:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG announced  that the first order  of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  249,  "An  Act  relating  to  enhanced  911                                                               
surcharges imposed by a municipality."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:13:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL  moved to  adopt  CSHB  249, Version  24-                                                               
LS0853\I, Cook,  4/27/05, as the  working document.   There being                                                               
no objection, Version I was before the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:13:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MIKE HAWKER,  Alaska State  Legislature, sponsor,                                                               
characterized the  changes encompassed  in Version I  as cleanup.                                                               
He  highlighted that  on page  2,  line 26,  language that  would                                                               
provide  statutory constraints  and guidance  with regard  to the                                                               
notification of  customers was eliminated  because it  belongs in                                                               
regulation rather than  statute.  The title, under  Section 4, of                                                               
AS  29.35.134 is  now multi-line  telephone  systems rather  than                                                               
telecommunications systems.   At  the request of  Chair Rokeberg,                                                               
[on  page 4],  line 21,  the language  "E 911"  is replaced  with                                                               
"enhanced 911".                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:15:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR ROKEBERG, upon  determining there were no  questions and no                                                               
one else who wished to testify, closed public testimony.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:15:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  COGHILL moved  to  report CSHB  249, Version  24-                                                               
LS0853\I,  Cook,  4/27/05,  out   of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no  objection, CSHB  249(RLS)  was reported  out  of House  Rules                                                               
Standing Committee.