05/12/2022 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

              HB 298-ALASKA FOOD STRATEGY TASK FORCE                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:30:32 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGHES  announced the  consideration of  CS FOR  HOUSE BILL                                                               
NO. 298(CRA)  am "An  Act establishing  the Alaska  Food Strategy                                                               
Task Force; and providing for an effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
[SCS   CSHB  298,   work  order   32-LS1398\I,  was   before  the                                                               
committee.]                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HUGHES asked the sponsor if  she had any closing remarks on                                                               
HB 298.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:30:52 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE LIZ  SNYDER, Alaska State  Legislature, Anchorage,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor of HB 298, thanked  the committee for its work on                                                               
the  bill  and  said  she  was  happy  to  answer  any  remaining                                                               
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:31:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HUGHES commented  that HB  298 dovetails  nicely with  the                                                               
governor's work on  food security, picking up  where that project                                                               
left off. Boondoggles  and mega projects have failed  in the past                                                               
and the legislature  does not want that to happen  again. To that                                                               
end,  HB  298  makes  a  concerted  effort  to  include  industry                                                               
participation. She  noted her initial  concern about the  size of                                                               
the Alaska Food Strategy Task Force  but said she now believes it                                                               
will work because the executive committee has just nine members.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HUGHES   found  no  further  questions   or  comments  and                                                               
solicited the will of the committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:31:48 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS  moved to  report HB  298, work  order 32-LS1398\I,                                                               
from committee with individual  recommendations and attached zero                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:32:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HUGHES  found  no  objection and  SCS  CSHB  298(CRA)  was                                                               
reported  from Senate  Community  and  Regional Affairs  Standing                                                               
Committee.