02/23/1994 09:15 AM Senate FIN

  CSHB 59:  An Act  making  a  special  appropriation  to  the                 
            Department                                                         
  (MLV)     of  Natural  Resources  for   refunds  to  certain                 
            veterans  who   purchased  state   land  and   for                 
            reimbursement to the University  of Alaska for the                 
            veterans'   land   discount   applied    to   land                 
            transferred  to  the  University  of  Alaska;  and                 
            providing for an effective date.                                   
                                                                               
            Representative Mulder, co-sponsor of HB 59,  spoke                 
            in support of CSHB 59(MLV).   Senator Rieger MOVED                 
            an amendment changing the date on line 13 to  June                 
            30, 1995,  and deleting  line 14  (Sec.  3).   The                 
            amendment was ADOPTED with no objections.  SCSCSHB
(FIN) was REPORTED  out of committee with  a "do                 
            pass" and a zero fiscal note for the Department of                 
            Natural Resources.                                                 
                                                                               
  CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59(MLV):                                               
                                                                               
       An Act making a special appropriation to the Department                 
       of  Natural Resources  for refunds to  certain veterans                 
       who purchased state  land and for reimbursement  to the                 
       University of  Alaska for  the veterans' land  discount                 
       applied  to  land  transferred  to  the  University  of                 
       Alaska; and providing for an effective date.                            
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  announced  that  HB   59  was  before  the                 
  committee and invited  Representative Mulder to come  to the                 
  table.                                                                       
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE MULDER said HB 59  dealt with making veterans                 
  and  the  University,  who  purchased  land under  the  land                 
  discount program, eligible for reimbursement.                                
                                                                               
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  He said that the Sixteenth  Legislature passed HB 134  which                 
  made the current veterans land  benefit retroactive to April                 
  1993 but no  appropriation was included in that bill.  HB 59                 
  would reimburse anyone  eligible for  their discount in  the                 
  land  purchase  or  transfer.   He  said  the Department  of                 
  Natural Resources supported this legislation.                                
                                                                               
  In answer to Senator Rieger, Representative Mulder said this                 
  bill was drafted  last year  and the date  would need to  be                 
  changed.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Senator Rieger  MOVED amendment 1 which would update page 1,                 
  line  13  to  June 30,  1995,  and  delete  Section 3.    No                 
  objection being heard, it was ADOPTED.                                       
                                                                               
  Senator  Kelly  MOVED for  passage  of SCSCSHB  59(FIN) from                 
  committee  with  individual recommendations.    No objection                 
  being heard, it  was REPORTED  OUT of committee  with a  "do                 
  pass"  and zero fiscal  note for  the Department  of Natural                 
  Resources.    Co-chairs Pearce  and  Frank,  Senators Jacko,                 
  Kelly and Rieger signed "do pass."