01/28/1994 03:45 PM Senate RES

 SENATOR MILLER announced  HB  59  (APPROP: VETS' LAND DISCOUNT                
 REFUND) to be up for consideration.                                           
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ELDON MULDER testified that this bill has been                 
 around for a long time.  It is a bill that has merit, he said, and            
 explained in 1978 the land discount program was implemented.  In              
 1979 an additional discount was given to veterans.  A court                   
 decision in 1983 halted the veterans discount and a year later the            
 legislature reestablished it again.  The 16th Alaska legislature              
 authorized payment for the discount for those affected between 1983           
 and 1984, but didn't fund the payment.  This bill would fund what             
 the legislature has already authorized.                                       
                                                                               
 Number 210                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR FRANK moved to pass CS for HB 59(MLV) with individual                 
 recommendations.  There were no objections and it was so ordered.