Legislature(2021 - 2022)BUTROVICH 205
02/03/2022 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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HB 148-ALASKA COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 2022 4:23:48 PM CHAIR SHOWER announced the consideration of HOUSE BILL NO. 148 am "An Act relating to the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022." 4:24:23 PM REPRESENTATIVE LADDIE SHAW, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, sponsor of HB 148, introduced the legislation providing highlights from the following sponsor statement that read as follows: [Original punctuation provided.] HB 148 House Bill 148 revises Alaska Statute chapter 38.20, known as the Alaska Coordinate System, to reflect changes in the federal datum used as a base for the coordinate system and to allow for future updates. The system is comprised of rectangular plane coordinates used to define accurate positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth. Currently, forty-eight states have adopted state plane coordinate systems into their statutes. This bill revises the Alaska Coordination System as an ongoing modernization of the U.S National Spatial Reference System to reduce the distortions present in the current system. In addition to improved zone locations, that will cover population and resources areas, a new statewide zone will be created for Alaska. This will reduce the distortion of the projection currently in use and improve the display of statewide geographic data. This is an important and practical step for Alaska to adapt to this coordination system. Alaska will have the advantage of improvements in the geodetic positioning, and with the new gravity-based elevation. This will dramatically improve the ability to measure elevations in Alaska. This modernization effort will benefit scientists, surveyors, design professionals, GIS specialists, and the geospatial community. The improved coordinate system minimizes linear distortions and is designed to include population centers and resource development. I encourage your support in the passage of HB 148 as it is critical to Alaska maintaining accuracy to surveying and mapping. REPRESENTATIVE SHAW deferred further introduction to Reece Williams. 4:25:58 PM CHAIR SHOWER related the ongoing joke between the sponsor and himself that they both completely understand the technical aspects of the bill. He noted the individuals available to provide testimony. 4:26:55 PM REECE WILLIAMS, Staff, Representative Laddie Shaw, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, stated that HB 148 seeks to revise AS 38.20, The Alaska Coordinate System, to reflect changes in the geodetic datum in the 2022 State Plane Coordinate System, and allow future updates. He explained that geodetic datum is a tool that is used to define the shape and size of the earth and the reference point for various coordinate systems used in mapping. Datum is also used in navigation and satellite systems. Most recent federal datums were the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAD 88). He cited the definition of datums from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website, which is "... datums act similar to starting points when you give someone directions. For instance, when you want to tell someone how to get to your house, you give them a starting point that they know, like a crossroads or a building address." 4:28:29 PM MR. WILLIAMS played a short teaching video from the NOAA website. 4:33:11 PM MR. WILLIAMS stated that incorporating new federal datum ensures the state is prepared to make use of the latest and most accurate technology for surveying and mapping. He highlighted that the deadline for the 2020 datum is March 2022. He said the ability to use these new datums is particularly important in light of the billions of dollars in construction money that is forthcoming. MR. WILLIAMS listed the experts who were available to answer questions. CHAIR SHOWER requested an overview of the sectional analysis and fiscal note. 4:34:50 PM MR. WILLIAMS summarized that HB 148 adds language to Title 38 to allow the addition of new datum and the fiscal note is zero. The full sectional analysis for HB 148 reads as follows: [Original punctuation provided.] Section 1 Amends AS 38.20.010 to add a reference to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. Section 2 Repeals and reenacts AS 38.20.020 to remove references to the ten different zones currently listed in the statute, and states that the zone parameters of the Alaska Coordinate Systems are now the zone parameters defined by the NGS. Removing specific parameters ensures legislation will be accurate according to past, current, and future datums. Section 3 Amends AS 38.20.030 to add a reference to the "Alaska Coordinate System of 2022, Zone ?" for purposes of drafting land descriptions that use coordinate systems. Section 4 Amends AS 38.20.040 to add two references to "U.S. Survey" and one reference to the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. Also added is an explanation that one U.S. Survey foot means the quotient of 1,200 and 3,937 meters. There are two standards used in the U.S. to convert between feet and meters. States such as Alaska support both feet and meters and legislate which feet-to-meters conversion they use. The U.S. survey foot is 1200/3937 meters, or .3048006096. The international foot is 0.3048 meters. The difference between the two conversions can become noticeable. Section 5 Repeals and reenacts AS 38.20.060 to remove the references to, and descriptions of, the ten different zones currently listed in the statute, and instead states that the characteristics of the zones of the Alaska Coordinate Systems are defined by the NGS. Removing specific zone descriptions ensures legislation will be accurate and relevant under past, current, and future datums. Section 6 Amends AS 38.20.090 to add a new subsection (c) stating that the use of the term "Alaska Coordinate System of 2022" on a map, report of the survey, or other document is limited to coordinates based on the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022. Section 7 Amends AS 38.20.100 to add a reference to the "Alaska Coordinate System of 2022." Section 8 Amends AS 38.20.110 to add a reference to the "Alaska Coordinate System of 2022." 4:36:13 PM JAKE MAXWELL, PLS, Executive Member, Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors, Anchorage, Alaska, stated that the statute needs this amendment because neither public nor private entities can work and support the forthcoming system unless it is codified in state law. The expectation is that every state will adopt similar updates. Washington and Kentucky have done so and several other states have bills pending. This goal is to develop a more functional statewide coordinate system for mapping and designing land, infrastructure, and resources by using space-based and value measurements. Many of the original oil leases are based on the 1927 system and other work is based on the 1983 system; adding the 2022 system will allow the option to use any system that is necessary. 4:37:33 PM WILL WEBB, PE, President, Alaska Professional Design Council (APDC), Anchorage, Alaska, stated that APDC is a nonprofit corporation that represents the common interests of Alaskan design professionals. The membership includes engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and interior designers who live and work throughout the state. On behalf of APDC, he stated support for HB 148 that adds the 2022 coordinate system to Title 38. The industry benefits when it is able to work across projects, disciplines, and different clients. Incorporating this updated coordinating system will help these professionals take advantage of the latest technology and available resources to better incorporate data from all sources, whether it is municipal, state, or federal. CHAIR SHOWER asked the sponsor if he had any closing comments. 4:39:09 PM REPRESENTATIVE SHAW stated that an understanding of the geopotential datum relative to the ellipsoid model helps in moving this forward. 4:39:22 PM CHAIR SHOWER held HB 148 in committee.
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SB0156 BILL Immun Rights and Objections to C-19 Vax.PDF |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 156 |
SB 156 Immunization Rights and objections to C-19 vax Sponsor Statement 1.30.22.pdf |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 156 |
SB 156 Immunization Rights and Objection to COVID-19 Sectional 1.29.22.pdf |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 156 |
SB142 sponsor statement.pdf |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |
SB142 Sectional Analysis.pdf |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |
testimony support Kendall.pdf |
SSTA 2/3/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 156 |