Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124

03/24/2022 11:00 AM House ARCTIC POLICY, ECONOMIC DEV., & TOURISM

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11:03:47 AM Start
11:05:13 AM Presentation(s): Alaska Tourism Update
12:27:19 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ Presentation: Alaska Tourism Update by Sarah TELECONFERENCED
Leonard, ATIA; Scott McCrea, Explore Fairbanks;
Liz Perry, Travel Juneau; Julie Saupe, Visit
Anchorage
                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
           HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ARCTIC POLICY,                                                                          
               ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM                                                                              
                         March 24, 2022                                                                                         
                           11:03 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Grier Hopkins, Chair                                                                                             
Representative Sara Hannan                                                                                                      
Representative Liz Snyder                                                                                                       
Representative Harriet Drummond                                                                                                 
Representative Mike Prax                                                                                                        
Representative Tom McKay (via teleconference)                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josiah Patkotak                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PRESENTATION(S):  ALASKA TOURISM UPDATE                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     - HEARD                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
No previous action to record                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SARAH LEONARD, President & CEO                                                                                                  
Alaska Travel Industry Association                                                                                              
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Gave a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of                                                              
ATIA during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SCOTT MCCREA, President & CEO                                                                                                   
Explore Fairbanks                                                                                                               
Fairbanks, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Gave a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of                                                              
Explore Fairbanks, during the overall presentation: Alaska                                                                      
Tourism Update.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
JULIE SAUPE, President & CEO                                                                                                    
Visit Anchorage                                                                                                                 
Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                                               
POSITION STATEMENT:  Gave a  PowerPoint presentation on behalf of                                                             
Visit Anchorage, during the  overall presentation: Alaska Tourism                                                               
Update.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
LIZ PERRY, President & CEO                                                                                                      
Travel Juneau                                                                                                                   
Juneau, Alaska                                                                                                                  
POSITION  STATEMENT:   Gave  a  PowerPoint  on behalf  of  Travel                                                             
Juneau, during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
11:03:47 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GRIER HOPKINS called the  House Special Committee on Arctic                                                             
Policy,  Economic Development,  and Tourism  meeting to  order at                                                               
[11:03]   a.m.     Representatives  Prax,   Hannan,  McKay   (via                                                               
teleconference), Drummond,  Snyder, and  Hopkins were  present at                                                               
the call to order.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
^PRESENTATION(S):  Alaska Tourism Update                                                                                        
            PRESENTATION(S):  Alaska Tourism Update                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
11:05:13 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOPKINS announced that the  only order of business would be                                                               
a presentation:  Alaska Tourism Update.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SPEAKERS                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SARAH LEONARD                                                                                                                   
SCOTT MCCREA                                                                                                                    
JULIE SAUPE                                                                                                                     
LIZ PERRY                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
NOTE: The  presentation was  recorded and  log notes  were taken.                                                             
The  recording  is  available  at   the  legislature's  web  site                                                               
akleg.gov  or by  contacting the  House Records  Office at  State                                                               
Capitol,  Room   3,  Juneau,  Alaska  99801   (mailing  address),                                                               
(907)465-2214,  and after  adjournment of  the second  session of                                                               
the Thirty-Second  Alaska State Legislature this  information may                                                               
be obtained  by contacting the  Legislative Reference  Library at                                                               
(907) 465-3808.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
12:27:19 PM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Special Committee on Arctic Policy, Economic Development, and                                                                   
Tourism meeting was adjourned at 12:27 p.m.                                                                                     

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
ATIA 03242022.pdf HAET 3/24/2022 11:00:00 AM
Explore Fairbanks 03242022.pdf HAET 3/24/2022 11:00:00 AM
Visit Anchorage 03242022.pdf HAET 3/24/2022 11:00:00 AM
Travel Juneau 03242022.pdf HAET 3/24/2022 11:00:00 AM