Legislature(1999 - 2000)
01/28/1999 08:08 AM House CRA
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HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE
January 28, 1999
8:08 a.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
TAPE(S)
99-1, SIDES A & B
99-2, SIDES A & B
CALL TO ORDER
CO-CHAIRMAN HARRIS called the House Community and Regional Affairs
Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.
PRESENT
Members present at the call to order were Representatives Halcro,
Harris, Dyson, and Kookesh. Representatives Joule, Morgan, and
Murkowski arrived at 8:17 a.m., 8:21 a.m., and 9:05 a.m.
respectively.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
LAMAR COTTEN, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community &
Regional Affairs (DCRA), noted that the committee should have
documents concerning revenues generated by rural communities from
sales tax and raw fish tax, documents regarding the Power Cost
Equalization Program (PCEP), and documents about Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA), State Training Employment Program(STEP) and
Headstart. Mr. Cotten presented an overview of the development of
the DCRA. Mr. Cotten reviewed the four divisions of the DCRA: the
Division of Community & Rural Development, the Division of
Municipal and Regional Assistance, the Division of Energy, and the
Division of Administrative Services. Mr. Cotten answered
questions.
IKE WAITS, Chief of Planning, Division of Municipal & Regional
Assistance, Department of Community & Regional Affairs, reviewed
the functions of the Division of Municipal & Regional Assistance.
He referred to Article X, Sections 12 and 14 which specify many the
functions of the DCRA. Mr. Waits referred to information contained
in the "Overview of the Department of Community & Regional Affairs"
as well as information regarding the 1998 municipal sales tax,
special tax and revenues which are included in the committee
packet. Mr. Waits answered questions.
YVONNE CHASE, Director, Division of Community and Regional
Development, Department of Community & Regional Affairs,
participated via teleconference. She discussed the Division of
Community & Regional Development which consists of the following
three areas: early childhood programs, job training programs, and
Americorp. The committee packet contained information Ms. Chase
provided regarding early childhood programs and job training. Ms.
Chase answered questions.
PERCY FRISBY, Director, Division of Energy, Department of Community
& Regional Affairs, participated via teleconference. He discussed
bulk fuel upgrades, rural power system upgrades and electrical
emergencies, the alternative energy program, the loan program, and
the power cost equalization program. Mr. Frisby answered
questions.
REDMOND HENDERSON, Director, Division of Administration Services,
Department of Community & Regional Affairs, discussed the seven
sections of the Division of Administration Services which include
the following: personnel, fiscal, audit, budget, grant, property
and procurement, and data and word processing. Mr. Henderson
addressed the one-stop shopping effort. He answered questions.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
NOTE:
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the
House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the
second session of the Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature, in the
Legislative Reference Library.
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