Legislature(2003 - 2004)
02/03/2004 08:10 AM House CRA
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE
February 3, 2004
8:10 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Carl Morgan, Chair
Representative Kelly Wolf, Vice Chair
Representative Tom Anderson
Representative Ralph Samuels
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Pete Kott
Representative Sharon Cissna
Representative Albert Kookesh
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW BY COMMISSIONER BLATCHFORD
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ADVOCACY, GENE KANE, DIRECTOR
TAPES
04-1, SIDE(S) A
CHAIR CARL MORGAN convened the meeting of the House Community
and Regional Affairs Standing Committee at 8:10 a.m.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
EDGAR BLATCHFORD, Commissioner, Department of Community &
Economic Development (DCED), informed the committee that the
department has some innovative ideas with regard to what can be
done in working with the rural and urban communities in order to
get the state's economy moving. Commissioner Blatchford
provided the committee with information regarding the
department's financial commitment to Alaska through programs
dealing directly with communities, the fisheries industry, and
power cost equalization. He mentioned working with the Denali
Commission in administering over 100 grants, which totaled $13.9
million. He highlighted that the department has spent much time
with 65 coastal communities along the Bering Sea regarding the
Coastal Development Quota Program.
GENE KANE, Director, Division of Community Advocacy (DCA),
Department of Community & Economic Development, pointed out that
the Division of Community Advocacy was established under Article
X, Section 14 of the Alaska State Constitution to advise and
assist local governments. The DCA is the only agency in the
executive branch that is established by the constitution. He
highlighted that the basic mission of the commission is to
advance maximum local self government as mandated by Article X,
Section 1 of the Alaska State Constitution. In order to fulfill
the aforementioned mission, DCA is engaged with cities,
boroughs, regional nonprofit organizations, community-based
nonprofit organizations, and tribal organizations throughout the
state. He noted that committee members should have a copy of
DCA's annual report.
There was a question and answer session in which there was
discussion of the following topics: the Alaska Regional
Development Organizations (ARDORs), dissolution, the Denali
Commission project, the Rural Utility Business Advisor Program
(RUBA), school consolidations, the fisheries revitalization
grants, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), and low
sulfur diesel.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting was
adjourned at 8:50 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 State Capitol, Room 3,
Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2214, and
after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-Third
Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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