Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
05/03/2022 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
May 3, 2022
8:04 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Sara Hannan, Co-Chair
Representative Calvin Schrage, Co-Chair
Representative Josiah Patkotak, Vice Chair
Representative Harriet Drummond
Representative Ken McCarty
Representative Kevin McCabe
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Mike Prax
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12
Urging the Marine Debris Foundation to locate its headquarters
in the state.
- MOVED HR 12 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HR 12
SHORT TITLE: MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION HQ IN ALASKA
SPONSOR(s): COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
04/29/22 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/29/22 (H) CRA
05/03/22 (H) CRA AT 8:00 AM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KRIESS-TOMKINS
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: As prime sponsor, presented HR 12.
XANNIE BORSETH, Staff
Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions during the hearing on HR
12 on behalf of Representative Kreiss-Tomkins, prime sponsor.
ACTION NARRATIVE
8:04:19 AM
CO-CHAIR CALVIN SCHRAGE called the House Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.
Representatives McCarthy, Drummond, McCabe, Hannan, and Schrage
were present at the call to order. Representatives Patkotak
arrived as the meeting was in progress.
HR 12-MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION HQ IN ALASKA
8:04:57 AM
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE announced that the only order of business would
be HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 12, Urging the Marine Debris Foundation
to locate its headquarters in the state.
8:05:15 AM
REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KRIESS-TOMKINS, Alaska State
Legislature, as prime sponsor, presented HR 12, which urges the
Marine Debris Foundation to locate its headquarters in the state
of Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND asked how the title shoreline is
measured. She observed that the title shoreline is
approximately 14,000 more miles than the coastline.
8:07:06 AM
XANNIE BORSETH, Staff, Representative Jonathan Kreiss- Tomkins,
Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of Representative Kreiss-
Tomkins, prime sponsor of HR 12, explained that difference is
that the contour outline - or boundary of the coast - is known
as the coastline, whereas the shoreline is the boundary between
the land and the water and therefore, dependent on the tides.
She offered to simplify the language to "shoreline" if it were
the will of the committee.
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND surmised that it must be a low tide
measurement because it puts [the title shoreline] out further
from the coast.
MS. BORSETH agreed.
8:07:52 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE suggested that this was demonstrative of
the amount of shore space there is to clean up marine debris.
He expressed his interest in any bill that requires people who
work in the state of Alaska to live in the state of Alaska.
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE shared an example of marine waste washing up on
Alaska's shores from the tsunami in Japan. He noted the
importance of not only the work, but of [the Marine Debris
Foundation] being headquartered in Alaska.
8:09:38 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY asked how much debris is in Alaska
compared to other West Coast locations.
MS. BORSETH offered to follow up with the requested information.
8:10:29 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN commented on the importance of having "both
those numbers in there." She argued that "good" data is hard to
acquire, as much of Alaska's coastline is unmonitored and
uninhabited. After looking up the Marine Debris Foundation's
Board of Directors, she observed members from the East Coast,
which can account for and monitor its coastline. She discussed
the variety of things that can wash up on shore unmonitored in
the state, such as dead whales, for example, emphasizing the
scale and magnitude of Alaska and the North Pacific.
8:13:24 AM
REPRESENTATIVE DRUMMOND recalled that a National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) vessel was expected to be home
ported in Ketchikan, Alaska, and she asked whether that was
accurate.
8:13:55 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS responded that Representative
Drummond may be referring to the RV Fairweather, which was in
Newport, Oregon, heading to Ketchikan. He confirmed that it was
a NOAA asset.
8:15:36 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY asked whether the state is funding the
Marine Debris Foundation.
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS answered that the state is not
funding the foundation. He noted it is similar to other private
foundations that raise their own funds.
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE asked whether Alaska has the most fishing
boats on the ocean that can observe marine debris, suggesting
that that could be a "selling point" for the state.
8:18:43 AM
REPRESENTATIVE PATKOTAK inquired about the "this copy shall be
sent to" section and asked why it was not included in the
resolution.
REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS shared his understanding that
House resolutions, in contrast to joint resolutions, do not have
the "copies be sent to" function. He offered to readily amend
the resolution on the House floor if necessary.
8:20:05 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN said she wants to ensure that HR 12 is sent to
people with some familiarity with Alaska, who could understand
its significance.
8:21:30 AM
CO-CHAIR HANNAN moved to report HR 12 out of committee with
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.
There being no objection, HR 12 was reported out of the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.
8:21:56 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting was
adjourned at [8:22] a.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HR 12 version A.PDF |
HCRA 5/3/2022 8:00:00 AM HCRA 5/5/2022 8:00:00 AM |
HR 12 |
| HR 12 - Zero Fiscal Note - 5.3.22.pdf |
HCRA 5/3/2022 8:00:00 AM HCRA 5/5/2022 8:00:00 AM |
HR 12 |