02/19/2004 10:46 AM House EDT

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
        HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,                                                                      
                INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TOURISM                                                                               
                       February 19, 2004                                                                                        
                           10:46 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Cheryll Heinze, Chair                                                                                            
Representative Lesil McGuire, Vice Chair                                                                                        
Representative Nancy Dahlstrom                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Pete Kott                                                                                                        
Representative Vic Kohring                                                                                                      
Representative Sharon Cissna                                                                                                    
Representative Harry Crawford                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
^FORUM WITH DELEGATION FROM THE YUKON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
[For the regular meeting minutes,  see the 10:27 a.m. minutes for                                                               
this date.]                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
04-11, SIDE(S) A                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  CHERYLL HEINZE  called the  meeting of  the House  Special                                                             
Committee  on  Economic   Development,  International  Trade  and                                                               
Tourism back to  order at 10:46 a.m.   Representatives Heinze and                                                               
McGuire  were  present at  the  call  to order.    Representative                                                               
Dahlstrom arrived as the meeting was in progress.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HON.  ELAINE  TAYLOR,   Yukon  Legislative  Assembly,  introduced                                                               
herself  and  spoke about  enjoying  the  opportunity to  discuss                                                               
tourism  opportunities  with  Alaska.   She  also  discussed  the                                                               
Pacific  NorthWest Economic  Region (PNWER)  and a  proposed road                                                               
between the Yukon Territory and Alaska.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HON. TODD  HARDY, Yukon Legislative Assembly,  introduced himself                                                               
and  discussed  the  differences  between  being  the  opposition                                                               
leader  in parliament  and  being  a member  of  the minority  in                                                               
America.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
HON. GLENN  HART, Yukon Legislative Assembly,  introduced himself                                                               
and spoke  about how  he was  in Alaska  to compare  Canada's and                                                               
Alaska's highway systems.   He also mentioned  looking forward to                                                               
receiving the Alaska delegation to the Yukon Territory.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HON.   TED   STAFFEN,   Speaker,  Yukon   Legislative   Assembly,                                                               
introduced  himself  and spoke  on  the  differences between  the                                                               
Canadian parliament and the American  democratic system.  He also                                                               
spoke about the ceremonial mace.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HON.  HAAKON  ARNTZEN,  Yukon  Legislative  Assembly,  introduced                                                               
himself and  discussed his chairmanship of  the regulatory review                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HON.  BRAD   CATHERS,  Yukon  Legislative   Assembly,  introduced                                                               
himself  and  spoke  about  his  district and  his  role  as  the                                                               
government  caucus  whip.   He  also  discussed similarities  and                                                               
differences  between   America  and  Canada  and   his  hopes  of                                                               
broadening and strengthening relations.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no  further business before the  committee, the House                                                               
Special  Committee on  Economic Development,  International Trade                                                               
and Tourism meeting was adjourned at an unspecified time.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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.