Legislature(2001 - 2002)
02/05/2001 05:35 PM House FSH
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
February 5, 2001
5:35 p.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
PRESENTATION: CONDITION OF THE TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST ROADS AND
CULVERTS IN REFERENCE TO FISH AND GAME.
TAPES
01-06, SIDE A
CALL TO ORDER
REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY WILSON, Co-Chair, reconvened the House
Special Committee on Fisheries meeting at 5:35 p.m. [The minutes
for HB 61 are found in the 5:02 p.m. minutes for the same date.]
PRESENT
Committee members present were Representatives Stevens, Wilson,
Scalzi, Dyson, Coghill, Kapsner, and Kerttula. Also present was
Representative Chenault.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
KEN TAYLOR, Director, Division of Habitat & Restoration, Alaska
Department of Fish & Game, discussed the importance of this
issue and how the department has been working on it for the last
five years. The department began the process on the Tongass and
is studying the design of the culverts, velocity of the water,
and the angle of the pipes. He then responded to questions
asked by committee members.
LANA FLANDERS, Southeast Regional Supervisor, Division of
Habitat Restoration, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, explained
the division's involvement and their co-operation with the U.S.
Forest Service and summarized the information that was provided
in the report they produced in June 2000, entitled "Tongass Road
Condition Survey Report." She then responded to questions from
committee members.
DICK AHO, Tongass Fish Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, explained
that "they" [U.S. Forest Service] agree with this report
["Tongass Road Condition Survey Report"] and that "they" have
completed 90 percent of the 3,600 roads that are in the Tongass.
He said that the U.S. Forest Service is currently working
towards removing culverts. He further explained that those
culverts with the greatest amount of habitat would be repaired
first. He then responded to questions from committee members.
LARRY MESHEW, Tongass Fish/Wildlife Watershed Staff Officer,
explained how "they" have always been concerned with fish
passage issues and are focusing on the design of the culverts.
He then responded to questions from the committee members.
JAN KONIGSBERG, Director, Trout Unlimited, made corrections to
the handout he passed out last week. He explained that Trout
Unlimited believes that "we" need to repair the roads "we" have
now before building new ones. He also said that work should not
be limited to roads in the Tongass since there are many roads
throughout the state with this same problem. He then responded
to questions from the committee members.
ERROL CHAMPION, Silver Bay Logging, Inc., explained that his
company put in some of the culverts that are being referred to.
He explained that when these culverts were put in, they were put
in under one standard and now they are using different
standards. He then went on to say that all the blame couldn't
be placed on timber harvesting. He then responded to questions
from the committee members.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
On February 12, at 3:00 p.m., there will be a tour of the DIPAC
hatchery facility.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
CO-CHAIR WILSON adjourned the House Special Committee on
Fisheries meeting at 6:46 p.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-Second
Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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