Legislature(1997 - 1998)
03/20/1997 03:40 PM House ITT
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HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TOURISM
March 20, 1997
3:40 p.m.
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
OVERVIEW: FUTURE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
WITH SAKHALIN ISLAND.
TAPE(S)
97-5, SIDE(S) A & B
97-6, SIDE(S) A
CALL TO ORDER
Representative Cowdery, Chairman, convened the House Special
Committee on International Trade and Tourism meeting at 3:40 p.m.
PRESENT
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives
Cowdery, Kott, Phillips, Joule and Elton. Other legislators
present were Representative Sanders.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
STEVE SMIRNOFF, Special Assistant, Mayor of Anchorage; Member,
Board of Directors, Alaska World Trade Center; and Honorary Consul
General, Russian Federation, provided information about Sakhalin
Island.
WILLIAM HENSLEY, Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner,
Department of Commerce and Economic Development, discussed Alaska's
history of government to government relations with Sakhalin Island,
the state's role of positioning their companies in Sakhalin Island
and steps and strategies to met their goals.
FRANK DUFFIELD, President, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company,
discussed the company's plans and answered questions.
DAVE HALL, Director, Marketing and Planning, Alaska Airlines,
discussed air flight schedules to Sakhalin and answered questions.
CHUCK BECKER, Director, Alaska Export Systems Center; and Member,
United States Commercial Service, discussed the center's mission
and answered questions.
DENNIS MITCHELL, International Manager, Division of Lynden Air
Freight, Lynden International, discussed the company's operations
in Sakhalin Island.
BILL STAMPS, Chairman, International Committee, Alaska Supporters
Committee for Alliance, discussed the alliance's support for the
project.
DENNIS STEFFY, Director, Mining and Petroleum Training Services,
University of Alaska, summarized his involvement of the project and
answered questions.
LEE WAREHAM, International Pathfinder, discussed the timing of the
project and answered questions.
COMMITTEE ACTION
The committee took no action.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:32 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 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the
Legislative Reference Library.
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