Legislature(1999 - 2000)

05/15/1999 08:17 PM House RES

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         HOUSE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                    May 15, 1999                                                                                                
                     8:17 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Scott Ogan, Co-Chair                                                                                             
Representative Jerry Sanders, Co-Chair                                                                                          
Representative Beverly Masek, Vice Chair                                                                                        
Representative John Harris                                                                                                      
Representative Carl Morgan                                                                                                      
Representative Ramona Barnes                                                                                                    
Representative Jim Whitaker                                                                                                     
Representative Mary Kapsner                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Reggie Joule                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 227                                                                                                              
"An Act modifying the Department of Natural Resources' power to                                                                 
control and manage certain land within the Hatcher Pass Public Use                                                              
Area and making that land available for selection by the                                                                        
Matanuska-Susitna Borough."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSHB 227(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
(* First public hearing)                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS ACTION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 227                                                                                                                    
SHORT TITLE: HATCHER PASS PUBLIC USE AREA                                                                                       
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVES(S) OGAN                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Jrn-Date    Jrn-Page           Action                                                                                           
 5/06/99      1201     (H)  READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S)                                                                   
 5/06/99      1201     (H)  RESOURCES                                                                                           
 5/07/99               (H)  RES AT  1:00 PM CAPITOL 124                                                                         
 5/07/99               (H)  FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                     
 5/07/99               (H)  MINUTE(RES)                                                                                         
 5/15/99               (H)  RES AT 12:00 PM CAPITOL 124                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
No witnesses to record                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-37, SIDE A                                                                                                              
Number 0001                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SCOTT OGAN called the House Resources Standing Committee                                                               
meeting to order at 8:17 p.m.  Members present at the call to order                                                             
were Representatives Ogan, Sanders, Masek, Harris, Morgan, Whitaker                                                             
and Kapsner. Representative Barnes arrived at 8:18 p.m.                                                                         
Representative Joule was excused.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
HB 227 - HATCHER PASS PUBLIC USE AREA                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN announced that the only order of business before the                                                              
committee was House Bill No. 227, "An Act modifying the Department                                                              
of Natural Resources' power to control and manage certain land                                                                  
within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area and making that land                                                                    
available for selection by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Number 0101                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MASEK moved to adopt the proposed committee                                                                      
substitute (CS), 1-LS0949\G, Kurtz, 5/15/99, as the working                                                                     
document before the committee.  There being no objection, the                                                                   
proposed CS was adopted.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN explained that the proposed CS reduces the acreage                                                                
from 1,000 acres to 160 acres, which is the minimum acreage                                                                     
necessary to accommodate the ski resort.  Co-Chair Ogan noted that                                                              
the $11,100 fiscal note [dated 5/15/99, from the Department of                                                                  
Natural Resources (DNR)] also needed to be adopted.  He explained                                                               
that the cost would be recovered through program receipts, and the                                                              
Matanuska-Susitna Borough will reimburse the DNR for these costs.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BARNES moved that the committee adopt the fiscal                                                                 
note.  There being no objection, the fiscal note was adopted.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR OGAN noted that there is an amendment which would allow                                                                
access to phase two of the development.  The current proposed CS                                                                
only provides access to the base of the ski resort; the amendment                                                               
would allow selection of 100 feet of the right-of-way into the area                                                             
that the ski resort already has through phase two.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0257                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE WHITAKER moved that the committee adopt Amendment 1,                                                             
which reads as follows:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[PUNCTUATION PROVIDED BY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT]                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 2, line 5,                                                                                                            
     After the word "utilities," insert additional language to                                                                  
     read, "and a 100 ft. right of way to village area,                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0301                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved to report CSHB 227, version 1-LS0949\G,                                                             
Kurtz, 5/15/99, as amended, out of committee with individual                                                                    
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note.  There being no                                                               
objection, CSHB 227(RES) was reported out of committee.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business before the committee, the House                                                                 
Resources Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m.                                                                 

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