Legislature(1999 - 2000)

11/28/2000 01:35 PM House TRA

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* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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          HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                               
                     Anchorage, Alaska                                                                                          
                     November 28, 2000                                                                                          
                         1:35 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
OVERSIGHT HEARING:  DRINKING AND DRIVING                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
TAPE(S)                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
00-31, SIDE(S) A & B                                                                                                            
00-32, SIDE A                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Andrew Halcro,  Chairman, convened  the House                                                                   
Transportation Standing Committee meeting at 1:35 p.m.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The only  committee member present  at the call to  order was                                                                   
Representatives  Halcro.    Other  legislators  participating                                                                   
were Representative Berkowitz, Green, and Murkowski.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The  following  people  presented  information  and  answered                                                                   
questions:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
JAMES CRARY,  Anchorage, presented  information promoting  an                                                                   
increase in the excise tax on the sale of alcohol.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SIGURD  MURPHY, JUDGE,  Alaska District  Court, outlined  the                                                                   
court process and discussed the formulation of drug courts.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
TERI  CARNS,  Alaska Judicial  Council,  offered  information                                                                   
regarding the  Alaska Criminal Justice Assessment  Commission                                                                   
(CJAC) recommendations.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
DUANE UDLAND,  Chief of Police, Anchorage  Police Department,                                                                   
Municipality of Anchorage, addressed enforcement.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
JOHN   RICHARDS,  Prosecutor,   Municipality  of   Anchorage,                                                                   
discussed options.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
BOB  BAILEY, Co-Chair,  Municipality  of Anchorage's  Driving                                                                   
Under  the Influence  of Drugs  or  Alcohol (DUI)  Prevention                                                                   
Task Force, discussed the group's recommendations.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MARTI   GREESON,  Executive   Director,  Anchorage   Chapter,                                                                   
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), discussed options.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
DOUGLAS GRIFFIN,  Director, Alcoholic Beverage  Control (ABC)                                                                   
Board,   Department   of   Revenue,    discussed   regulatory                                                                   
oversight.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MARY  MARSHBURN,   Director,  Division  of   Motor  Vehicles,                                                                   
Department   of    Administration,   (via    teleconference),                                                                   
discussed regulatory issues.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
GREG  TANNER, Lieutenant,  Alaska  State Troopers,  discussed                                                                   
enforcement.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
PAM   WATTS,  Division   of   Alcoholism   and  Drug   Abuse,                                                                   
Department   of  Health   and   Social  Services,   discussed                                                                   
recommendations.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The  meeting was  recorded  and  handwritten  log notes  were                                                                   
taken.    A  copy  of the  tape(s),  log  notes,  and  backup                                                                   
materials  may be obtained  by contacting  the House  Records                                                                   
Office  at  129  Sixth  Street,  Suite  229,  Juneau,  Alaska                                                                   
99801, (907)  465-2214, and after  adjournment of  the second                                                                   
session Twenty-First  Alaska State Legislature  by contacting                                                                   
the  Legislative  Reference  Library  at  129  Sixth  Street,                                                                   
Suite 102, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 465-3808.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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