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02/04/2025 02:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION
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| Adjourn |
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
February 4, 2025
2:24 p.m.
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Ashley Carrick, Co-Chair
Representative Ted Eischeid, Co-Chair
Representative Genevieve Mina
Representative Louise Stutes
Representative Elexie Moore
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Kevin McCabe
Representative Cathy Tilton
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
PRESENTATION: 2025 CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
- HEARD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record
WITNESS REGISTER
ALICIA AMBERG, Executive Director
Associated General Contractors of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-offered the 2025 Construction Outlook
and Economic Impact presentation.
MARCUS TRIVETTE, Co-Chair
Associated General Contractors of Alaska
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Steering
Committee
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-offered the 2025 Construction Outlook
and Economic Impact presentation.
JEFF MILLER, Co-Chair
Associated General Contractors of Alaska
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Steering
Committee
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Co-offered the 2025 Construction Outlook
and Economic Impact presentation.
ACTION NARRATIVE
2:24:31 PM
CO-CHAIR TED EISCHEID called the House Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 2:24 p.m. Representatives Moore,
Mina, Carrick, and Eischeid were present at the call to order.
Representative Stutes arrived as the meeting was in progress.
^PRESENTATION: 2025 Construction Outlook and Economic Impact
PRESENTATION: 2025 Construction Outlook and Economic Impact
2:26:00 PM
CO-CHAIR EISCHEID announced that the only order of business
would be the 2025 Construction Outlook and Economic Impact
presentation.
2:27:01 PM
ALICIA AMBERG, Executive Director, Associated General
Contractors of Alaska, began the PowerPoint presentation [hard
copy included in committee file], titled "AGC of Alaska," on
slide 2 and stated that Associated General Contractors of Alaska
(AGC) is the largest commercial construction trade association
in the state. To slide 3, she explained that AGC has partnered
with Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF)
to develop realistic regulation, legislation, and standards.
She moved to slide 4 and provided statistics indicating the
significance of construction within Alaska's economy. To slide
5, she stated the appropriated funding is $200 million lower
than the previous year, which impacts construction jobs in
Alaska.
2:34:50 PM
MARCUS TRIVETTE, Co-Chair, Associated General Contractors of
Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Steering Committee, picked up the presentation on slide 6 and
stated that workforce development is a top priority for AGC. He
said that AGC has been tracking Statewide Transportation
Improvement Plan (STIP) development and was repeatedly assured
by DOT&PF that the plan would be approved without negative
impact. Funding for projects would need to be $1.3 billion to
maintain the construction industry, but AGC estimates less than
$700 million in funding, which will cause workers to leave the
state.
2:37:56 PM
JEFF MILLER, Co-Chair, Associated General Contractors of Alaska,
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Steering
Committee, moved to slide 7, which displayed a chart of
construction employment in Alaska from 2014 to 2023 with
employment returning to pre-recession levels. He stated that
new apprentices struggled to find work in the 2024 construction
season which reflects the downturn in the industry.
2:39:49 PM
MS. AMBERG clarified on slide 8 that the statistics from the
presentation came from the Economic Benefits and Construction
Spending Forecast Reports.
2:40:38 PM
MS. AMBERG, in response to a question from Representative
Stutes, stated that the STIP has had a significant impact on the
downturn in the construction industry.
MR. TRIVETTE, in response to questions from various committee
members, stated the current downturn in the construction
industry is the first one seen since the recession. He
calculated that every $300 million less in funding is roughly
one thousand fewer construction jobs.
MR. MILLER, in response to a question from Co-Chair Carrick,
stated that apprentices who are unable to find employment leave
the state.
MR. TRIVETTE, in response to a question from Representative
Carrick, stated that leveraging state funds to make up for
decreased bids would help prevent an exodus of construction
employees.
2:48:00 PM
MS. AMBERG, in response to questions from various committee
members, provided her understanding that other states are not
having similar issues with their STIPs. She stated that the
Office of the Governor had responded to a request for a meeting
but had not scheduled a time yet.
2:52:32 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Transportation Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 2:52
p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| 20250204 AGC HTRA Committee.pdf |
HTRA 2/4/2025 2:00:00 PM |
2025 Construction Outlook and Economic Impact |
| 20250127 AGC and AGEC Memo to Governor Regarding DOT Highway and Airport Construction Program.pdf |
HTRA 2/4/2025 2:00:00 PM |
20250127 AGC and ACEC Memo to Governor Dunleavy |