03/25/1997 04:04 PM House WTR

              HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON WORLD TRADE                           
                    AND STATE/FEDERAL RELATIONS                                
                          March 25, 1997                                       
                             4:04 p.m.                                         
                                                                               
 TAPE(S)                                                                       
                                                                               
 97-4, SIDE(S) A                                                               
                                                                               
 CALL TO ORDER                                                                 
                                                                               
 Representative Alan Austerman, Vice Chair, convened the House                 
 Special Committee on World Trade and State/Federal Relations                  
 meeting at 4:04 p.m.; Chair Barnes was ill that day.                          
                                                                               
 PRESENT                                                                       
                                                                               
 Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives           
 Austerman, Cowdery and Kott.  Representatives Phillips, Nicholia              
 and Ryan arrived as the meeting was in progress.  Also present was            
 Representative Elton.                                                         
                                                                               
 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                        
                                                                               
 WILSON CONDON, Commissioner, Department of Revenue, made                      
 preliminary remarks regarding work on the gas line project, and he            
 spoke briefly about the roles and helpfulness of the foreign trade            
 offices in that effort.                                                       
                                                                               
 DEBBY SEDWICK, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Trade and                  
 Development, Department of Commerce and Economic Development,                 
 presented introduction regarding their overseas representatives.              
                                                                               
 KOJIRO ABE, State of Alaska Trade Representative in Tokyo, gave               
 energy presentation on Japanese market (hard copy available in                
 committee file).                                                              
                                                                               
 MARIKO KURODA, energy specialist, assisted Mr. Abe with                       
 presentation regarding Japan's market.                                        
                                                                               
 K.S. YANG, State of Alaska Trade Representative in Korea, gave                
 energy presentation on Korea's market (hard copy available in                 
 committee file).                                                              
                                                                               
 IDA YAO, State of Alaska Trade Representative in Taiwan, gave                 
 energy presentation on Taiwan's market (hard copy available in                
 committee file).                                                              
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE ACTION                                                              
                                                                               
 The committee took no action.                                                 
                                                                               
 ADJOURNMENT                                                                   
                                                                               
 The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 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) 465-2212, and after                    
 adjournment of the second session of the Twentieth Alaska State               
 Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.