Legislature(2017 - 2018)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/20/2018 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Confirmation Hearing(s): Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development | |
| SB180 | |
| Adjourn |
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| *+ | SB 180 | TELECONFERENCED | |
ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE
February 20, 2018
3:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Click Bishop, Chair
Senator Lyman Hoffman
Senator Bert Stedman
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Senator Berta Gardner
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S):
Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic
Development
Commissioner Designee Mike Navarre
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
SENATE BILL NO. 180
"An Act amending and repealing registration filing provisions of
the Uniform Land Sales Practices Act; relating to the
jurisdiction of the office of administrative hearings; and
providing for an effective date."
- MOVED SB 180 OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 180
SHORT TITLE: LAND SALES PRACTICES
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
02/09/18 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/09/18 (S) CRA, JUD
02/20/18 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
WITNESS REGISTER
ACTING COMMISSIONER MIKE NAVARRE
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Confirmation hearing and presenter of SB
180.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:30:38 PM
CHAIR CLICK BISHOP called the Senate Community and Regional
Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Present
at the call to order were Senators Hoffman, Stedman, and Chair
Bishop.
^Confirmation Hearing(s): Commissioner, Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development
CONFIRMATION HEARING(S)
Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic
Development
3:31:31 PM
CHAIR BISHOP announced the confirmation hearing of commissioner-
designee, Mike Navarre, for the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development (DCCED).
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE MIKE NAVARRE, Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development (DCCED), Anchorage, Alaska,
said he comes to this job with a broad background in local and
state government and private business. He brings his own biases
and experiences to the job just like they all do and looks
forward to working with this committee and the legislature in
the best interests of Alaskans. He was prepared to answer
questions.
3:32:32 PM
SENATOR STEDMAN said DCCED oversees the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) program and asked if he was familiar
with the funds that come to the state to administer this
program, specifically the flood insurance.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE NAVARRE said he was familiar with the
program, because of his former job as Mayor of the Kenai
Peninsula Borough where he worked to incorporate local knowledge
into the FEMA-led insurance program and its mapping process.
SENATOR STEDMAN said FEMA wants to push development back off the
water front including pilings and rock fills, and a majority of
the thousands of pre-existing homes will not qualify because of
their height. FEMA has extensive reach; it can link federal-
backed mortgages into their program and restrict other insurance
products from coming in, basically backing communities into a
corner. The whole economy for his region is derived off the
shore front.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE NAVARRE agreed adding that Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements are one-size
fits all in terms of the flood insurance program and disaster
relief, which has mostly happened to the East Coast of the
United States that continues to rebuild in areas that are
subject to significant storms. Every time that happens, the
federal government ends up spending a bunch of money. So, they
have tried to reduce some of those costs, and communities in
Alaska, that don't have the same kind of water front, are
getting caught up in it. A dialogue with Alaska's congressional
delegation is the best avenue for seeing some movement in that
conversation.
3:38:32 PM
SENATOR STEDMAN said the issue that Alaska is subsidizing Gulf
Coast state disaster relief has been burning on his desk for
several months. The premiums collected are substantial and the
number of claims paid in Alaska since the inception is near
zero.
CHAIR BISHOP asked Mr. Navarre what his top two priorities are
now that he knows the flood insurance issue is the top one.
Fairbanks just spent millions of dollars building a dam and a
dyke to prevent a flood and it has the same issues with the
flood insurance premiums.
COMMISSIONER DESIGNEE NAVARRE answered that he agreed to do this
job, because of a level of frustration and concern he had about
the state's long-term economic outlook. That is his highest
priority. Then, the state needs a responsible fiscal plan.
CHAIR BISHOP opened public testimony and finding none, closed
it.
3:45:03 PM
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to forward Commissioner Designee Navarre's
name on to a joint session for consideration. There were no
objections and it was so ordered.
3:46:09 PM
At ease
SB 180-LAND SALES PRACTICES
3:46:31 PM
CHAIR BISHOP called the meeting back to order and announced
consideration of SB 180, version 30-GS2810\A.
3:46:44 PM
MIKE NAVARRE, Commissioner-designee, Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development (DCCED), Anchorage, Alaska,
said SB 180 was recommended by the recently retired director of
the Division of Banking and Securities, because land sale
practices law was obsolete. It was consumer protection law put
in statute in 1968 mostly for developers coming to Alaska and
taking advantage of a lack of sophistication by Alaskan
consumers. It hasn't been used since 2000 and the consumer
protection in real estate law and regulations in Alaska have
significantly changed since then and these protections are no
longer necessary. At the time it was adopted it was a uniform
law and only nine other states adopted it. The National
Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws recommended
withdrawing it in 2012 as obsolete.
3:48:43 PM
CHAIR BISHOP, finding no questions from committee members,
opened public testimony.
MR. NAVARRE said this language was not available to the reviser
of statutes and can't be removed that way. So, it was brought
before the legislature for repeal.
CHAIR BISHOP noted the next committee of referral was Judiciary,
and finding no further comments, closed public testimony.
SENATOR STEDMAN moved to report SB 180, version A, from
committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal
note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered.
3:50:25 PM
At ease
3:50:34 PM
CHAIR BISHOP called the meeting back to order at 3:50:34 p.m.
and finding no further business, adjourned the Senate Community
and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting at 3:50 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 180 Fiscal Note- DCCED.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
SB 180 |
| SB 180 Hearing Request.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
SB 180 |
| SB 180 ver A Sectional Analysis.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
SB 180 |
| SB 180 Transmittal Letter.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
SB 180 |
| SB 180 ver A.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
SB 180 |
| Commissioner Navarre.pdf |
SCRA 2/20/2018 3:30:00 PM |
Mike Navarre confirmation |