Legislature(1993 - 1994)
04/13/1993 09:05 AM Senate CRA
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SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
April 13, 1993
9:05 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Randy Phillips, Chairman
Senator Robin Taylor, Vice Chairman
Senator Al Adams
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Loren Leman
Senator Fred Zharoff
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 164
"An Act relating to municipal incorporation,
reclassification, and dissolution."
SENATE BILL NO. 176
"An Act relating to the municipal tax exemption for
inventories intended for export."
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 164 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes
dated 3/30/93.
SB 176 - No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
Dan Bockhorst, Local Boundary Commission
Supervisor
Division of Municipal & Regional Assistance
Department of Community & Regional Affairs
333 W. 4th Ave., Suite 220
Anchorage, AK 99501-2341
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SB 164
Portia Babcock, Staff to Senate State Affairs
Committee
State Capitol
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
POSITION STATEMENT: Offered information on SB 176
Kent Swisher, Executive Director
Alaska Municipal League
217 2nd St.
Juneau, AK 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on SB 176
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-21, SIDE A
Number 001
The Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee was called
to order by Chairman Randy Phillips at 9:05 a.m.
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS brought SB 164 (MUNICIPAL
INCORPORATION, RECLASSIFICATION, DISSOLUTION) before the
committee as the first order of business.
Number 015
DAN BOCKHORST, Department of Community & Regional Affairs,
staff to Alaska Local Boundary Commission, testified from
Anchorage over the Legislative Teleconference Network. He
said he has reviewed the proposed committee substitute dated
4/9/93, and that it encompasses most of the recommendations
made by the department with two exceptions.
The work draft retains language the department recommended
be deleted because it felt it was redundant to the LBC's
tasks that would be assigned under the bill. It would
retain the provision for a city council hearing on
reclassification as well as requiring a hearing by the LBC.
The department does not have strong objection to keeping the
language in the bill, but they suggest a technical amendment
to AS 29.04.040(c) to reflect that reclassification is now
limited only to reclassification of first class cities.
The second suggested change is of a policy nature and
relates to language in AS 29.06.500(b) that allows a second
class city with a population of 3,500 or more permanent
residents in jurisdictional boundaries that encompass 35
square miles or more to adopt a home rule charter. The
department feels that this proposal should be repealed
because the language is tantamount to being local and
special legislation. The provisions would apply only to one
of Alaska's 116 second class cities, and the department
believes that the statutes, from a policy standpoint, should
be broad and general and not applicable to single interests
as is the case in this particular situation.
Mr. Bockhorst outlined three other suggested technical
changes: expanding the title of the Act; amending the title
of Section 2; and on page 8, line 19, change "shall" to
"may."
Number 155
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS requested that Mr. Bockhorst provide
the committee with a letter outlining the changes he had
discussed, as well as providing a new fiscal note for the
committee substitute. He then closed the public hearing on
SB 164.
Number 162
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS introduced SB 176 (MUNICIPAL
INVENTORY TAX EXEMPTION:EXPORTS) as the final order of
business.
PORTIA BABCOCK, staff to the Senate State Affairs Committee,
said the legislation was introduced by the committee at the
request of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.
It will allow municipalities the flexibility to partially or
totally exempt inventories from taxation, primarily goods
being held for shipment out of state. She said it was
requested because it is the general practice of most other
large export areas that want to encourage their municipality
to be a distribution center for storing large shipments for
export.
Number 192
SENATOR ADAMS asked what the Anchorage school district's
position was on the legislation, because a portion of the
taxes received was going to the school system and by making
the change, all 10 percent can be exempted. PORTIA BABCOCK
said the school district has not taken an official position
on the bill, but she is not sure if this is even being used
and whether any revenues currently would be affected. She
said she would contact them and ask for a position. SENATOR
PHILLIPS asked that information also be requested on how
this tax exemption would affect the public school foundation
formula.
Number 224
KENT SWISHER, Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League,
said the League's position is one of mild support. He said
the legislation would create an additional option for local
government; it doesn't require anyone to reduce their tax
revenues, but it may be a useful tool for those who are
attempting to do this type of thing. He said it may be good
policy to suggest that this particular form of exemption
allow a credit in terms of educational funding.
Number 236
SENATOR RANDY PHILLIPS asked that Mr. Swisher submit the
League's position in writing for the record. He then closed
the public hearing on SB 176 and said it would be back
before the committee at its next meeting.
There being no further business to come before the
committee, the meeting was adjourned at 9:22 a.m.
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