05/07/1997 01:35 PM Senate CRA

         SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE                         
                          May 7, 1997                                          
                           1:35 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Jerry Mackie, Chairman                                                
 Senator Gary Wilken, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator Dave Donley                                                           
 Senator Randy Phillips                                                        
 Senator Lyman Hoffman                                                         
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 All members present                                                           
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 212(title am)                                                  
 "An Act relating to determination of an established village for               
 purposes of regulating the sale, use, and possession of alcoholic             
 beverages; and providing for an effective date."                              
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 HB 212 - No previous action to record.                                        
                                                                               
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 Representative Gene Kubina                                                    
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, AK 99801-1182                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Prime Sponsor of HB 212                                
                                                                               
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    HB 212(title am) LOCAL OPTION BOUNDARIES FOR VILLAGES                    
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MACKIE  called the Senate Community & Regional Affairs              
 Committee meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.                                       
                                                                               
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  REPRESENTATIVE KUBINA , prime sponsor of HB 212, explained the               
 legislation has been drafted to address a problem that occurs when            
 villages vote themselves dry.  Current law provides that when a               
 village votes to go dry, the perimeter of that village is a five-             
 mile radius from the center of the town.  This last year the                  
 village of Gulkana voted to go dry, and when the five-mile radius             
 was extended, it took in the village of Gakona.  HB 212 will give             
 the ABC Board some common sensibility to draw that line to where              
 the actual village boundaries do not take in neighboring villages             
 that have not voted to go dry.                                                
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN MACKIE  asked if the legislation eliminates the five-mile           
 provision, or does it just allow the ABC Board to deviate from it             
 wherever they deem necessary.   REPRESENTATIVE KUBINA  responded that         
 the five-mile radius will stay in effect, but if it is an area                
 where it runs into another village or townsite, the board can use             
 their common sense in order draw a better line that does not take             
 in other places.                                                              
                                                                               
 There being no further testimony on HB 212 am,  CHAIRMAN MACKIE               
 asked for the pleasure of the committee.                                      
                                                                               
  SENATOR DONLEY  moved HB 212 am be passed out of committee with              
 individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so                  
 ordered.                                                                      
                                                                               
 There being no further business to come before the committee,                 
  CHAIRMAN MACKIE  adjourned the meeting at 1:41 p.m.