03/17/2020 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

Senate CRA 03/17/2020 15:54

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03:54:22 PM	Start
03:54:52 PM	SB218
03:58:54 PM	HB142
04:02:01 PM	Adjourn

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+=	SB 218	ROAD SERVICE AREA CONSOLIDATION	TELECONFERENCED
		Moved SB 218 Out of Committee
*+	HB 142	NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TANF PROGRAM	TELECONFERENCED
		Moved CSHB 142(JUD) Out of Committee
		-- Public Testimony --
*+	HB 232	MUNICIPAL TAX CREDITS	TELECONFERENCED
		Scheduled but Not Heard
		<Pending Referral>
		-- Public Testimony --
+		Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled	TELECONFERENCED

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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS STANDING COMMITTEE March 17, 2020 3:54 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Click Bishop, Chair Senator Peter Micciche, Vice Chair Senator Lyman Hoffman Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Mike Shower COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 218 "An Act relating to road service area consolidation." - MOVED SB 218 OUT OF COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 142(JUD) "An Act relating to Alaska Native organizations' family assistance programs." - MOVED CSHB 142(JUD) OUT OF COMMITTEE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 232(L&C) "An Act relating to a municipal air quality improvement tax credit; and relating to a municipal energy efficient construction tax credit." - SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION BILL: SB 218 SHORT TITLE: ROAD SERVICE AREA CONSOLIDATION SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) COGHILL 02/21/20 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/21/20 (S) CRA 03/10/20 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) 03/10/20 (S) Heard & Held 03/10/20 (S) MINUTE(CRA) 03/17/20 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) BILL: HB 142 SHORT TITLE: NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TANF PROGRAM SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) KREISS-TOMKINS 04/22/19 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 04/22/19 (H) TRB, JUD 04/30/19 (H) TRB AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 04/30/19 (H) Heard & Held 04/30/19 (H) MINUTE(TRB) 05/02/19 (H) TRB AT 8:00 AM CAPITOL 106 05/02/19 (H) Moved HB 142 Out of Committee 05/02/19 (H) MINUTE(TRB) 05/03/19 (H) TRB RPT 4DP 2NR 05/03/19 (H) DP: LINCOLN, ORTIZ, EDGMON, ZULKOSKY 05/03/19 (H) NR: VANCE, TALERICO 05/08/19 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 05/08/19 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 05/10/19 (H) JUD AT 1:00 PM GRUENBERG 120 05/10/19 (H) Heard & Held 05/10/19 (H) MINUTE(JUD) 01/27/20 (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120

01/27/20 (H) Heard & Held

01/27/20 (H) MINUTE(JUD)

01/29/20 (H) JUD AT 1:30 PM GRUENBERG 120

01/29/20 (H) Moved CSHB 142(JUD) Out of Committee

01/29/20 (H) MINUTE(JUD)

01/31/20 (H) JUD RPT CS(JUD) NT 6DP 1NR

01/31/20 (H) DP: LEDOUX, DRUMMOND, STUTES, KOPP, SHAW, CLAMAN

01/31/20 (H) NR: EASTMAN 02/07/20 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 02/07/20 (H) VERSION: CSHB 142(JUD) 02/10/20 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/10/20 (S) CRA 03/17/20 (S) CRA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg) WITNESS REGISTER RYNNIEVA MOSS, Staff Senator John Coghill Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions regarding SB 218. ERIN HARRINGTON, Staff Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Provided an overview of HB 142 on behalf of the sponsor. ACTION NARRATIVE 3:54:22 PM CHAIR CLICK BISHOP called the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:54 p.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Hoffman, Micciche, and Chair Bishop. Senator Gray-Jackson arrived soon thereafter. SB 218-ROAD SERVICE AREA CONSOLIDATION 3:54:52 PM CHAIR BISHOP announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 218, "An Act relating to road service area consolidation." He said the committee is hearing SB 218 for the second time. SENATOR MICCICHE reported that the Kenai Peninsula Borough has one board for 28 road service areas (RSAs), which are like zones within the borough. Further, there are approximately 20 RSAs within his district. He said he did not believe SB 218 affects the board that oversees the 28 RSAs within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. He asked Ms. Moss to confirm that the bill does not affect the board. 3:55:46 PM SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON joined the committee meeting. 3:55:59 PM RYNNIEVA MOSS, Staff, Senator John Coghill, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, replied that is correct. The bill says that if the one board feels that consolidation is necessary, the board could go to the borough assembly who could vote do what the board recommended. SENATOR MICCICHE said most of his questions have been answered and he was fine with the bill, but would do some additional research. MS. MOSS said she would be glad to discuss the matter further. 3:56:53 PM SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report SB 218, work order 31-LS1510\M, from committee with individual recommendations and attached zero fiscal note. There being no objection, SB 218 reported from the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee. 3:57:13 PM At ease. HB 142-NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TANF PROGRAM 3:58:54 PM CHAIR BISHOP called the committee back to order and announced the consideration of CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 142(JUD), "An Act relating to Alaska Native organizations' family assistance programs." He said the committee heard the companion bill, SB 121, on February 4, 2020. 3:59:22 PM ERIN HARRINGTON, Staff, Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, stated that HB 142 is the companion bill to SB 121, which this committee has heard. She detailed that HB 142 provides a technical statutory fix to allow the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska ("Tlingit & Haida") to continue administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program on behalf of communities in the Southeast Alaska region. MS. HARRINGTON pointed out that Tlingit & Haida has administered the TANF program for decades. However, a recently identified technical issue in one section of AS 47.27.070 directly conflicts with the section that comes a few lines later in the statute. She said the bill would provide timely assistance to the TANF program and the people of Southeast Alaska during the current public health emergency. 4:01:10 PM SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report HB 142, work order 31-LS0535\G, from committee with individual recommendations and attached zero fiscal note. 4:01:27 PM CHAIR BISHOP found no objection and CSHB 142(JUD) was reported from the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee. 4:02:01 PM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Bishop adjourned the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting at 4:02 p.m.

Document Name	Date/Time	Subjects
HB 142 Sponsor Statement v. G 1.27.2020.pdf	HJUD 1/27/2020 1:30:00 PM HJUD 1/29/2020 1:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	HB 142
HB 142 Summary of Changes v. K to v. G 1.27.2020.pdf	HJUD 1/27/2020 1:30:00 PM HJUD 1/29/2020 1:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	HB 142
HB 142 Additional Document - Sec 47.27.020 TANF Language 1.27.2020.pdf	HJUD 1/27/2020 1:30:00 PM HJUD 1/29/2020 1:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	HB 142
SB 218 Sponsor Statement 3.2.2020.pdf	SCRA 3/10/2020 3:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	SB 218
SB 218 Map Fairbanks North Star Borough Service Areas 3.3.2020.pdf	SCRA 3/10/2020 3:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	SB 218
SB 218 Letter of Support Mayor Ward 3.3.2020.pdf	SCRA 3/10/2020 3:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	SB 218
SB 218 Draft Fiscal Note DCCED-DCRA- 03-06-20.pdf	SCRA 3/10/2020 3:30:00 PM SCRA 3/17/2020 3:30:00 PM	SB 218

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