02/02/2006 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

                    ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
          SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                        
                        February 2, 2006                                                                                        
                           1:33 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Con Bunde, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Ralph Seekins, Vice Chair                                                                                               
Senator Ben Stevens                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
Senator Bettye Davis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
All members present                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 207                                                                                                             
"An Act relating to the membership on the board of directors of                                                                 
the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation."                                                                                  
     MOVED CSSB 207(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB 207                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: AK AEROSPACE DEVEL. CORP BD MEMBERSHIP                                                                             
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) STEVENS G                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
01/09/06       (S)       PREFILE RELEASED 12/30/05                                                                              

01/09/06       (S)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/09/06       (S)       L&C, FIN                                                                                               

01/24/06       (S)       L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               

01/24/06       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           

01/24/06       (S)       MINUTE(L&C)                                                                                            
02/02/06       (S)       L&C AT 1:30 PM BELTZ 211                                                                               
                                                                                                                              
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GARY STEVENS                                                                                                            
Alaska State Capitol                                                                                                            
Juneau, AK  99801-1182                                                                                                          
POSITION STATEMENT: Sponsor of SB 207.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON  BUNDE called  the Senate  Labor and  Commerce Standing                                                             
Committee meeting to  order at 1:33:22 PM.  Present were Senators                                                             
Bettye Davis, Ben Stevens, Ralph Seekins and Chair Con Bunde.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
         SB 207-AK AEROSPACE DEVEL. CORP BD MEMBERSHIP                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced SB 207 to be up for consideration.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BEN STEVENS  moved to  adopt CSSB  207(L&C), version  Y.                                                               
There were no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE  remarked that the  fiscal note for the  CS increased                                                               
by $4,800 because the number of board members increased by two.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR GARY STEVENS  said he supported the CS,  because it makes                                                               
sure that some of the members  are from the area where the launch                                                               
pad exists  and it also  doesn't require  a current member  to be                                                               
thrown off  the board. He thought  the revised fiscal note  was a                                                               
little high.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE said  he thought the Finance Committee  would look at                                                               
the fiscal note.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:36:48 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR JOHNNY ELLIS arrived.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:37:36 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR RALPH  SEEKINS moved  to pass  CSSB 207(L&C),  version Y,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal  note. He  objected for  the purpose  of jesting  and then                                                               
removed his  objection. There were  no further objections  and it                                                               
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR BUNDE adjourned the meeting at 1:40:48 PM.