Legislature(2001 - 2002)
04/27/2001 10:55 AM Senate RLS
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
April 27, 2001
10:55 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Drue Pearce, Chair
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair
Senator Randy Phillips
Senator Gene Therriault
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Johnny Ellis
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 135
"An Act relating to mental health information and records; and
providing for an effective date."
APPROVED FOR CALENDARING
HOUSE BILL NO. 150
"An Act relating to insurance premiums for rental motor vehicles."
APPROVED FOR CALENDARING
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19
Urging the United States Congress to pass legislation to fund the
acquisition of high- resolution digital orthoimagery and digital
elevation data for the entire state of Alaska.
APPROVED FOR CALENDARING
HOUSE BILL NO. 72 am
"An Act relating to an assistant adjutant general for space and
missile defense in the Department of Military and Veterans'
Affairs."
ADOPTED SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AND APPROVED FOR
CALENDARING
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
SB 135 - See HESS minutes dated 4/9/01 and Judiciary minutes dated
4/23/01.
HB 150 - See Labor and Commerce minutes dated 3/27/01 and
Judiciary minutes dated 4/11/01.
HJR 19 - See Resources minutes dated 4/9/01.
HB 72 - See Finance Report dated 4/12/01.
WITNESS REGISTER
Mr. Elmer Lindstrom
Department of Health &
Social Services
PO Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99801-0601
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained a change made to SB 135 in the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ms. Carol Carroll
Department of Military &
Veterans Affairs
PO Box 5800
Ft Richardson, AK 99505-0800
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered questions about SCS HB 72(RLS).
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 01-7, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRWOMAN DRUE PEARCE called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to
order at 10:55 a.m. Senators Phillips, Therriault and Pearce were
present. The first order of business to come before the committee
was SB 135.
SENATOR THERRIAULT asked what changes were made to SB 135 in the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
MR. ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant, Department of Health and
Social Services, explained that the sole change was to the title.
SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to calendar all versions of SB 135-MENTAL
HEALTH INFO/RECORDS/COMMUNICATIONS and its accompanying fiscal
note. There being no objection, the motion carried.
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar HB 150-INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR
RENTAL VEHICLES. There being no objection, the motion carried.
SENATOR PHILLIPS moved to calendar HJR 19-DIGITAL ORTHOIMAGERY AND
ELEVATION DATA. There being no objection, the motion carried.
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that a proposed Senate Rules Committee
Substitute for HB 72-ASST.ADJUTANT GEN.: MISSILE/SPACE DEFENSE was
before the committee.
SENATOR THERRIAULT moved to adopt SCS HB 72(RLS), Version F, as the
working document of the committee. There being no objection, the
motion carried.
MS. CAROL CARROLL, Administrative Services Division, Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs, explained the difference in the
Senate Rules Committee version is the removal of the five-year
sunset clause. General Oates advised her that the development and
deployment of the space and missile defense system in Alaska could
take at least seven years. He prefers that the bill have no sunset
clause as that could send the wrong message to the federal
government. This program is a joint effort between the state and
federal government.
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE said the position is funded with federal funds
and it is her understanding that the federal government will not
approve the continuation of the actual position once the national
missile defense program is in place. She asked if the Senate
Finance Committee was concerned that the state would not be able to
carry that employee after the program is in place.
MS. CARROLL said that is correct.
SENATOR THERRIAULT noted that General Oates informed him yesterday
that the name of the program has been changed to the national
missile defense and space program so there is a possibility that
the federal government may continue to fund that position for a
longer term.
There being no further questions or testimony, SENATOR THERRIAULT
moved to calendar SCS HB 72(RLS) with its attached fiscal note.
There being no objection, the motion carried.
CHAIRWOMAN PEARCE announced that she expects to have the capital
budget and SB 93 on the calendar tomorrow and that a Senate Rules
Committee meeting will be scheduled during session. She then
adjourned the meeting at 11:01 a.m.
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