02/04/1997 01:30 PM Senate TRA

                SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE                                
                        February 4, 1997                                       
                           1:30 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
 Senator Jerry Ward, Chairman                                                  
 Senator Gary Wilken, Vice Chairman                                            
 Senator Lyda Green                                                            
 Senator Rick Halford                                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Georgianna Lincoln                                                    
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                            
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 10                                                            
 "An Act naming Mountain View Road in Gustavus."                               
                                                                               
  - MOVED SB 10 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                               
                                                                               
 SENATE BILL NO. 46                                                            
 "An Act naming a new maritime vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway            
 System; and providing for an effective date."                                 
                                                                               
  - MOVED SB 46 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE ACTION                                                       
                                                                               
 SB 10 - No previous Senate action to record.                                  
                                                                               
 SB 46 - No previous Senate action to record.                                  
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Senator Mackie                                                                
 State Capitol                                                                 
 Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182                                                     
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Prime Sponsor of SB 10.                                
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
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              SB  10 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD - GUSTAVUS                            
                                                                              
 Number 001                                                                    
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN WARD  called the Senate Transportation Committee meeting to         
 order at 1:30 p.m. and introduced  SB 10  as the first order of               
 business.                                                                     
                                                                               
  SENATOR MACKIE , Prime Sponsor of SB 10, informed the committee that         
 this bill was introduced upon request of the students of Gustavus.            
 The bill is a school project, that has a zero fiscal note.  The               
 bill passed the House last year and the Senate did not have time to           
 get to it before adjourning.  He urged the committee's                        
 consideration of SB 10.                                                       
                                                                               
  SENATOR GREEN  noted that the statute said that roads constructed by         
 the state or the department needs statutory approval.  This road              
 obviously falls into this category.                                           
                                                                               
  SENATOR MACKIE  stated that the statutory requirement was the only           
 reason the bill was before the committee.  There has been no                  
 opposition to the bill.                                                       
                                                                               
  SENATOR GREEN  moved to report SB 10 out of committee with                   
 individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes.  Without                
 objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
             SB  46 NEW FERRY NAMED M.V. KENNICOTT                            
                                                                              
  CHAIRMAN WARD  asked if anyone was present to testify on SB 46.              
 Hearing none, he inquired as to the pleasure of the committee.                
                                                                               
  SENATOR WILKEN  moved to report SB 46 out of committee with                  
 individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes.  Without                
 objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
                                                                               
 There being no further business before the committee, the meeting             
 was adjourned at 1:35 p.m.