Legislature(2025 - 2026)BUTROVICH 205
03/25/2025 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
March 25, 2025
1:38 p.m.
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Jesse Bjorkman, Chair
Senator Löki Tobin, Vice Chair
Senator Jesse Kiehl
Senator Mike Shower (via teleconference)
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Bert Stedman
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12
Urging the United States Congress and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to address outages of National Data
Buoy Center stations.
- MOVED CSSJR 12(TRA) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SJR 12
SHORT TITLE: NOAA BUOY OUTAGES
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) DUNBAR
02/26/25 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/26/25 (S) TRA
03/20/25 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/20/25 (S) Heard & Held
03/20/25 (S) MINUTE(TRA)
03/25/25 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
HAHLEN BEHNKEN, Staff
Senator Forrest Dunbar
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Gave a brief overview of SJR 12 on behalf of
the sponsor.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:38:07 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN called the Senate Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:38 p.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators Tobin, Kiehl, Shower (via teleconference)
and Chair Bjorkman.
SJR 12-NOAA BUOY OUTAGES
1:38:44 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration of SJR 12-NOAA BUOY
OUTAGES
1:39:43 PM
HAHLEN BEHNKEN, Staff, Senator Forrest Dunbar, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, gave a brief overview of SJR 12 on
behalf of the sponsor. He said SJR 12 addressed the outages that
have been increasingly occurring over the last five years to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) buoys
around the state and taking particular note of the Seal Rock
buoy in Prince William Sound. This buoy is essential for the
safe navigation of oil tankers from Valdez. This is an important
issue, especially for Prince Willliam Sound and for all coastal
communities in Alaska.
1:40:26 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN opened public testimony on SJR 12.
1:40:49 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN closed public testimony on SJR 12.
1:41:03 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.
1:41:07 PM
SENATOR TOBIN moved to report Committee Substitute SJ 12, work
order 34-LS0449\H, from committee with individual
recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).
1:41:22 PM
CHAIR BJORKMAN found no objection and CS SJR 12 (TRA) was
reported from the Senate Transportation Standing Committee.
1:41:48 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Bjorkman adjourned the Senate Transportation Standing
Committee meeting at 1:41 p.m.
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