HB 209-WATER AND SEWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:34:20 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BISHOP  announced  the  consideration  of  HB  209.  [CSHB                                                               
209(FIN) was before the committee.]                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:34:24 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE  NEAL FOSTER,  Alaska  State Legislature,  Juneau,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor of HB 209, introduced himself.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:34:45 PM                                                                                                                    
PAUL   LABOLLE,  Staff,   Representative  Foster,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau,  Alaska,  set   forth  that  HB  209  would                                                               
establish  a water  and  sewer advisory  committee.  He said  the                                                               
bill's general  purpose was  to find better  ways of  doing water                                                               
and sewer projects, look at  new technologies, and address how to                                                               
better coordinate  with federal  agencies. He added  that federal                                                               
funding parameters for new technologies  would also be taken into                                                               
consideration by the advisory committee.  He pointed out that the                                                               
bill had a zero-fiscal note  because the advisory committee would                                                               
not have a travel budget and per diem for members.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  FOSTER  added that  a  report  from the  advisory                                                               
committee would be due on December 1, 2017.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:35:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BISHOP  opened public testimony.  He announced  that seeing                                                               
no testifiers, public testimony is closed.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:36:15 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  HOFFMAN  moved  to report  CSHB  209(FIN),  labeled  29-                                                               
LS0306\I,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:36:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  BISHOP announced  that  without  objection, CSHB  209(FIN)                                                               
passes from committee.