SB 17-ENERGY EFFICIENCY & POLICY: PUB. BLDGS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:56:53 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGHES  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 72                                                               
"An Act  relating to civics  education, civics  examinations, and                                                               
secondary school  graduation requirements;  and providing  for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:57:05 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:57:31 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  HUGHES  reconvened  the meeting.  She  detailed  that  the                                                               
committee adopted  a committee  substitute (CS)  on March  30 and                                                               
heard  public testimony.  She asked  the  sponsor if  he had  any                                                               
closing comments before the bill moves from committee.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:58:06 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  TOM BEGICH,  Alaska State  Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska,                                                               
sponsor  of SB  17, explained  the  current version  of the  bill                                                               
takes a  2010 bill that  had two major factors:  1)setting energy                                                               
policy  around   clean  energy  and  2)   setting  policy  around                                                               
retrofitting a building.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
He  detailed the  bill takes  current state  policy and  sets the                                                               
retrofitting policy  threshold from  10,000 square feet  to 5,000                                                               
square feet and  includes other public buildings in  the mix. For                                                               
example, school  district buildings or buildings  of 5,000 square                                                               
feet and greater  that are recipients of  Power Cost Equalization                                                               
(PCE)  funds.  The  bill  also  sets  targets  for  clean  energy                                                               
aligning with currently terminology.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HUGHES  thanked  Senator  Begich  for  bringing  the  bill                                                               
forward.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:59:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MYERS  moved to  report  CSSB  17(CRA), work  order  32-                                                               
LS0187\B,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:59:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR HUGHES  found no  objection and  CSSB 17(CRA)  was reported                                                               
from  the   Senate  Community   and  Regional   Affairs  Standing                                                               
Committee.