SJR 12-NOAA BUOY OUTAGES                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1:02:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  EISCHEID announced  that  the first  order of  business                                                               
would be CS  FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.  12(TRA), Urging the                                                               
United States  Congress and the National  Oceanic and Atmospheric                                                               
Administration to  address outages  of National Data  Buoy Center                                                               
stations.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:03:21 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  FORREST  DUNBAR,  Alaska  State  Legislature,  as  prime                                                               
sponsor, gave a review of  the proposed committee substitute (CS)                                                               
for SJR  12(TRA).  He  stated that  it would request  the federal                                                               
government to maintain  the weather buoys, as  pieces of critical                                                               
infrastructure  in  the  state.   He  stated  that  the  proposed                                                               
resolution  specifically addresses  the  Seal Rocks  Buoy at  the                                                               
Hinchinbrook Entrance, as this is critical for the oil industry.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:04:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR  EISCHEID opened  public  testimony on  SJR  12.   After                                                               
ascertaining  that there  was no  one who  wished to  testify, he                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:05:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE  stated that  he would  like to  propose an                                                               
amendment;  however,  he  expressed the  understanding  that  the                                                               
deadline has passed.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:06:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 1:06 p.m. to 1:08 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:08:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR CARRICK moved to report  CSSJR 12(TRA) out of committee,                                                               
with  individual recommendations  and  the  attached zero  fiscal                                                               
note.  There  being no objection, CSSJR 12(TRA)  was reported out                                                               
of the House Transportation Standing Committee.