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.