HOUSE BILL NO. 197 "An Act making an appropriation to the Alyeska Settlement Fund and making appropriations from the Alyeska Settlement Fund; and providing for an effective date." Representative Larson noted that the original HB 197 was before the Committee. REPRESENTATIVE HARLEY OLBERG spoke in support of HB 197. He explained that HB 197: * Appropriates $28.2 million dollars from the Alyeska Settlement fund; * 14.5 million dollars of the $28.0 million dollar appropriation is for docks and construction of response storage facilities at Tatitlek and Chenega; 2 * $6 million dollars is for the construction of a road from Cordova to Shepard Point; * $7.5 million is for the acquisition of land for the Kachemak bay State Pard and; * $200.0 thousand dollars is for communications equipment to be purchased by the US Coast Guard and the State. Representative Olberg pointed out that the total settlement is $31.7 million dollars. Representative Parnell MOVED to report HB 197 out of Committee with individual recommendations and with the accompanying fiscal note. Representative Therriault asked who would own and operate the Shepard Point dock. CHARLES COLE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF LAW noted that the question is being addressed by the Senate. He stated that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities would probably build the dock. There being NO OBJECTION, HB 197 was moved from committee. HB 197 was reported out of Committee with "individual recommendations" and with a fiscal impact note by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.