HB 386-VESSELS: REGISTRATION/TITLES; DERELICTS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:03:55 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STUTES announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 386  "An Act relating  to abandoned  and derelict                                                               
vessels;  relating to  the registration  of vessels;  relating to                                                               
certificates of title for vessels;  relating to the duties of the                                                               
Department  of  Administration; relating  to  the  duties of  the                                                               
Department  of  Natural   Resources;  establishing  the  derelict                                                               
vessel  prevention  program;  establishing  the  derelict  vessel                                                               
prevention program fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
10:05:40 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STUTES opened public testimony on HB 386.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:06:18 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
BRYAN  HAWKINS,  Harbormaster,  City of  Homer;  Vice  President,                                                               
Alaska  Association  of  Harbormasters and  Port  Administrators,                                                               
stated that the  city of Homer supports HB 386  and its companion                                                               
in the Senate, SB 92.   He said the city demonstrated its support                                                               
for the  bill with a  resolution passed  this past December.   He                                                               
pointed out that  he is also representing  the Alaska Association                                                               
of Harbormasters  and Port  Administrators, which  supports these                                                               
efforts  to  bring new  legislation  for  management of  derelict                                                               
vessels.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
10:07:36 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STUTES, after  ascertaining that there was no  one else who                                                               
wished to testify, closed public testimony on HB 386.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
10:07:56 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STUTES  reiterated that  HB 386 has  a further  referral to                                                               
the House Finance  Committee and that she would like  to move the                                                               
bill this day.  She pointed  out that there are four fiscal notes                                                               
attached  to  HB  386:     two  zero  notes,  one  Department  of                                                               
Administration  note that  has no  fiscal impact,  and one  fund-                                                               
capitalization note that reflects  the revenue generated from the                                                               
new fee structure.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:08:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR moved to report  HB 386 out of committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being no objection, HB 386 was moved from committee.