CHAIRMAN HUDSON announced the next order of business was HJR 64. He explained that HJR 64 recognizes the proposed rocket launch facility on Kodiak Island. HJR 64 - PROJECTS OF ALASKA AEROSPACE DEV. CORP. Number 066 REP. SITTON, ex officio board member of Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation (AADC), said AADC is doing valuable work for Alaska. They have found that as technology changes, people find NASA to be too expensive and too prohibitive and so for commercial purposes people are looking at alternatives. He said HJR 64 relates to site location and although Fairbanks is mentioned as a consideration, he concurs with the choice of Kodiak as it does not have the safety considerations that are in Fairbanks. He said this resolution puts a stamp of approval on getting things going and he hopes to move HJR 64 out of committee. Number 083 REP. PORTER posed a question about clouds affecting take- offs. REP. SITTON said he was not familiar with all of the constraints. CHAIRMAN HUDSON interjected and mentioned over-water trajectory. He said from Kodiak you can go down the Pacific Ocean for literally thousands of miles, whereas from Fairbanks, for example, there are over-land problems that are of concern because of explosions and things of that nature. He said he believes this resolve might attract some federal interest in financially supporting this kind of launch facility. Number 095 REP. SITTON mentioned that the director of AADC has had some success both in attracting grants and in collaborating with the university and he believes these efforts will continue. Number 097 REP. WILLIAMS moved that HJR 64, with individual recommendations and zero fiscal note, pass out of committee. CHAIRMAN HUDSON, hearing no objection, declared HJR 64 was so ordered. CHAIRMAN HUDSON ADJOURNED the meeting at 6:09 p.m.