CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23(FIN)                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     Establishing and relating to the Alaska Arctic Policy                                                                      
     Commission.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:49:43 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to ADOPT  the  proposed  committee                                                                    
substitute  for  HCR  23, Work  Draft  27-LS1212\T  (Nauman,                                                                    
4/13/12) as a working document.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:50:02 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Peterson explained  the changes  in  the new  committee                                                                    
substitute for  HCR 23, version  T. He related that  on page                                                                    
2,  lines  15  through  17, language  had  been  added;  the                                                                    
language "and  each has  a significant  stake in  the nature                                                                    
and  course of  those activities  and development"  had been                                                                    
added to  the end of  the sentence  on lines 16  through 17.                                                                    
The second change,  on page 3, line 3,  increased the number                                                                    
of  members of  the commission  from 17  to 20.  On page  3,                                                                    
lines 21 and 22, the  language "with experience in a coastal                                                                    
management program" was added  after the wording "one member                                                                    
from a coastal community."  He related that the commission's                                                                    
new members  were on subsections  K, L, and M.  Subsection K                                                                    
added   a   new   member    who   represented   the   marine                                                                    
transportations   and  logistics   industry.  Subsection   L                                                                    
designated  a  new  member  to   the  commission  who  would                                                                    
represent  a  Native  corporation. Subsection  M  added  one                                                                    
member  to  the  commission  who would  represent  a  state-                                                                    
licensed marine pilot. He stated  that there were changes to                                                                    
page 4,  lines 6  and 7, which  dealt with  the commission's                                                                    
alternate  members.   He  explained  that   previously,  the                                                                    
commission had  four public alternate members,  but that the                                                                    
language had been reworded so  that there were two alternate                                                                    
members from the  public and two alternate  members from the                                                                    
legislature.  He  added  that   the  two  members  from  the                                                                    
legislature    would   include    one   Senator    and   one                                                                    
Representative.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:52:03 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
FURTHER OBJECTION, Work Draft 27-LS1212\T was ADOPTED.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE   HESS,   STAFF,  REPRESENTATIVE   REGGIE   JOULE,                                                                    
explained   that  the   legislation  was   a  result   of  a                                                                    
recommendation  by the  Northern Waters  Task Force  that an                                                                    
arctic policy commission be  established. She explained that                                                                    
all  arctic nations,  including  the United  States, had  an                                                                    
arctic  policy,  but  that  the  U.S.'s  policy  was  moving                                                                    
forward  slowly.  She concluded  that  it  was decided  that                                                                    
Alaska needed its own arctic policy.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  discussed  a   fiscal  impact  note  from                                                                    
Legislative  Council in  the amount  of $272,600  in general                                                                    
funds for  the cost of travel  and one range 19  position to                                                                    
staff the commission.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:53:25 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman  MOVED to report  SCS CSHCR 23(FIN)  out of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:53:46 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHCR 23(FIN)  was REPORTED out of committee  with a "do                                                                    
pass" recommendation and with a  new fiscal impact note from                                                                    
the Legislature.