HOUSE BILL NO. 56                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to limitations on certain commercial                                                                      
     fishing loans made by the Department of Commerce,                                                                          
     Community, and Economic Development."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
2:08:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LIZ HARPOLD,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE  DAN ORTIZ,  stated that                                                                    
the  bill raised  the loan  balances Alaskan  fishermen were                                                                    
allowed to  borrow for certain  loan funds. She  stated that                                                                    
it  did  not  change  the aggregate  amount  that  could  be                                                                    
borrowed from the fund.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Bishop announced  that there would be  a new zero                                                                    
fiscal note. He  stated that the legislation  would not need                                                                    
new regulations.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to REPORT  HB 56 from committee with                                                                    
individual  recommendations  and accompanying  fiscal  note.                                                                    
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB  56  was REPORTED  out  of  committee  with a  "do  pass"                                                                    
recommendation and  with one new  zero fiscal note  from the                                                                    
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon acknowledged that  the House members were                                                                    
currently  meeting on  the floor  and all  the bills  on the                                                                    
meeting agenda  were previously heard in  committee when the                                                                    
sponsors were present.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:10:29 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:12:03 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED