HCR 34 am -ALASKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR TOURISTS                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced HCR 34 am to be up for consideration.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
JANE PIERSON, staff to Representative  Jay Ramras, sponsor of HCR                                                               
34, said  it was  a win/win  bill for  everyone involved.  It was                                                               
established to  promote Alaskan-grown  produce and  food products                                                               
to the visitor industry. It is  the intent of the "Fresher by Far                                                               
Program"  to  bring  together   the  Department  of  Agriculture,                                                               
farmers,   related   farm    associations,   producers,   seafood                                                               
producers, distributors  and the visitor industry  in restaurants                                                               
and related culinary support associations  to provide visitors to                                                               
the state  of Alaska  with wholesome  quality Alaska  produce and                                                               
products.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:58:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BUNDE if it cost the state any money.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. PIERSON replied no.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR SEEKINS  moved to  report HCR 34  am from  committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations   and  zero  fiscal   note.  Senators                                                               
Seekins, Ben  Stevens and  Chair Bunde  voted yea;  so HCR  34 am                                                               
moved from committee.