HB 70-CREAMER'S FIELD REFUGE  4:26:55 PM CHAIR GIESSEL announced the consideration of HB 70 [CSHB 70(RES) was before the committee]. SENATOR COSTELLO moved to adopt SCS CSHB 70 ( ), version 29- LS0372\P, as the working document. CHAIR GIESSEL objected for discussion purposes. 4:27:51 PM REPRESENTATIVE ADAM WOOL, sponsor of HB 70, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, introduced himself. 4:28:08 PM ED FOGELS, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Anchorage, Alaska, explained the changes in version P. He said he had the survey staff do one more top-to-bottom scrub for accuracy of the legal locations and they made three corrections. The first is on page 2, line 1, where "instruction" was deleted and replaced with "instrument". That was primarily due to the fact that the original documents for this tract were very hard to read. The survey staff realized that they had been misread in the original bill. The second change on page 3, line 2, was for the same reason: the year "1976" was deleted and replaced with "1978". A third change was on page 3, lines 13-14, where the word "and" was deleted; and Mr. Jennings would explain why. 4:30:16 PM GERALD JENNINGS, Chief Surveyor, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Anchorage, Alaska, explained that the changes on lines 13 and 14 related to protecting the state's right-of-way for Farmer's Loop Road in the event that a future survey reveals a couple of the aliquant parts actually encroach slightly into the right-of-way. Originally the description listed two of the four aliquant parts as lines south of the right-of-way and two did not address the right-of-way. This version now addresses all four aliquant parcels lying south of the Farmer's Loop Road right-of-way. CHAIR GIESSEL removed her objection and finding no further objections said that the Senate CS for HB 70, version P, was adopted. SENATOR STOLTZE asked if this would change the odds in the Crane Classic. REPRESENTATIVE WOOL answered no. DAVID DUNSMORE, staff to Representative Wool, added that this wouldn't change any land uses in these parcels, because they are already managed consistent with the management plan. SENATOR MICCICHE asked if anyone has a problem with this bill or is worried about land in that area going into permanent conservation. REPRESENTATIVE WOOL answered no; they have had a few hearings and the only comments have been about support. CHAIR GIESSEL said that Senator Micciche asked why they were passing this again (it was passed last year), and she had appreciated Deputy Commissioner Fogels quadruple checking of the property descriptions, because last year's bill had to be vetoed because of errors in the property descriptions. CHAIR GIESSEL said she had walked many of these trails; the Creamer's Field was a dairy where her family used to get milk. Finding no further discussion, she closed public testimony. SENATOR COSTELLO moved to report SCS CSHB 70, version P, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note. There were no objections and SCS CSHB 70(RES) was reported from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.