HB  28-REGISTRATION OF BOATS: EXEMPTION                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:33:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REVAK announced  the consideration  of CS  FOR HOUSE  BILL                                                               
NO. 28(FIN) "An  Act relating to  the registration  of commercial                                                               
vessels; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
This is the  second time the bill has come  before the committee.                                                               
Previously,  there was  discussion about  updating the  effective                                                               
dates.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:33:25 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE  moved to adopt the  Senate committee substitute                                                               
(SCS)  for  CSHB  28,  work order  32-LS0229\G,  as  the  working                                                               
document.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:33:52 PM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE GERAN  TARR, Alaska State  Legislature, Anchorage,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor  of HB  28, stated Mr.  Brouwer would  review the                                                               
changes to the bill.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:33:59 PM                                                                                                                    
THATCHER BROUWER, Staff, Representative  Geran Tarr, Alaska State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, reviewed  changes contained  in the                                                               
SCS  to HB  28. The  bill did  not pass  last year.  So, the  SCS                                                               
advances  several effective  dates in  Sections  3 and  4 by  one                                                               
year. It  also updates the  fee transition period  for commercial                                                               
fishermen who  previously paid and  registered with  the Division                                                               
of Motor Vehicles.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:34:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  REVAK   removed  his  objection;   he  found   no  further                                                               
objection, and SCS CSHB 28 was adopted.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK found no further  questions or comments and solicited                                                               
a motion.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:35:23 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report the  SCS for CSHB 28, work order                                                               
32-LS0229\G, from  committee with individual  recommendations and                                                               
attached fiscal note(s).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR REVAK found no objection  and SCS CSHB 28(RES) was reported                                                               
from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.