CHAIRMAN KELLY brought SB 259 - METROPOLITAN PLANNING AUTHORITY                
before the committee.                                                          
                                                                               
SENATOR DAVE DONLEY, prime sponsor of SB 259, explained the                    
existing representation on the Anchorage Metropolitan Area                     
Transportation Study group (AMATS) is only established by agreement            
between the mayor and the governor, and SB 259 puts into statute               
the membership makeup of the organization.                                     
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN asked if this legislation would have an impact on                
Fairbanks.  SENATOR DONLEY responded that it would not because it              
only impacts communities with a population of over 200,000, which              
is the population threshold for a community for which additional               
planning is required to take place.                                            
                                                                               
SENATOR LEMAN moved and asked unanimous consent SB 259 be approved             
for calendaring at the discretion of the Chair.  Hearing no                    
objection, it was so ordered.