Number 525 SB 21 ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN GREEN brought CSSB 21(TRA) before the committee as the final order of business. JOE AMBROSE, staff to Senator Robin Taylor, directed attention to a proposed Amendment No. 3 to CSSB 21(TRA). At the first hearing on the legislation, two amendments were adopted. Mr. Ambrose explained the first part of the amendment makes the chief executive officer of the Marine Highway Authority the equivalent to commissioner for the purposes of computing the interport differential. That same provision already applies in law when it relates to the president of the University of Alaska for any vessels they might have. Mr. Ambrose said the main portion of the amendment relates to the computation of the interport differential and designates that the ports that are designated as home ports in the state of Alaska for Alaska Marine Highway vessels become the delivery and redelivery ports for purposes of calculating the interport differential. SENATOR WARD moved the adoption of the following amendment to CSSB 31(TRA) Amendment No. 3 Page 16, lines 12 - 16: Delete "In this subsection, "commissioner of the department that operates the marine vessel" includes the president of the University of Alaska with regard to a vessel operated by the university and the chief executive officer of the Alaska Marine Highway Authority with regard to a vessel operated by the Alaska Marine Highway Authority." Insert "A detailed list of the costs and factors considered in calculating the interport differential must be provided to each person who expresses an interest in submitting a bid to perform maintenance or repair work on a marine vessel owned by the state. [IN THIS SUBSECTION, "COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT OPERATES THE MARINE VESSEL: INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA WITH REGARD TO A VESSEL OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY.]" Page 16, line 18, through page 17, line 1: Delete all material and insert: "(c) The commissioner of a department that operates a marine vessel shall adopt regulations establishing the criteria that the department shall use to determine whether the cost of maintenance or repair work at a shipyard facility located in the state is reasonable under (a) of this section. The commissioner shall designate by regulation the designated base port for each vessel operated by the department. A vessel's designated base port is the vessel's delivery and redelivery port. The Alaska Marine Highway Authority shall adopt regulations establishing the criteria that the authority shall use in calculating the interport differential under this section. The criteria for calculating the interport differential must include costs incurred from the time that the vessel leaves the vessel's designated base port to enter the shipyard facility until the time that the vessel returns to the designated base port from the shipyard facility. (d) In this section, (1) "commissioner of the department that operates the marine vessel" includes the president of the University of Alaska with regard to a vessel operated by the university and the chief executive officer of the Alaska Marine Highway authority with regard to a vessel operated by the Alaska Marine Highway Authority; (2) "interport differential" includes all costs related to the performance of the maintenance or repair work of a marine vessel at a shipyard located outside of the state, including travel costs incurred moving the vessel from its designated base port to the shipyard outside of the state; additional fuel consumption; cost of consumables including lubricants and other engine and deck stores; maintenance costs incurred during running time; cost of crew transfers including airfare between Alaska and the shipyard; wages in travel status; crew room and board; and other interport costs identified by the Alaska Marine Highway Authority." Hearing no objection to the adoption of Amendment No. 3, CHAIRMAN GREEN stated the amendment was adopted. Number 575 There being no further amendments or testimony on CSSB 21(TRA), CHAIRMAN GREEN asked for the will of the committee. SENATOR WARD moved CSSB 21(TRA), as amended, and the accompanying fiscal notes be passed out of committee with individual recommendations. SENATOR DUNCAN objected. The roll was taken with the following result: Senators Miller, Ward, and Green voted "Yea" and Senator Duncan voted "Nay." The Chairman stated the motion carried.