HB 153-NAMING WALTER J. HICKEL PARKWAY                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:23:59 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR EGAN  announced that the  first order of business  would be                                                               
HB 153. [CSHB 153(TRA) was before the committee.]                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE BOB  LYNN, sponsor  of HB  153, explained  that HB                                                               
153 would designate a 7.5 mile  portion of Minnesota Drive as the                                                               
Walter  J. Hickel  Parkway. This  would involve  having only  two                                                               
large  brown road  signs  similar  to the  ones  posted on  other                                                               
historic roads.  He highlighted Walter Hickel's  contributions to                                                               
the state, including the United  States Secretary of the Interior                                                               
and twice  serving as  the Governor of  Alaska. Walter  J. Hickel                                                               
worked hard to  open Prudhoe Bay for all  development and oversaw                                                               
the   permitting   process   for   the   Trans-Alaska   Pipeline.                                                               
Representative  Lynn requested  the committee's  approval of  the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR EGAN noted no public testimony.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:25:21 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DYSON moved  to report HB 153, version  U, from committee                                                               
with individual  recommendations and attached fiscal  note. There                                                               
being no  objection, CSHB 153(TRA)  was reported from  the Senate                                                               
Transportation Standing Committee.