ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ARCTIC POLICY,  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM  March 24, 2022 11:03 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Grier Hopkins, Chair Representative Sara Hannan Representative Liz Snyder Representative Harriet Drummond Representative Mike Prax Representative Tom McKay (via teleconference) MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Josiah Patkotak COMMITTEE CALENDAR  PRESENTATION(S): ALASKA TOURISM UPDATE - HEARD PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  No previous action to record WITNESS REGISTER SARAH LEONARD, President & CEO Alaska Travel Industry Association Anchorage, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Gave a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of ATIA during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update. SCOTT MCCREA, President & CEO Explore Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Gave a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of Explore Fairbanks, during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update. JULIE SAUPE, President & CEO Visit Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Gave a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of Visit Anchorage, during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update. LIZ PERRY, President & CEO Travel Juneau Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Gave a PowerPoint on behalf of Travel Juneau, during the overall presentation: Alaska Tourism Update. ACTION NARRATIVE 11:03:47 AM CHAIR GRIER HOPKINS called the House Special Committee on Arctic Policy, Economic Development, and Tourism meeting to order at [11:03] a.m. Representatives Prax, Hannan, McKay (via teleconference), Drummond, Snyder, and Hopkins were present at the call to order. ^PRESENTATION(S): Alaska Tourism Update PRESENTATION(S): Alaska Tourism Update    11:05:13 AM CHAIR HOPKINS announced that the only order of business would be a presentation: Alaska Tourism Update. SPEAKERS SARAH LEONARD SCOTT MCCREA JULIE SAUPE LIZ PERRY NOTE: The presentation was recorded and log notes were taken. The recording is available at the legislature's web site akleg.gov or by contacting the House Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3, Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907)465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of the Thirty-Second Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808. 12:27:19 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Special Committee on Arctic Policy, Economic Development, and Tourism meeting was adjourned at 12:27 p.m.