ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
                         JOINT MEETING                                                                                        
              HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC                                                                             
                 DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND TOURISM                                                                               
             HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS                                                                           
            HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                           
                       February 20, 2001                                                                                        
                           10:30 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  UTILITY CORRIDOR & RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CANADA                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
01-8, SIDES A & B                                                                                                               
01-9, SIDE A                                                                                                                    
(Please  note:   These are  House Special  Committee on  Economic                                                               
Development, Trade and Tourism tapes)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE LESIL McGUIRE, Chair,  called the joint meeting of                                                               
the House  Special Committee on  Economic Development,  Trade and                                                               
Tourism;  the House  Special Committee  on Oil  and Gas;  and the                                                               
House Transportation Standing Committee to order at 10:42 a.m.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Committee   members   present   were   Representatives   McGuire,                                                               
Chenault, Crawford,  Dyson, Fate,  Green, Guess,  James, Kapsner,                                                               
Kohring,  Kookesh, Masek,  Morgan,  Ogan,  Rokeberg, Scalzi,  and                                                               
Wilson.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
BILL  WOOLF,  speaking  on  behalf  of  U.S.  Senator  Murkowski,                                                               
offered Senator  Murkowski's vision for better  communication and                                                               
transportation  of  resources,  as  well as  encouragement  of  a                                                               
transportation corridor.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
DR. PAUL  METZ, University of  Alaska, described  possible routes                                                               
for  mining  projects   and  gave  a  brief   history  of  recent                                                               
exploration of minerals.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
JIM  KUBITZ,   representing  the  Alaska   Railroad  Corporation,                                                               
introduced  certain maps  that outline  possible  routes for  the                                                               
utilities corridor.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
COLIN  CHAPMAN,  on behalf  of  Congressman  Don Young,  informed                                                               
members that  Congressman Don Young  was fully supportive  of the                                                               
plan to look into these issues for Alaska's future.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
TOM BRINGHAM  spoke about the  Northwest corridor plan.   He drew                                                               
attention  to looking  at communities'  and  residents' needs  in                                                               
terms of this issue.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Committee members inquired about the following:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   GREEN   asked   questions   regarding   deposits                                                               
discussed  by  Dr.  Milt  Wiltse of  the  Department  of  Natural                                                               
Resources (DNR).   He  also inquired about  the safety  issues of                                                               
having a railroad and pipeline so close to a highway.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SCALZI asked  if there  would be  an increase  in                                                               
activity that would result in more funding for surveys.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There were no announcements.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR McGUIRE  adjourned the joint  meeting of the  House Special                                                               
Committee on  Economic Development, Trade and  Tourism; the House                                                               
Special Committee  on Oil and  Gas; and the  House Transportation                                                               
Standing Committee meeting to order at 12:30 p.m.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
NOTE:   The meeting was  recorded and handwritten log  notes were                                                               
taken.  A  copy of the tape(s)  and log notes may  be obtained 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  Twenty-Second                                                               
Alaska  State Legislature  this  information may  be obtained  by                                                               
contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.