HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TOURISM                  
                         April 30, 1997                                        
                            3:20 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
OVERVIEW OF SAKHALIN REGIONAL DUMA                                             
                                                                               
TAPE(S)                                                                        
                                                                               
97-8, SIDE(S) A & B                                                            
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Cowdery, Chairman, convened the House Special                   
Committee on International Trade and Tourism meeting at 3:20 p.m.              
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Cowdery, Joule, Elton, Phillips, Kott and Ryan.  Other legislators             
present were Austerman and Nicholia.                                           
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE COWDERY presented his opening remarks.                          
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS presented her opening remarks.                         
                                                                               
LUBOV FYORDOROVNA SHUBINA, First Deputy, Second Sakhalin Regional              
Duma, presented an overview of the Sakhalin Duma Delegation and                
asked questions regarding Alaska's seafood industry.                           
                                                                               
KONSTANTIN PETROVICH SUKHOREBRIK, Deputy, Second Sakhalin Regional             
Duma; and Director, Sakhalin Aviastrassy, discussed the importance             
of a good working relationship in all areas.                                   
                                                                               
VIC FISCHER translated Mrs. Shubina's and Mr. Sukhorebrik's                    
testimony.                                                                     
                                                                               
Each committee member gave an overview of their district.                      
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 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 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                  
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the                
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the               
Legislative Reference Library.