HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON                                                                                         
           MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS                                                                                       
                 February 25, 1999                                                                                              
                     5:02 p.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
OVERVIEW:  DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
TAPE(S)                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
99-3, SIDE(S) A & B                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Lisa Murkowski, Chair, convened the House Special                                                                
Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs meeting at 5:02 p.m.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives                                                             
Murkowski, James, Phillips and Kott.  Representatives Foster and                                                                
Cissna arrived as the meeting was in progress.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
DAVID LIEBERSBACH, Director, Division of Emergency Services,                                                                    
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, began his overview by                                                              
describing the history of the division, its mission and its past                                                                
accomplishments.  In reply to questions from Chair Murkowski, he                                                                
explained that a full disaster is in effect upon declaration by the                                                             
governor.  The division works on all disasters, not just "natural                                                               
disasters."  In reply to questions by Representative Phillips, he                                                               
said organized boroughs do not have "LAPC."  The division rates                                                                 
itself; personnel have learned, sometimes the hard way, how to                                                                  
handle emergency response situations more effectively.  Because of                                                              
the hiring freeze, they do not expect to have a new chief of staff                                                              
soon.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The committee took no action.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The meeting adjourned at 6:10 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 Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature, in the                                                             
Legislative Reference Library.