HOUSE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE May 15, 1999 8:17 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Scott Ogan, Co-Chair Representative Jerry Sanders, Co-Chair Representative Beverly Masek, Vice Chair Representative John Harris Representative Carl Morgan Representative Ramona Barnes Representative Jim Whitaker Representative Mary Kapsner MEMBERS ABSENT Representative Reggie Joule COMMITTEE CALENDAR HOUSE BILL NO. 227 "An Act modifying the Department of Natural Resources' power to control and manage certain land within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area and making that land available for selection by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough." - MOVED CSHB 227(RES) OUT OF COMMITTEE (* First public hearing) PREVIOUS ACTION BILL: HB 227 SHORT TITLE: HATCHER PASS PUBLIC USE AREA SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVES(S) OGAN Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action 5/06/99 1201 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S) 5/06/99 1201 (H) RESOURCES 5/07/99 (H) RES AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 124 5/07/99 (H) FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF COMMITTEE 5/07/99 (H) MINUTE(RES) 5/15/99 (H) RES AT 12:00 PM CAPITOL 124 WITNESS REGISTER No witnesses to record ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 99-37, SIDE A Number 0001 CO-CHAIR SCOTT OGAN called the House Resources Standing Committee meeting to order at 8:17 p.m. Members present at the call to order were Representatives Ogan, Sanders, Masek, Harris, Morgan, Whitaker and Kapsner. Representative Barnes arrived at 8:18 p.m. Representative Joule was excused. HB 227 - HATCHER PASS PUBLIC USE AREA CO-CHAIR OGAN announced that the only order of business before the committee was House Bill No. 227, "An Act modifying the Department of Natural Resources' power to control and manage certain land within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area and making that land available for selection by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough." Number 0101 REPRESENTATIVE MASEK moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS), 1-LS0949\G, Kurtz, 5/15/99, as the working document before the committee. There being no objection, the proposed CS was adopted. CO-CHAIR OGAN explained that the proposed CS reduces the acreage from 1,000 acres to 160 acres, which is the minimum acreage necessary to accommodate the ski resort. Co-Chair Ogan noted that the $11,100 fiscal note [dated 5/15/99, from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)] also needed to be adopted. He explained that the cost would be recovered through program receipts, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will reimburse the DNR for these costs. REPRESENTATIVE BARNES moved that the committee adopt the fiscal note. There being no objection, the fiscal note was adopted. CO-CHAIR OGAN noted that there is an amendment which would allow access to phase two of the development. The current proposed CS only provides access to the base of the ski resort; the amendment would allow selection of 100 feet of the right-of-way into the area that the ski resort already has through phase two. Number 0257 REPRESENTATIVE WHITAKER moved that the committee adopt Amendment 1, which reads as follows: [PUNCTUATION PROVIDED BY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT] Page 2, line 5, After the word "utilities," insert additional language to read, "and a 100 ft. right of way to village area, There being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. Number 0301 REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS moved to report CSHB 227, version 1-LS0949\G, Kurtz, 5/15/99, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being no objection, CSHB 227(RES) was reported out of committee. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the committee, the House Resources Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m.