HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE March 16, 2000 1:10 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Andrew Halcro, Chairman Representative Beverly Masek Representative Bill Hudson Representative Allen Kemplen Representative Albert Kookesh Representative Vic Kohring MEMBERS ABSENT Representative John Cowdery COMMITTEE CALENDAR SENATE BILL NO. 231 "An Act naming the Alaska Native Veterans' Honor Bridge." - MOVED SB 231 OUT OF COMMITTEE OVERVIEW: SOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION PLAN PREVIOUS ACTION BILL: SB 231 SHORT TITLE: NAMING ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS' HONOR BRIDGE Jrn-Date Jrn-Page Action 2/01/00 2142 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 2/01/00 2142 (S) STA 2/02/00 2166 (S) COSPONSOR(S): ADAMS 2/15/00 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211 2/15/00 (S) -- Meeting Canceled -- 2/22/00 (S) STA AT 3:30 PM BELTZ 211 2/22/00 (S) Moved Out of Committee 2/22/00 (S) MINUTE(STA) 2/23/00 2392 (S) STA RPT 4DP 1AM 2/23/00 2392 (S) DP: WARD, ELTON, PHILLIPS, WILKEN; 2/23/00 2392 (S) AM: GREEN 2/23/00 2392 (S) ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DOT) 2/23/00 2392 (S) REFERRED TO RULES 2/25/00 (S) RLS AT 11:30 AM FAHRENKAMP 203 2/25/00 (S) MINUTE(RLS) 3/01/00 2477 (S) RLS TO CALENDAR 03/01/00 3/01/00 2477 (S) READ THE SECOND TIME 3/01/00 2477 (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UNAN CONSENT 3/01/00 2477 (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 231 3/01/00 2477 (S) COSPONSOR(S): HALFORD, TAYLOR, WARD, 3/01/00 2477 (S) MACKIE, LEMAN, WILKEN, TIM KELLY, 3/01/00 2477 (S) PHILLIPS, ELTON, HOFFMAN, PETE KELLY 3/01/00 2477 (S) PASSED Y19 N- A1 3/01/00 2480 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) 3/03/00 2383 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 3/03/00 2383 (H) TRA 3/03/00 2383 (H) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION 3/03/00 2408 (H) CROSS SPONSOR(S): MORGAN 3/16/00 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM CAPITOL 124 WITNESS REGISTER ANNE LANDRUM, Staff to Senator Georgianna Lincoln Alaska State Legislature Capitol Building, Room 11 Juneau, Alaska 99801 POSITION STATEMENT: Presented SB 231 on behalf of sponsor. ROBERT J. DOLL, Captain; and General Manager Ferry Operations Southeast Region Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 3132 Channel Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801-7898 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. PAT KEMP, Preconstruction Engineer Southeast Region Division of Statewide Design and Engineering Services Headquarters Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 6860 Glacier Highway Juneau, Alaska 99801-7999 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. JERRY LAPP, Mayor Haines Borough PO Box 1209 Haines, Alaska 99827 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. DON OTIS, Mayor City of Haines PO Box 1049 Haines, Alaska 99827 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. JOHN MIELKE, Mayor City of Skagway PO Box 415 Skagway, Alaska 99840 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. DENNIS EGAN, Mayor City & Borough of Juneau 155 South Seward Street Juneau, Alaska 99801 POSITION STATEMENT: Participated in the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. THOMAS B. BRIGHAM, Director Division of Statewide Planning Headquarters Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 3132 Channel Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801-7898 POSITION STATEMENT: Present at the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. ANDY HUGHES, Acting Planning Chief Southeast Region Department of Transportation & Public Facilities 6860 Glacier Highway Juneau, Alaska 99801-7999 POSITION STATEMENT: Present at the overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 00-20, SIDE A Number 0001 CHAIRMAN ANDREW HALCRO called the House Transportation Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. Members present at the call to order were Representatives Halcro, Masek, Hudson and Kookesh. Representatives Kemplen and Kohring arrived as the meeting was in progress. SB 231 - NAMING ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS' HONOR BRIDGE CHAIRMAN HALCRO announced the first order of business as Senate Bill 231, "An Act naming the Alaska Native Veterans' Honor Bridge." Number 0076 ANNE LANDRUM, Staff to Senator Georgianna Lincoln, Alaska State Legislature, came before the committee to present the bill on behalf of the sponsor. This piece of legislation is fairly simple. It intends to bring recognition to a group of veterans who have not been formally recognized before. It follows the efforts of the federal government made in 1998 when they honored Alaska Native and American Indian veterans. This group, she explained, has had the highest service record of any ethnic group in the country. This legislation would simply recognize that service. Attached to the bill is a zero fiscal note from the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, along with a great number of cosponsors from the Senate. Number 0204 CHAIRMAN HALCRO inquired as to whether or not anybody from the audience and teleconference network would like to testify. There was no response. CHAIRMAN HALCRO closed the meeting to public testimony, and asked for a motion to move the bill out of committee. Number 0212 REPRESENTATIVE BEVERLY MASEK made a motion to move SB 231 out of committee with individual recommendations and attached zero fiscal note; she asked unanimous consent. There being no objection, SB 231 so moved from the House Transportation Standing Committee. CHAIRMAN HALCRO called for a brief at-ease in order to hand the gavel over to Representative Bill Hudson to prepare for an overview on the Southeast Transportation Plan. OVERVIEW: SOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION PLAN TAPE 00-20, SIDE(S) A & B TAPE 00-21, SIDE(S) A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ROBERT J. DOLL, Captain; and General Manger, Ferry Operations, Southeast Region, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, presented information pertaining to the Southeast Transportation Plan, primarily in relation to the fast ferries. His presentation was followed by questions of the committee members. PAT KEMP, Preconstruction Engineer, Southeast Region, Division of Statewide Design and Engineering Services, Headquarters, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, answered questions regarding the factors associated with the Environmental Impact Statement in relation to the fast ferries. JERRY LAPP, Mayor, Haines Borough, answered questions in relation to the fast ferries and their impact on Haines Borough. DON OTIS, Mayor, City of Haines, answered questions in relation to the fast ferries and their impact on Haines. JOHN MIELKE, Mayor, City of Skagway, answered questions in relation to the fast ferries and their impact on Skagway. DENNIS EGAN, Mayor, City & Borough of Juneau, answered questions in relation to the fast ferries and their impact on Juneau. THOMAS B. BRIGHAM, Director, Division of Statewide Planning, Headquarters, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, was also present. ANDY HUGHES, Acting Planning Chief, Southeast Region, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, was also present. COMMITTEE ACTION The committee took no action. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 2:53 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 129 6th Street, Suite 229, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at 129 6th Street, Suite 102, (907) 465-3808.