SENATE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE                             
                        January 23, 1996                                       
                           1:35 P.M.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
 MEMBERS PRESENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Senator Tim Kelly, Chairman                                                   
 Senator John Torgerson, Vice Chairman                                         
 Senator Mike Miller                                                           
 Senator Jim Duncan                                                            
 Senator Judy Salo                                                             
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
 None                                                                          
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
 EO 93  Formally transferring AK Regional Economic Assistance                  
 Programs from DCED to DCRA.                                                   
                                                                               
 EO 94  Formally transferring Division of International Trade to               
 DCED.                                                                         
                                                                               
  PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                             
                                                                               
 EO 93  No previous action to consider.                                        
                                                                               
 EO 94  No previous action to consider.                                        
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
 Lamar Cotton, Deputy Director                                                 
 Department of Community and Regional Affairs                                  
 P.O. Box 112100                                                               
 Juneau, AK 99811-2100                                                         
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Supported EO 93.                                       
                                                                               
 Donna Tollman, Executive Director                                             
 Copper Valley Economic Development Council                                    
 President, Association of Alaska ARDORS                                       
 Glennallen, AK                                                                
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Supported EO 93.                                       
                                                                               
 Guy Bell, Director                                                            
 Division of Administrative Services                                           
 Department of Commerce and Economic Development                               
 P.O. Box 110803                                                               
  POSITION STATEMENT:   Supported EO 94.                                       
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
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                         EO 93 & EO 94                                        
                                                                              
 CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee                 
 meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. and announced EO 93 and EO 94 to be             
 up for consideration.                                                         
                                                                               
 LAMAR COTTON, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community and                
 Regional Affairs, said that the Department went through a review to           
 see if there was an overlap of responsibilities, particularly in              
 the area of rural economic development.  One of the conclusions was           
 that both DCED and DCRA thought DCRA has a stronger outreach in               
 rural Alaska and, because of distance and staffing, it is more                
 appropriate to manage Alaska Regional Organization (ARDOR) programs           
 in that department.                                                           
                                                                               
 DONNA TOLLMAN, Association of Alaska ARDORS, said that they have no           
 objection to the change.                                                      
                                                                               
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 GUY BELL, Director, Division of Administrative Services, DCRA, said           
 the Department supported EO 93.  He said the transfer would                   
 strengthen the rural service component of the ARDOR program.                  
                                                                               
 SENATOR KELLY said he didn't see any interest in taking any action            
 on the Executive Orders and would let them sit unless something               
 came up in the future.                                                        
                                                                               
 SENATOR KELLY adjourned the meeting at 1:40 p.m.