SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE April 8, 1994 3:31 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Mike Miller, Chairman Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman Senator Al Adams Senator Dave Donley MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Steve Frank Senator Drue Pearce Senator Fred Zharoff COMMITTEE CALENDAR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14 Relating to the naming of the Harold Z. Hansen Hatchery at Main Bay in Prince William Sound. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 Requesting the governor to offer the United States Congress $10,000,000,000 in cash, or other terms that may be negotiated between the state and the federal government, to purchase all federal land, water, or land and water, including any surface or subsurface interests, in Alaska other than military reservations and federal offices, to have the federal government relinquish all dominion, control, and regulatory authority over all land, water, or land and water, including surface or subsurface interests, in Alaska other than military reservations and federal offices, and providing a bonus if certain federal agencies are removed from the state within six months of the federal sale to the state and relinquishment of control. SENATE BILL NO. 339 "An Act relating to the management of state land and resources; relating to certain remote parcel and homestead entry land purchase contracts and patents; and providing for an effective date." SENATE BILL NO. 325 "An Act relating to taking of antlerless moose." PREVIOUS ACTION SCR 14 - See Community & Regional Affairs minutes dated 3/3/94. SCR 18 - No previous action to consider. SB 339 - See Resources minutes dated 3/18/94, 3/21/94, and 3/28/94. SB 325 - See Resources minutes dated 3/30/94. WITNESS REGISTER Chris Erickson Juneau, Ak. 99801 POSITION STATEMENT: Supported SCR 18. Teresa Sager-Stancliff, Aide c/o Senator Mike Miller State Capitol Juneau, Ak. 99801-1182 POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on SB 339. Chris Maisch, Director Division of Forestry Tanana Chief's Conference POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on SB 339. Gerry Gallagher, Director Division of Mining Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 107016 Anchorage, Ak. 99510 POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on SB 339. Larry Holmes, Chairman Anchorage Fish and Game Advisory Committee Anchorage, Ak. POSITION STATEMENT: Opposed SB 325. Patrick Wright P.O. Box 90386 Anchorage, Ak. 99509 POSITION STATEMENT: Opposed SB 325. ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE 94-33, SIDE A Number 001 CHAIRMAN MILLER called the Resources Committee meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. and announced SS SCR 14 (NAME HATCHERY AT MAIN BAY: H.Z. Z. HANSEN) to be up for consideration. There was no one to testify and he set it aside. SENATOR MILLER announced SCR 18 (PURCHASE FEDERAL LAND FROM THE U.S.) to be up for consideration. CHRIS ERICKSON, Juneau resident, said SCR 18 sends a strong message to Congress about what they are trying to do in our state. He supported it strongly. SENATOR MILLER said there wasn't a quorum and he would hold the bill. SENATOR MILLER announced SB 339 (MANAGEMENT OF STATE LAND AND RESOURCES) to be up for consideration. TERESA SAGER-STANCLIFF, Staff for Senate Resources, explained that the work draft to SB 339 contains a few technical and conforming changes. The substantive changes are that in the original bill, sections 16 - 18 were removed, along with similar sections in the repealer at the end of the bill. Section 11 of the original bill, which is section 10 of the work draft, rewrites the section regarding native allotments to reflect SB 293 that was passed by this committee a few weeks ago. Also, in the back of the bill, section 38 of the original bill was listed as a transitional provision. It has been redrafted as section 32 which would become codified law. Section 29 of the work draft is a rewrite of the provisions of AS38.08.040, a technical change, MS. STANCLIFF said. CHRIS MAISCH, Director of the Forestry Program for Tanana Chief's Conference, said they would like to delete "or will perpetuate" and insert "due to" on page 9, line 19 of the draft bill. He suggested adding "fire" to "due to insects or disease epidemics". Number 137 SENATOR LEMAN moved to adopt the CS to SB 339. There were no objections and it was so ordered. GERRY GALLAGHER, DNR, supported the Mr. Maisch's suggestions. SENATOR MILLER offered Mr. Maisch's language as an amendment. There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR ADAMS commented that he and Senator Zharoff had a problem with section 12. MR. GALLAGHER said this is one of the changes that was made to conform with a Supreme Court decision about the requirement to be physically present at an auction and that the auction be held in the specific community. The Supreme Court said those things can't be required. SENATOR LEMAN moved to pass CSSB 339(RES) from committee. There were no objections and it was so ordered. Number 203 SENATOR MILLER announced SCR 14 (NAME HATCHERY AT MAIN BAY: H.Z. HANSEN) to be up again for consideration. SENATOR ADAMS moved to pass SCR 14 from committee with individual recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR MILLER announced SCR 18 (PURCHASE FEDERAL LAND FROM THE U.S.) to be up again for consideration. SENATOR LEMAN moved to pass SCR 18 from committee. SENATOR ADAMS objected. SENATOR MILLER said they would hold it until Monday. Number 220 SENATOR MILLER announced SB 325 (TAKING OF ANTLERLESS MOOSE) to be e up for consideration. LARRY HOLMES, Chairman, Anchorage, Fish and Game Advisory Committee, said the taking of antlerless moose is a very volatile issue in a number of communities and he didn't think it was right to take it out of the Advisory Committee's hands. PATRICK WRIGHT, Anchorage resident, opposed SB 325, because the current statute offers an excellent system of checks and balances when considering antlerless moose seasons. Department of Fish and Game biologists must show there are biologically sound reasons for remanding an antlerless moose hunt. This must also be approved by the local Fish and Game Advisory Committees. SENATOR MILLER said they would hold SB 325 for further discussion and adjourned the meeting at 3:50 p.m.