ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE  February 26, 2005 9:59 a.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Charlie Huggins, Chair Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair Senator Hollis French MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Gene Therriault Senator Albert Kookesh OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT  Representative Carl Gatto Representative Vic Kohring Representative Bill Stoltze Representative Mark Neuman COMMITTEE CALENDAR Overview Presentation: Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA) Knik Arm Project Update PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION WITNESS REGISTER Dave Stull Wasilla, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Randy Hold Wasilla, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Kenneth Ray Wasilla, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Leonard Deal Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Mark Skibinski Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Mayor Diane Keller Wasilla, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Mary Ellen Oman Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Emily Ferry Juneau, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Buckwheat Donahue Skagway, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview John Warder Skagway, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Otto Rebischke POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Art Tim Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Don Smith Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Bruce Knowles POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview Jerry DesJarlais Anchorage, AK POSITION STATEMENT: Questions regarding Overview ACTION NARRATIVE CHAIR CHARLIE HUGGINS called the Senate Transportation Standing Committee meeting to order at 10:02:17 AM. Present were Senators Hollis French, John Cowdery, Chair Charlie Huggins, and Representatives Carl Gatto, Vic Kohring, Bill Stoltze and Mark Neuman. CHAIR HUGGINS introduced the committee members and introduced distinct members in the audience. The intent of the committee meeting was to talk about Knik Arm Crossing. 10:07:44 AM ^Overview presentation: Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Crossing  The following is an overview Powerpoint presentation by The Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Crossing Authority (KABATA). 10:10:59 AM Knik Arm Crossing EIS Summary of Field Efforts Conducted in Support of the Process Alaska Statute 19.75.011 - KABATA was created by the Alaska Legislature in 2003 to develop, stimulate, and advance the economic welfare of the state and further the development of public transportation systems in the vicinity of the Upper Cook Inlet with construction of a bridge to span Knik Arm and connect the Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. 10:35:36 AM Open Forum 10:41:00 AM Geography of Project Area Toll Bridge across Knik Arm Projected Population 10:45:52 AM Fisheries and Essential Fish Habitat Study Beluga Whale Observation Study Currents and Tides Study 10:55:21 AM Geotechnical Studies Cost Analysis and Financials Endangered species Summarization - Project Schedule 10:58:33 AM Open Forum Chair Huggins adjourned the committee meeting at 11:35:58 AM. NOTE: The meeting was recorded and log notes were taken. A copy of the recording and log notes may be obtained by contacting the Senate Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3, Juneau, Alaska 99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2870, and after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-Fourth Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.