ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                  
            SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                          
                        February 9, 2017                                                                                        
                           1:29 p.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bert Stedman, Chair                                                                                                     
Senator Anna MacKinnon                                                                                                          
Senator David Wilson                                                                                                            
Senator Dennis Egan                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Click Bishop                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 25                                                                                                              
"An  Act  relating  to  the  motor  fuel  tax;  relating  to  the                                                               
disposition of  revenue from  the motor fuel  tax; relating  to a                                                               
transportation maintenance  fund; and providing for  an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED SB 25 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: SB 25                                                                                                                   
SHORT TITLE: MOTOR FUEL TAX; TRANSPORTATION MAINT. FUND                                                                         
SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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02/02/17       (S)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
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ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:29:19 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BERT STEDMAN called the Senate Transportation Standing                                                                  
Committee meeting to order at 1:29 p.m. Present at the call to                                                                  
order were Senators Egan, MacKinnon, Wilson, and Chair Stedman.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
        SB 25-MOTOR FUEL TAX; TRANSPORTATION MAINT. FUND                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:29:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  STEDMAN  announced the  consideration  of  SB 25.  It  was                                                               
previously  heard on  February 2,  2017 and  representatives from                                                               
the  Departments  of  Revenue and  Transportation  presented  the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:30:20 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MACKINNON noted  Deputy  Commissioner  Burnett from  the                                                               
Department  of  Revenue mentioned  an  even  fund swap  of  $69.3                                                               
million from UGF  to DGF. She wondered how that  could be an even                                                               
swap considering this is a new  tax. She added that DOT mentioned                                                               
there would be  no increase in services, yet  they are collecting                                                               
a tax. She requested clarification on both issues.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:31:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEDMAN  suggested that the Senate  Finance Committee could                                                               
address those concerns.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MACKINNON  replied that she  would be happy to  have them                                                               
answered there.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:31:30 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEDMAN noted he had similar concerns.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:31:33 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MACKINNON moved  to report  SB 25,  version 30-GS1794\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal notes.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
1:31:44 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STEDMAN announced  without objection, SB 25  moved from the                                                               
Senate Transportation Standing Committee.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:32:18 PM                                                                                                                    
There being  no further  business to  come before  the committee,                                                               
Chair  Stedman  adjourned   the  Senate  Transportation  Standing                                                               
Committee at 1:32 p.m.