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Updated House and Senate Committee Announcements

Twenty-Seventh Alaska State Legislature - Interim

Published by the Chief Clerk's Office - 465-3725

Published by the Senate Secretary's Office - 465-3701

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 * first hearing in first committee of referral

 + teleconferenced

 = bill was previously heard/scheduled

HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES

FINANCE

Oct 19 Wednesday Ketchikan 9:00 AM

 Location: Ted Ferry Civic Center, Ketchikan

 --SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING--

 + Transportation Infrastructure Fund Subcommittee

 Overview: HB 30, HB 31, HJR 4 (Transportation

 Infrastructure Fund)

 --Public Testimony--

Nov 04 Friday Anch LIO Rm 220 9:00 AM

 -- Teleconference --

 -- SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING --

 Transportation Infrastructure Fund Subcommittee

 Presentations by:

 - Representative Peggy Wilson

 - Alaska Department of Transportation

 - Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS)

 -- Public Testimony --

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RESOURCES

Nov 01 Tuesday Anch LIO Rm 220 10:00 AM

 -- Teleconference --

 Impediments to Filling the Trans-Alaska Pipeline:

 -Shale Oil Development issues

 -Permitting

 -Access

 -Other Issues on the North Slope

 Overview of the Interagency Shale Task Force

 -- Testimony <Invitation Only> --

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HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEES

FISHERIES

Oct 19 Wednesday Anchorage 2:30 PM

 -- Teleconference --

 Location: Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center,

 600 W. Seventh Ave. - Conference Rm. 3, 2nd Floor

 Salmon Management in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Region

 2:30 -- Opening Comments Rep. Thompson, Chair and 

 Rep. Herron

 2:45 -- AK Dept. of F&G -- Overview of Management

 and Funding for the Salmon Fisheries in the AYK

 Region and Response to Submitted Questions

 3:30 -- Resource Management Concerns and Allocation 

 of Management Resources

 3:45 -- Local Input Regarding Policies and Management Issues

 4:00 -- Community Involvement in Management Decisions 

 and Monitoring

 4:15 -- Cooperative Research & Monitoring:

 Fisheries Management Begins at the Local Level

 4:30 -- AK Dept. of F&G Committee Questions &

 Department Comments

 4:45 -- Public Testimony

 5:30 -- Committee Closing Comments

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SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES

RESOURCES

Oct 20 Thursday Kenai City Hall 9:00 AM

 -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --

 9:00-9:30am Presentation by Department of Revenue

 -- Cook Inlet Tax System

 9:30-10:00am Presentation by Alaska Railbelt

 Cooperative Transmission & Electric 

 Company

 -- Railbelt Energy Needs

 10:00-12:00pm Cook Inlet Producers Presentations

 12:00-1:30pm Lunch Break

 1:30-4:30pm Cook Inlet Producers Presentations

 NOTE: The meeting will take place in the Council

 Chambers at Kenai City Hall, 210 Fidalgo Avenue

Oct 21 Friday Kenai City Hall 8:30 AM

 -- Teleconference <Listen Only> --

 8:30-11:30am Cook Inlet Producers Presentations

 NOTE: The meeting will take place in the Council

 Chambers at Kenai City Hall, 210 Fidalgo Avenue

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JOINT COMMITTEES

ALASKA NORTHERN WATERS TASK FORCE

Oct 19 Wednesday Anchorage 1:00 PM

 Location: Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center,

 600 W. Seventh Ave. - Conference Rm. 3, 2nd Floor

 Topic: Changing Arctic & Its Impacts on Alaskans

 -- 1:00-2:30 pm: Public Testimony Only --

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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET & AUDIT

Oct 14 Friday Anch LIO Rm 220 10:00 AM

 Call to Order

 Minutes

 RPLS

 Audits - Executive Session

 Other Committee Business

 Adjournment

 <Teleconference Invitation Only>

Dec 05 Monday Anch LIO Rm 220 1:30 PM

 Call to Order

 Minutes

 RPLS

 Audits - Executive Session

 Other Committee Business

 Adjournment

 <Teleconference Invitation Only>

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Nov 04 Friday Anch LIO Rm 220 2:00 PM

 -- Teleconference --

 Agenda To Be Announced

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SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS

Oct 17 Monday Anch LIO Rm 220 9:00 AM

 -- Teleconference --

 House Subcommittee will meet first with the

 Senate Subcommittee to follow. After a short

 break the full committee will meet.

 HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE

 - Public Comment

 - Executive Session

 - Public Session

 SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE

 - Public Comment

 - Executive Session

 - Public Session

 FULL COMMITTEE: Open Session

 - Approve Agenda & Minutes

 - Public Comment

 - Chair/Staff Report

 - Budget

 - Mitigating Factors for Late Disclosures

 - Legal Opinion - AS 24.60.080(a)(2)(B)

 - Executive Session

 - Public Session

 - Other Business

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OTHER MEETINGS

MISCELLANEOUS MEETING

Nov 03 Thursday Anch LIO Rm 220 11:45 AM

 Informal Briefing on HB 241 & SB 131 (DIVEST

 INVESTMENTS IN IRAN)

 Briefing sponsored by: Senator Wielechowski &

 Representative Kerttula

 Outside experts will:

 - Provide information on related legislation

 around the country

 - Speak to the impacts our action or inaction

 could have on U.S. foreign policy & the safety

 of our soldiers overseas