 April 18, 2002 House Finance Committee House Bill Renews Missions and Measures (JUNEAU) - State government agencies would continue to be held responsible for achieving their missions, and the Legislature will continue measuring how well they use state funds to provide value for Alaskans, under a bill the House approved unanimously Wednesday. Sponsored by the House Finance
Committee, HB 515 establishes "missions and measures"
for state government for the 2003 fiscal year starting June 30.
It continues the Legislature's six-year-effort to ensure that
the money invested in government provides Alaskans with the biggest
bang for the buck, said Rep. Eldon Mulder, co-chair of the House
"In a time when we're going to be looking at new revenues and asking Alaskans to begin paying the cost of government, missions and measures goes a long ways toward providing Alaskans the assurance that they're getting adequate performance for the investments that we've made in those departments," Mulder said. Read the full text of this news release.
HB 208 Would Encourage Oyster and Clam Farms on Alaska Coast (JUNEAU) - The House on Wednesday unanimously approved a measure requiring state fish and environmental agencies to help lay the groundwork for a shellfish mariculture industry in coastal Alaska. "The mariculture industry
has the potential to increase the availability of fresh seafood
to Alaskans, strengthen the competitiveness of Alaskan seafood
products in the world marketplace and provide a premium product
year-round," said Rep. Drew Scalzi, a Read the full text of this news release. Audio actuality:
HB 373 Would Lower State Costs to Prosecute Pot Growers (JUNEAU) - Police fighting Alaska's illegal marijuana-growing industry could process and preserve only as much of the contraband plants as they needed to charge defendants, and then destroy the rest, under a bill the House passed unanimously on Wednesday. "It is absurd that the laws we employ to discourage people from growing illegal drugs in our state essentially require the state to operate a full-fledged marijuana processing facility," Murkowski said. "House Bill 373 makes a common-sense change that lets the state save what it needs to prosecute a case, and get rid of the rest." Read the full text of this news release. Audio actuality:
(JUNEAU) - Sen. Pete Kelly and the Senate Republican Majority took the lead in securing a unanimous vote Wednesday on a piece of legislation that will further protect Alaska's families that rely on child and adult care. "Under the current law a care provider may have a child living in the home who is a convicted child molester and that information could be kept from the licensing agency," said Kelly. "Passage of this legislation removes those limitations." Read the full
text of this news release.
HB 443 Extends Piercing and Body Art Registration Deadline (JUNEAU) - The House on Wednesday gave its unanimous support to a measure sponsored by Rep. Vic Kohring that would extend the application deadline for owners of tattoo artistry businesses and help them comply with new government regulations. "That 2000 bill, which I didn't support, did not allow for any grace period or appeal process for those who might miss the licensing application deadline of July 1, 2001," Kohring said. Because of a technical glitch in the Division of Occupational Licensing's system, many practitioners did miss the deadline, he noted. Read the full text of this news release.
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