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HCR 8                                                                        
Pursuant to the following:                                                     
                                                                               
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8                                             
Creating the Deferred Maintenance Task Force.                                 
	(Legislative Resolve No. 14)                                                  
                                                                               
The following report was received:                                             
                                                                               
Alaska State Legislature                                                      
Deferred Maintenance Task Force                                               

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HCR 8                                                                        
	Building Alaska for the 21st Century                                          
	Representative Mulder and Senator Kelly, Co-chairs                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
The following transmittal letter dated January 12, 1998, was read:             
                                                                               
                                                                               
"Dear Speaker Phillips:                                                        
                                                                               
The Deferred Maintenance Task Force has completed its assigned task.           
It adopted the attached report to the Governor and the Legislature on          
January 10, 1998.  You will receive a formal printed copy when they            
are completed.                                                                 
                                                                               
The Task Force worked diligently to identify state assets with deferred        
maintenance needs.  We have a proposal for financing the needed                
repairs.  We have recommendations to prevent a reoccurrence of the             
problem we were called together to help resolve.                               
                                                                               
The House and Senate Rules Committees will introduce six pieces of             
legislation today at the request of the Deferred Maintenance Task              
Force.  This will begin the formal legislative discussions on addressing       
the deferred maintenance needs we identified.                                  
                                                                               
However, the current trend in oil pricing, and its future impact on the        
Constitutional Budget Reserve, may dictate a less ambitious approach           
to solving the entire problem at this time.  Fiscal prudence may require       
the proposal to be scaled back to the most essential elements.  We             
expect the Legislature, over the next several months, to assess this           
impact as it considers the legislative package.                                
                                                                               
							Sincerely,                                                              
							/s/                                                                     
							Senator Tim Kelly                                                       
							Senate Co-chair                                                         
                                                                               
							/s/                                                                     
							Representative Eldon Mulder                                             
							House Co-chair"