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2001-05-06 House Journal

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2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1591
SB 29                                                                                             
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 29(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                              
    "An Act making and amending appropriations and                                                  
    reappropriations; and providing for an effective date."                                         
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                  Journal Page                             
                                                                                                    
 FIN RPT HCS(FIN) NT(TECH) 6DP 1NR 1AM                             1581                             
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 29(FIN)                                                     
    "An Act making and amending appropriations and                                                  
    reappropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c),                              
    Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                             
    reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                                                    
    (technical title change)                                                                        

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1592
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    
"Department of Education and Early Development                                                      
School Construction                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
ADD                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Fund Source               Amount                                                                
General Funds             $30,054,274                                                               
                                                                                                    
Priority  School District Project Name                       State Share                    
3            Bering Strait Koyuk School K-12                                                        
                            Replacement                     $11,660,343                             
4            Yupiit       Tuluksak School                                                           
                            Replacement                      18,393,931                             
                                                                                                    
Major Maintenance                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
ADD                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Fund Source               Amount                                                                
General Funds             $42,201,112                                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Ketchikan - Schoenbar Renovation                             $4,981,992                             
Yupiit - Akiak School Repairs                                   177,571                             
Galena - Project Education Food Service Renovation              261,806                             
Southewest Region - Koliganek School Improvement                451,993                             
Juneau City Borough - JDHS Renovation/ADA Upgrade 9,097,138                                         
Southwest Region - Ekwok, Koliganek, Togiak                                                         
     Schools Heating System Upgrade                             122,256                             
Hoonah City - Hoonah Swimming Pool Sprinkler System 220,476                                         
Galena - High School Remodel                                    167,846                             
Kenai Peninsula - McNeil Canyon Replace Septic System 171,500                                       
Kake City - Kake High School Renovation Phase II                175,065                             
Chatham - Angoon High School Major Maintenance 1,730,507                                            
North Slope Borough - Tikigaq School Renovation               3,675,502                             
Tanana City - Tanana Kitchen Renovation                         438,539                             

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1593
Wrangell City - Wrangell Elementary Schools Renovation 1,129,238                                    
Lower Yukon - Emmonak Mechanical System Upgrade 574,885                                             
Lower Yukon - Alakanuk Mechanical System Upgrade 899,740                                            
Iditarod Area - Takotna Community School Water Project 192,374                                      
Anchorage - Service High School Phase I Renovation 4,998,000                                        
Kenai Peninsula - Seward Middle School Gym Reroof 278,275                                           
Iditarod Area - Innoko River School Bathroom, Shower &                                              
    Underfloor Damage Repairs                                    46,746                             
Iditarod Area - McGrath School Heating Design, Boiler                                               
    Replacement & Repairs                                       235,200                             
Kenai Peninsula - Kenai Central High School Reinsulate                                              
    Exterior Walls                                              385,610                             
Alaska Gateway - Tok Multipurpose Rec. Complex                                                      
    Renovation Project                                          961,612                             
Delta/Greely - Fort Greely Utility Conversion                 2,054,852                             
Iditarod Area - Holy Cross School Bathroom & Shower                                                 
    Deterioration                                                47,530                             
Wrangell City - Wrangell Middle School Renovation               164,522                             
Sitka City Borough - Blatchley Domestic Water System                                                
     Upgrade                                                    667,356                             
Skagway City - Skagway Roof Replacement                         174,613                             
Mat-Su Borough - Fire Alarm Systems, 5 Schools                  638,647                             
Fairbanks - Districtwide Fire Protection System Upgrade 1,193,832                                   
Yakutat City - Yakutat High School Gymnasium                                                        
     Structural Repair                                           70,981                             
Yukon - Koyukuk - Kaltag School Renovation                    2,418,052                             
Mat-Su Borough - Septic System Upgrade, Colony HS 164,039                                           
Wrangell City - Wrangell Elementary School & High                                                   
    School Roof & Exterior Repairs                              101,216                             
Northwest Arctic - Shungnak Improvements Phase II 2,740,522                                         
Dillingham City - Elementary School Weatherization              105,418                             
Kuspuk - Chuathbaluk Crow Village Sam School Sewage                                                 
     System Replacement                                        375,661"                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1594
**The presence of Representative Kohring was noted.                                                 
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, McGuire, Moses                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro,                                
Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, Meyer,                                      
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker,                                 
Williams, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Rokeberg                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 84, following line 5:                                                                          
 Insert a new paragraph to read:                                                                    
  "(10)  The sum of $1,546,300 to the power cost equalization                                       
and rural capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100)."                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 85, following line 6:                                                                          
 Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                   
 "(d)  The sum of $1,546,300 is appropriated from the power cost                                    
equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100) to                               
the Department of Community and Economic Development for power                                      
cost equalization for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001."                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1595
Representative Lancaster objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 2                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                            
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris,                                  
Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                     
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                          
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Chenault                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Davies:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 108, following line 1:                                                                         
 Insert "The sum of $2,000,000 from the general fund is                                             
appropriated to the University of Alaska for operations for the fiscal                              
year ending June 30, 2002."                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 3                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1596
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Halcro,                                   
Hayes, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Harris,                                
Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                     
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                          
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Davies:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 112, line 21:                                                                                  
 Delete "The sum of"                                                                                
 Insert "Conditioned upon the receipt by Arctic Power of a dollar-                                  
for-dollar match from industry, the amount of which shall be                                        
demonstrated to the department, a sum not to exceed"                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 4                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Green, Guess,                                    
Halcro, Hayes, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Harris, Hudson,                               
James, Joule, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                      
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker,                                 
Williams, Wilson                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Rokeberg                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                            

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1597
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Page 88, Line 15 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                        
                                                                                                    
"*Sec. 46.  UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA. (a) The sum of $8,500,000                                       
is appropriated from the general fund to the University of Alaska for                               
the cost of purchase of the new University Center facility and                                      
renovation.                                                                                         
  (b) Notwithstanding (a), the sum appropriated in (a) may also                                     
be used for the following renovation projects:                                                      
                                                                                                    
PROJECT    ALLOCATIONS GENERAL FUNDS                                                          
UAA Science/                                                                                        
   Biomedical Facilities                                                                            
   Renovation    $5,500,600   $5,500,600                                                            
UAA Classroom                                                                                       
   Renovation      2,560,000     2,560,000                                                          
Wendy Williamson                                                                                    
   Auditorium         439,400        439,400                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (c) The sum of $4,500,000 is appropriated from the general                                        
fund to the University of Alaska for the following renovation and                                   
construction projects:                                                                              
                                                                                                    
PROJECT    ALLOCATIONS GENERAL FUNDS                                                          
UAS - Egan Classroom  $    500,000   $    500,000                                                   
UAF - Museum Expansion    4,000,000      4,000,000"                                                 
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Williams objected.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1598
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 5                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  5                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes,                                    
Hudson, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                    
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Harris, James,                                
Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Mulder, Murkowski,                                        
Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                       
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Bunde, Halcro, Masek, Morgan, Ogan                                                         
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Cissna:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 19, line 9:                                                                                    
Under Appropriation Items:                                                                          
 Delete "2,531,000"                                                                                 
 Insert "2,831,000"                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Under General Fund:                                                                                 
 Delete "200,000"                                                                                   
 Insert "500,000"                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Representative Cissna moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 6                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  6                                                   
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1599
Yeas:  Cissna, Crawford, Davies, Hayes, Joule, Kerttula, Moses                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro,                                
Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                   
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                          
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Berkowitz, Croft, Guess, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Guess:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 3, under the Department of Community and Economic                                              
Development insert:                                                                                 
 "Anchorage Coalition of Community Patrols  $9,500  GF"                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Guess moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Mulder objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 7                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  23   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Dyson, Guess,                                    
Halcro, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, McGuire, Moses, Murkowski, Scalzi                                 
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Fate, Foster, Green, Harris, Hudson,                               
James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, Meyer, Morgan, Mulder,                                      
Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                         
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hayes, Kookesh                                                                             
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1600
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Berkowitz:                                            
                                                                                                    
Page 79, following line 29:                                                                         
 Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                   
 "(n)  The sum of $909,400 is appropriated from the general fund                                    
to the Department of Administration, office of public advocacy, for                                 
operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001."                                          
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Objection was heard.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent to                                       
withdraw Amendment No. 8.  There being no objection, it was so                                      
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 9 was not offered.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 10 was offered  by Representative Guess:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 81, following line 5:                                                                          
 Insert a new subsection to read:                                                                   
 "(d)  In accordance with AS 14.17.480, the sum of $49 per                                          
adjusted ADM is allocated to school districts."                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Guess moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 10 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Bunde objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 10 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 10                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1601
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro,                                
Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire,                                    
Meyer, Morgan, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens,                                  
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Kookesh, Mulder                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 10 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 11 was offered  by Representative Joule:                                               
                                                                                                    
Page 41, following line 27:                                                                         
 Insert "Kotzebue:  Ted Stevens Way   $4,400,000"                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Joule moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 11 be adopted.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Williams objected.                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 11 be adopted?"  The roll                                 
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 29(FIN)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 11                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  28   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Guess, Hayes,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses                                                            
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Halcro,                                
Harris, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire,                                    
Meyer, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                   
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 11 was not adopted.                                                           
                                                                                                    

2001-05-06                     House Journal                      Page 1602
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                                     
CSSB 29(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                    
and placed on final passage.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that HCS CSSB 29(FIN) will advance to third                                      
reading on the May 7, 2001, calendar.