03/03/1993 01:30 PM House FIN

  HB 55     An Act making appropriations for the operating and                 
            loan program expenses  of state government and  to                 
            capitalize funds;  and providing for  an effective                 
            date.                                                              
                                                                               
            The   Committee   adopted   the    Department   of                 
            Administration and the  Department of Military and                 
            Veteran Affairs subcommittee recommendations.                      
                                                                               
  Co-Chair   Larson  explained   the  procedures   for  budget                 
  closeouts and the procedural  policies regarding amendments.                 
  Co-Chair Larson advised members that  a written policy would                 
  be issued.                                                                   
                                                                               
  DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                                 
                                                                               
  The Department  of Administration  Subcommittee consists  of                 
  Chair Representative Larson and members Representative Kott,                 
  Representative    Green,     Representative    Brown     and                 
  Representative Hoffman.                                                      
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Larson advised members of the Committee's previous                 
  action   regarding    the   Administration    subcommittee's                 
  recommendations (see 3/02/92  minutes).   He MOVED to  adopt                 
  the  subcommittee  recommendations referenced  in Attachment                 
  Brown OBJECTED for further clarification that all components                 
  would remain open for amendments during closeouts.  Co-Chair                 
  Larson concurred that  would be the policy.   Representative                 
  Brown WITHDREW HER OBJECTION.                                                
                                                                               
       *    System  wide  miscellaneous  reduction  of  $389.9                 
            thousand dollars.                                                  
                                                                               
       *    Public   Defender   Agency  reduction   of  $166.8                 
            thousand dollars.                                                  
                                                                               
       *    Office of Public Advocacy reduction to incremental                 
            funding of $14.1 thousand dollars.                                 
                                                                               
  There being NO OBJECTION to the above recommendations.  They                 
  were so ordered.                                                             
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Larson  MOVED  to  incorporate   into  HB  55  the                 
  Department of Administration Subcommittee recommendations as                 
  listed in Attachment #1.   There being NO OBJECTION,  it was                 
  so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                               
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  DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS                                  
                                                                               
  The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee                 
  consists  of Chair  Representative Foster  and with  members                 
  Representative Kott,  Representative Mulder,  Representative                 
  Willis and Representative Hoffman.                                           
                                                                               
  Representative Foster provided members with a summary of the                 
  Department  of Military  and Veterans  Affairs (DMVA)  House                 
  Finance  Subcommittee's  proposed  decrements.   [Attachment                 
  $60.3 thousand dollars  below the FY 94  Governor's proposed                 
  budget.                                                                      
                                                                               
  Representative Foster  discussed the  Disaster Planning  and                 
  Control  decrement  of $60  thousand  dollars for  the river                 
  dusting program.                                                             
  Representative Hoffman asked  how much  money last year  was                 
  spent on disaster funding in the Yukon River area.                           
                                                                               
  JEFF MORRISON, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES                 
  DIVISION,  DEPARTMENT  OF  MILITARY  AND  VETERAN   AFFAIRS,                 
  replied the upper  Yukon River disaster last  year cost $1.3                 
  million dollars.   Representative Hoffman  noted his concern                 
  that river dusting assists in reducing the risk of flooding.                 
  He felt the high cost of  disasters could be alleviated with                 
  adding the disaster planning and control increment back into                 
  the budget.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Representative Foster discussed two amendments which will be                 
  offered to the Department's budget:                                          
                                                                               
       *    An Army Guard Facilities maintenance $280 thousand                 
            dollar increment which would allow  the Army Guard                 
            to   perform  four   instead  of   two  preventive                 
            maintenance cycles during 1994.  [Attachment #2].                  
                                                                               
       *    Funding of the Death Gratuity  component at the FY                 
            93  level   for  $270   thousand  dollars.     The                 
            Governor's budget had  zeroed out this  line item.                 
            [Attachment #3].                                                   
                                                                               
  Representative  Hanley  MOVED  that  the  DMVA  subcommittee                 
  recommendations  be incorporated into HB 55.  There being NO                 
  OBJECTION, it was so ordered.