Legislature(2011 - 2012)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/11/2012 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| SB160 | |
| HB60 | |
| HB78 | |
| HB261 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 25 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 160 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 60 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 78 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 261 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
SENATE BILL NO. 160
"An Act making and amending appropriations, including
capital appropriations and other appropriations;
making appropriations to capitalize funds; and
providing for an effective date."
9:33:51 AM
Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT the proposed committee
substitute for SB 160, Work Draft 27-GS2600\X (Martin,
4/10/12)as a working document.
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.
WESTON EILER, STAFF, SENATOR BERT STEDMAN, spoke to the
changes in the Work Draft, and referred to the "2012
Legislature-Capital Budget; House District Summary-SCS 2
Structure" (copy on file). He explained that the
spreadsheet outlined the changes between the two versions
of the bill. He remarked that the overall aggregate change
was $87.2 million of cuts, with $88.1 million added. He
noted that the changes "netted out", so the overall total
of the budget did not change.
Co-Chair Stedman REMOVED his OBJECTION. There being NO
FURTHER OBJECTION, Work Draft 27-GS2600\X was ADOPTED.
9:35:39 AM
Mr. Eiler explained that Section 1 outlined the capital
budget, and constituted $2.57 billion in total projects. He
highlighted the individual policy areas that the committee
had developed on the capital budget. He pointed out that
$710 million was appropriated for transportation projects:
Port of Anchorage, $25 million; statewide digital mapping,
$15.9 million; replacement for the pier in Kodiak, $18.1
million; Statewide Roads to Resources Package, $81 million;
repairs to the state-owned Ketchikan shipyard, $10 million;
and an Arctic port study, $5 million. He explained that
$340 million was appropriated for education projects: two
engineering buildings at the University of Alaska Anchorage
(UAA) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), $105
million; state library archives building, $49 million;
Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center, $6 million; and
community library matching grants, $22.3 million. He
highlighted the energy appropriations, which totaled $190
million: weatherization and energy rebate programs, $66.5
million; AEA Renewable Energy Grant, $25 million; and
various regional energy improvements and planning, $45
million. He discussed the health care appropriations, which
totaled $70 million: Tribal Wellness Center in Kenai, $15
million; a drug treatment center in Southwest Alaska, $12.7
million; and various improvements to community hospitals
and rural clinics, $18 million. He concluded that the total
for Section 1 was $2.57 billion, which constituted the FY
13 capital budget.
Mr. Eiler looked at Sections 2 and 3, which outlined fund-
source details of Section 1. He stated that Section 4 was
the corresponding appropriating language for the general
obligation (GO) and transportation bond bill that was
currently considered by the legislature. He explained that
bond bills were not considered appropriation bills.
Mr. Eiler explained that Sections 5 and 6 were fund-source
details for the GO bond authorization and appropriation
language.
9:40:57 AM
Mr. Eiler stated that Section 7 was the FY 12 Supplemental
Capital Budget, which included projects that had been
removed from the "fast track" supplemental budget. It
included several amendments from the governor, specifically
the Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch pad at Kodiak
Island effective date. The total for the FY 12 Supplemental
Capital Budget in Section 7 of the CS was $60.6 million. He
explained that Sections 8 and 9 were fund-source details
for Section 7. He stated that Section 10 outlined the FY 12
Supplemental Operating Budget, which totaled $43.5 million.
He explained that Sections 11 and 12 were fund-source
details for Section 10. He noted that Sections 13 to 17
were fund transfers and various fund capitalizations. He
pointed out Section 14, which appropriated $60 million for
general fund reimbursements at the request of the
administration. He explained that Sections 18 to 38 were
legislative reappropriations and scope changes for 44
various legislative and state grants. He stated that
Section 39 relieved loan balances for certain recipients of
the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank to the amount of $13.2
million, and debt relief for the Inter-Island Ferry
Authority to the amount of $1.3 million. He stated that
Section 43 contained contingency language that required the
enactment of GO bond legislation and voter approval of the
bond bill and proposed transportation bonding and
authorized appropriations referenced previously in the
bill. He explained that Sections 44 to 47 were the
effective date clauses.
9:45:54 AM
AT EASE
10:04:28 AM
RECONVENED
10:04:34 AM
Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to report CSSB 160(FIN) out of
committee with individual recommendations. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
CSSB 160(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation.