04/11/2016 02:00 PM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 210                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act  relating  to the  community  revenue  sharing                                                                    
     program;  changing the  name of  the community  revenue                                                                    
     sharing  program to  the community  assistance program;                                                                    
     and relating  to the  municipal property  tax exemption                                                                    
     on the residence  of a senior, a  disabled veteran, and                                                                    
     a widow or widower of a senior or disabled veteran."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Micciche  moved  to  adopt  the  incorrect  bill                                                                    
version.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:11:58 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:12:12 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche withdrew his motion.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:12:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Micciche MOVED  to report  CSSB 210(FIN)  out of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
2:12:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche OBJECTED for DISCUSSION.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche  commented on his struggle  with the new                                                                    
formula as it  related to the distribution  of funds between                                                                    
communities.  He felt  that some  communities would  receive                                                                    
more  revenue than  others, he  announced  his intention  to                                                                    
improve the formula.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:13:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  asked whether  it was the  percentage of                                                                    
dropping from a  $60 million program, down to  a $30 million                                                                    
program.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:13:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Micciche  replied  that   his  concern  was  not                                                                    
associated  with  the drop,  it  asserted  that it  was  the                                                                    
difference between the status  quo distribution of the $38.2                                                                    
million, and the distribution of the funds under SB 210.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:13:48 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
2:14:11 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Micciche  WITHDREW the OBJECTION. There  being NO                                                                    
further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  210(FIN) was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass" recommendation and with one  new zero fiscal note from                                                                    
the  Senate   Finance  Committee   for  the   Department  of                                                                    
Commerce, Community and Economic Development.