Legislature(1993 - 1994)
05/10/1993 11:30 PM House FIN
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
May 11, 1993
11:30 p.m.
TAPE HFC 93-139, Side 2, #000 - end.
TAPE HFC 93-140, Side 1, #000 - 531.
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee to order
at 11:30 p.m.
PRESENT
Co-Chair Larson Representative Hoffman
Co-Chair MacLean Representative Martin
Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Navarre
Representative Brown Representative Parnell
Representative Foster Representative Therriault
Representative Grussendorf
ALSO PRESENT
Representative Barnes; Mike Greany, Director, Legislative
Finance Division; Cheryl Frasca, Director, Division of
Budget Review, Office of Management and Budget; Joan Kasson,
Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Division; Nancy Slagle,
Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Division; Bill Lawrence,
Anchorage Wastewater Utility; John Bitney, Legislative
Staff, Representative Larson.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
SB 165 "An Act making an appropriation to the Alyeska
Settlement Fund and making appropriations from the
Alyeska Settlement Fund; and providing for an
effective date."
HCS CSSB 165 (FIN) was reported out of Committee
with "no recommendation".
SENATE BILL NO. 165
"An Act making an appropriation to the Alyeska
Settlement Fund and making appropriations from the
Alyeska Settlement Fund; and providing for an effective
date."
Co-Chair Larson provided members with a sectional analysis
for CSSB 165 (FIN) am (Attachment 1).
Co-Chair Larson reviewed Attachment 1. He noted that
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sections regarding reappropriations were added to the bill.
Co-Chair MacLean provided members with a sectional analysis
of sections containing reappropriations (Attachment 2). She
observed that sections 6 - 58 are identical to sections
passed by the House Finance Committee in SB 100. Additional
sections were added by the Senate. The new sections are 59
- 68 and 150. Co-Chair MacLean reviewed reappropriation
sections in Attachment 2, section by section.
Representative Brown questioned section 60, Municipality of
Anchorage, Ship Creek redevelopment. She observed that the
project was appropriated in 1991. She noted that the
appropriation was contingent on private investment
commitments. She stated that a Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee audit found that the private investment commitment
arranged by the municipality was not deemed to be
sufficient. She argued that the project is still viable.
She pointed out that the money is not lapsing.
Representative Brown asked for more information on section
61, Municipality of Anchorage Alyeska Water Improvement
District.
BILL LAWRENCE, ANCHORAGE WASTEWATER UTILITY explained that
$6.2 million dollars was appropriated in two appropriations
in 1991. He stated that $350 thousand dollars of the funds
appropriated by SB 488 are inaccessible. This
reappropriation would complete the project at the original
appropriation level.
Co-Chair Larson reviewed each section of CSSB 165 (FIN) am,
starting on section 57 and asked if members had objections
or comments.
Representative Brown asked for further clarification of the
connection between sections 64 and 63. Co-Chair MacLean
explained that section 64 is a contingency clause for the
reappropriation in section 63 of $650.0 thousand dollars to
the Rural Development Initiative Fund.
Representative Brown noted that section 66, King Cove
hydroelectric power project, was not in the House's
supplemental or reappropriation bills.
REPRESENTATIVE RAMONA BARNES clarified that section 66 was
originally contained in the capital appropriation bill. It
was removed to be included in the reappropriation bill.
Funding was not available through reappropriation.
Co-Chair Larson noted that section 67 is the $4.0 million
dollars appropriated from the General Fund for the
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska
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Marine Highway System.
Co-Chair Larson stated that funding for the vessel is as
follows:
* Reduce general fund match by $2 million dollars;
* Add $2 million from the Vessel Replacement Fund;
* Transfer $7 million dollars from Mitigation Fund
to the Vessel Replacement Fund;
* Transfer $4 million dollars in the Senate capital
budget to the supplemental budget (SB 165).
Representative Brown spoke in support of the House number of
$616.4 thousand dollars for section 74, Office of Public
Advocacy.
Co-Chair MacLean stated her objection to the Senate
reduction in section 80, Department of Law, judgement and
claims.
JOAN KASSON, FISCAL ANALYST, LEGISLATIVE FINANCE DIVISION
explained that the Senate figure of $309.8 thousand dollars
contains funding for judgments not including the judgement
awarded to the Southeast Conference.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to delete "$309.8" and insert
"$1,436.6" million dollars. There being NO OBJECTION, it
was so ordered.
Members discussed section 55, Alcan Caravan Alaska Highway
Promotional Film. Representative Martin MOVED to delete
section 55. A roll call vote was taken on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Brown, Grussendorf, Hoffman, Foster, Hanley,
Parnell, Therriault, MacLean, Larson
OPPOSED: Martin
Representative Navarre was not present for the vote.
The MOTION PASSED (9-1).
(Tape Change, HFC 93-140, Side 1)
Co-Chair Larson continued to move through the bill section
by section, beginning with section 84.
Representative Therriault noted the difference between the
House and Senate numbers for section 126, state land
selection activities. He asked if the Department of Natural
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Resources can cover their publication expenses with the
Senate figure of $150.0 thousand dollars. Co-Chair Larson
thought that they could.
Co-Chair MacLean observed that the Senate did not include
$23.1 thousand dollars in legislative intent language when
the House had adopted regarding funds for the Alaska
Psychiatric Institute (API) replacement facility. Co-Chair
Larson explained that the House set aside $23.1 thousand
dollars in medicaid reimbursement until decisions regarding
API are complete. He pointed out that additional funding
for various hospitals is included in section 137, $2,802.0
million dollars.
NANCY SLAGLE, FISCAL ANALYST, LEGISLATIVE FINANCE DIVISION
clarified that no funding is appropriated to API. She
stressed that the money is being set aside for appropriation
at a later date. Co-Chair MacLean read the intent language
contained in section 138 (b).
Co-Chair MacLean noted that there is a difference between
House and Senate numbers for section 143, prisoner
transportation costs. Representative Parnell noted that the
House Finance Subcommittee on the Department of Public
Safety felt that $125.0 thousand dollars represents actual
prisoner transportation costs. Representative Navarre MOVED
in section 143, prisoner transportation costs, to delete
"$75.0" and insert "$125.0" thousand dollars. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Larson noted that the Senate included section 146,
Elections Division, $297.7 thousand dollars. Section 143
was a request by Lieutenant Governor Coghill to cover
reapportionment costs. Representative Brown observed that
the reapportionment expenditures are unnecessary.
Ms. Slagle explained section 148, HB 178, medicaid options.
She stated that HB 178 included two portions. House Bill
178 would have provided adoption services under medicaid and
an additional medicaid option to allow severely disabled
children to be served in home and community based settings.
She noted that SB 99 includes funding for adoption services.
Funding for severely disabled children would be contained in
section 148 of CSSB 165 (FIN) am. Funding is a 50/50
federal/state match.
Representative Hanley asked if language in the appropriation
bill is expansive enough to allow the expenditure of
funding. Ms. Slagle believed the bill provided sufficient
flexibility. She noted that the language in the
appropriation bill, CS HB 55, states that "to be
incorporated in some other measure". She stressed that the
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substance is included in HB 178. Representative Brown asked
the total appropriation needed. Ms. Slagle answered that
$17.7 thousand general fund dollars are not included.
Representative Brown provided members with AMENDMENT 1
(Attachment 3). She noted that the amendment pertains to
section 60, Municipality of Anchorage, Ship Creek
redevelopment. The amendment would extend the lapse date to
1995 in order to allow private investment commitments to be
obtained. Representative Brown MOVED to ADOPT AMENDMENT 1.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair MacLean MOVED to report HCS CSSB 165 (FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations.
HCS CSSB 165 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with "no
recommendation".
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 1:00 a.m.
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