Legislature(1993 - 1994)
01/25/1994 01:40 PM House FIN
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
January 25, 1994
1:30 p.m.
TAPE HFC 94-15, Side 2, #000 - end.
TAPE HFC 94-16, Side 1, #000 - 382.
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Larson called the House Finance Committee to order
at 1:30 p.m.
PRESENT
Co-Chair Larson Representative Martin
Vice-Chair Hanley Representative Navarre
Representative Brown Representative Parnell
Representative Foster Representative Therriault
Representative Grussendorf
Co-Chair MacLean and Representative Hoffman were not present
for the meeting.
ALSO PRESENT
Representative Davies; Mike Greany, Director, Legislative
Finance Division; Keith Kelton, Director, Division of
Facility Construction and Operation; Remond Henderson,
Director, Division of Administrative Service, Department of
Community and Regional Affairs; John A. Sandor,
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation; Bob
Poe, Director, Division of Information and Administrative
Services, Department of Environmental Conservation; Bruce
Geraghty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community and
Regional Affairs; Dean Guaneli, Chief, Assistant Attorney
General, Department of Law.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEW:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
SB 19" An Act relating to the crime of conspiracy."
HCS CSSB 19 (FIN) was reported out of Committee
with a "do pass" recommendation and with four
fiscal impact notes, two by the Department of
Administration, one by the Department of
Corrections and one by the Alaska Court System;
and with two zero fiscal notes, one by the
Department of Law and one by the Department of
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Public Safety.
AGENCY BUDGET OVERVIEWS:
(*Copies of log notes, meeting tapes and handouts are on
file with the Legislative Finance Division. Contact #465-
3795).
Log # DISCUSSION
HFC 15-1
Service, Department of Community and Regional Affairs;
provided members with a handout, Summary of Major
Budget Changes from FY 94 to FY 95 (copy on file).
Grant would be eliminated.
Program, Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption Program and
Renters Rebate Program are being eliminated. He noted
that Municipal Assistance and Revenue Sharing are being
reduced by 50 percent.
created within the Department of Community and Regional
Affairs. The Division will contain two components,
Energy Operations and Power Cost Equalization.
positions transferred to the Department of Community
and Regional Affairs' Division of Energy (copy on
file).
Equalization has been increased from $17,920.0 to
$18635.0 thousand dollars.
are still responsible for the Homeowners' Property Tax
Exemption Program and Renters Rebate Programs.
the floor of $25.0 thousand dollars will be held
harmless. Mr. Henderson agreed that communities would
not receive less than the $25.0 thousand dollars floor.
Bruce Geraghty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of
Community and Regional Affairs explained that the
Department is considering combining the Municipal
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Assistance and Revenue Sharing Programs.
League has made combining the programs a priority.
roads maintenance within the Revenue Sharing Program.
He expressed concern that communities are only required
to spend 20 percent of the funds appropriated for ice
road maintenance on actually maintenance.
determined that the services provided by the Alaska
Legal Services were unnecessary. Mr. Geraghty replied
that the program was treated as a designated grant.
All designated grants were eliminated.
reduced as a result of the program eliminations. Mr.
Geraghty replied that no positions would be deleted.
He noted that personnel administering the eliminated
programs have other responsibilities. Mr. Henderson
referred to the previous handout detailing positions
within the department.
Environmental Conservation provided members with backup
material for the Department's overview (copy on file).
He reviewed his written remarks (copy on file).
reduced by 37 positions. Fifteen of the positions are
due to layoffs.
disruptions due to budget cuts.
receipts in FY 94 were high.
increments and decrements as listed in the handouts.
Administrative Services, Department of Environmental
Conservation discussed the $500.0 thousand dollar
increment in the Air Quality Component. He noted that
there were insufficient program receipts available for
start-up and development of the Air Permit Program.
dollar increment for research associated with auto
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emissions under sub-arctic climatic conditions. The
research will assess the effectiveness of oxygenated
fuels. He noted the importance of oxygenated fuels for
Anchorage and Fairbanks to maintain federal Clean Air
Act standards.
solid and hazardous waste permits are too high.
Representative Therriault echoed his concerns.
and Audit Committee audit called for a statewide
solution for collection of solid and hazard wastes.
the Department of Environmental Conservation. He noted
that the Department is proposing legislation to
establish a wide variety of cooperative agreements with
local communities. The Department intends to allow
federal participation in cooperative agreements and
communities to access and collect fees.
Construction and Operation discussed legislation to
expand the provisions of the revolving loan fund.
(Tape Change, HFC 94-16, Side 1)
Fund.
concluded at 2:20 p.m.
Co-Chair Larson reconvened the full House Finance Committee
meeting at 2:25 p.m., in order to discussed proposed
legislation.
SENATE BILL 19
An Act relating to the crime of conspiracy."
During the 1/21/94 House Finance Committee meeting, HCS CSSB
19 (FIN) was reported out with a "do pass" recommendation
and with four fiscal impact notes, two by the Department of
Administration, one by the Department of Corrections and one
by the Alaska Court System; and with two zero fiscal notes,
one by the Department of Law and one by the Department of
Public Safety.
Members discussed rescinding their action to move HCS CSSB
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(FIN) out of Committee.
Representative Brown provided members with a proposed
amendment, Amendment 5A (copy on file). She explained that
the amendment would further define how the statute of
limitations would be calculated.
DEAN GUANELI, CHIEF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW
spoke in support of the amendment. He agreed that the
amendment would clarify the legislation. Members discussed
the statute of limitations. Mr. Guaneli explained the
statute of limitations as applied to different criminal
offenses.
Representative Brown MOVED to RESCIND the Committee's action
in reporting HCS CSSB (FIN) out of Committee.
Representative Martin OBJECTED. A roll call vote was taken
on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Brown, Grussendorf, Hanley, Navarre, Parnell,
Therriault, Larson
OPPOSED: Martin
Representatives Foster, Hoffman and MacLean were not present
for the vote.
The MOTION PASSED (7-1).
Representative Brown MOVED to ADOPT AMENDMENT 5A.
Representative Martin OBJECTED. A roll call vote was taken
on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Brown, Grussendorf, Hanley, Navarre, Parnell,
Therriault, Larson
OPPOSED: Martin
Representatives Foster, Hoffman and MacLean were not present
for the vote.
The MOTION PASSED (7-1).
Representative Hanley MOVED to report HCS CSSB 19 (FIN) out
of Committee with individual recommendations and with the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
HCS CSSB 19 (FIN) was reported out of Committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with four fiscal impact notes, two
by the Department of Administration, one by the Department
of Corrections and one by the Alaska Court System; and with
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two zero fiscal notes, one by the Department of Law and one
by the Department of Public Safety.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 2:38 p.m.
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