Legislature(1993 - 1994)

02/10/1994 08:45 AM House FIN

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                             MINUTES                                           
            JOINT SENATE AND HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE                           
                        February 10, 1994                                      
                            8:45 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  HFC 94-30, Side 1, #000 - 41.                                                
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Representative Ron Larson, Co-Chair, convened the meeting at                 
  8:45 a.m.                                                                    
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  The following Senate and House Finance members were present:                 
                                                                               
       SENATE FINANCE                HOUSE FINANCE                             
                                                                               
       Co-Chair Frank                Co-Chair Larson                           
       Co-Chair Pearce               Co-Chair MacLean                          
       Senator Jacko                 Representative Brown                      
       Senator Reiger                Representative Navarre                    
       Senator Sharp                 Representative Foster                     
                                     Representative                            
  Grussendorf                                                                  
                                     Representative Parnell                    
                                                                               
  (Senators Kelly and Kerttula and Representatives Therriault,                 
  Martin,  Hoffman  and  Hanley  were   not  present  for  the                 
  meeting).                                                                    
                                                                               
  ALSO PRESENT                                                                 
                                                                               
  Senator   Loren   Leman;   Representative   Gail   Phillips;                 
  Representative  David   Finkelstein;  Representative   Cliff                 
  Davidson;   Representative   Bill   Williams;Bruce  Botelho,                 
  Attorney   General,  Department  of  Law;    James  Baldwin,                 
  Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law;                               
  Elizabeth   L.   Shaw,  Acting   Deputy   Attorney  General,                 
  Department of Law; Nancy Gordon, Assistant Attorney General,                 
  Department  of Law;  Sen  Tan,  Assistant Attorney  General,                 
  Department   of   Law;  Joan   Kasson,   Special  Assistant,                 
  Department  of  Law;  Darrel  J.  Rexwinkel,   Commissioner,                 
  Department of Revenue; Larry E. Meyers, Director, Income and                 
  Excise  Audit  Division,  Department  of  Revenue;  John  E.                 
  Pikinton, Director, Oil and  Gas Audit Division,  Department                 
  of Revenue.                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  EXECUTIVE  HEARING  SESSION  WITH   THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW                 
  REGARDING OIL LITIGATION                                                     
                                                                               
  EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                            
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Frank MOVED  that the  Committee meet in  executive                 
  session  for the purpose of a presentation by the Department                 
  of Law and the Department of  Revenue regarding on going oil                 
  and gas litigation.                                                          
                                                                               
  JIM BALDWIN, ASSISTANT  ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT  OF LAW                 
  expounded   on  the   necessity   of  keeping   confidential                 
  information regarding attorney/client  privileges.  He added                 
  that information provided  to the  members could affect  the                 
  finances of the State.                                                       
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson reiterated that the Committees would meet in                 
  executive session, as provided by  law, since information to                 
  be discussed could affect the  fiances the State of  Alaska.                 
  There being  NO OBJECTION,  the Committee  met in  Executive                 
  Session from 8:45 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.                                         
                                                                               
  Those   attending   signed   a   confidentiality   agreement                 
  (Attachment 1).                                                              
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
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