03/25/1998 01:50 PM House FIN

                                                                               
             HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                           
    March 25, 1998                                                             
                          1:50 P.M.                                            
                                                                               
TAPE HFC 98 - 77, Side 1.                                                      
TAPE HFC 98 - 77, Side 2.                                                      
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley called the House Finance Committee meeting                     
to order at 1:50 P.M.                                                          
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley   Representative Grussendorf                                   
Co-Chair Therriault   Representative Kohring                                   
Representative J. Davies  Representative Martin                                
Representative G. Davis  Representative Moses                                  
Representative Foster                                                          
                                                                               
Representatives Kelly and Mulder were not present for the                      
meeting.                                                                       
                                                                               
ALSO PRESENT                                                                   
                                                                               
Diane Barrans, Executive Director, Postsecondary Education                     
Commission, Department of Education; Mike Maher, Director,                     
Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education Commission,                     
Department of Education; Robert Wells, (Testified via                          
Teleconference), Director, Division of Agriculture,                            
Department of Natural Resources; Nico Bus, Administrtive                       
Services Manager, Division of Administrative Services,                         
Department of Natural Resources; James Derringer, Staff,                       
Representative Pete Kelly; Brian Sonner, Executive                             
Director, Natural Resource Conservation and Development                        
Board, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Natural                       
Resources; Stoney Wright, (Testified via Teleconference),                      
Manager, Plant Materials Center, Division of Agriculture,                      
Department of Natural Resources.                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY                                                                        
                                                                               
HB 325 An Act making appropriations for the operating                          
and loan program expenses of state government,                                 
for certain programs, and to capitalize funds;                                 
making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c),                               
Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the                                  
constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing                              
for an effective date.                                                         
                                                                               
 HB 325 was HELD in Committee for further                                      
consideration.                                                                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 325                                                             
                                                                               
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and                            
loan program expenses of state government, for certain                         
programs, and to capitalize funds; making                                      
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                         
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                         
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                            
                                                                               
 RESULTS BASED GOVERNMENT  - Work Session                                      
                                                                               
  Postsecondary Education                                                      
  Division of Agriculture                                                      
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 P.M.                                             
                                                                               
(Copies of log notes, meeting tapes and handouts will be on                    
file with the House Finance Committee Secretaries until                        
after the 20th Legislative Session.  Contact #465-6814 or                      
meeting tapes and handouts will be located at the                              
Legislative Library, #465-3808.)                                               
                                                                               
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