Legislature(1999 - 2000)
03/08/2000 09:30 AM House FIN
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 8, 2000
9:30 A.M.
TAPE HFC 00 - 67, Side 1
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Mulder called the House Finance Committee meeting
to order at 9:30 a.m.
PRESENT
Co-Chair Mulder
Co-Chair Therriault Representative Foster
Vice Chair Bunde Representative Grussendorf
Representative Austerman Representative Moses
Representative J. Davies Representative Phillips
Representative G. Davis Representative Williams
ALSO PRESENT
Denny DeWitt, Staff, Representative Mulder
SUMMARY
HB 312 An Act making and amending 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©, Constitution of the State of Alaska,
from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and
providing for an effective date.
CSHB 312 MOVED to report CSHB 312 out of Committee
with a "do pass" recommendation.
HB 313 An Act making appropriations for the operating and
capital expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; and providing
for an effective date.
CSHB 312 MOVED to report CSHB 312 out of Committee
with a "do pass" recommendation.
HOUSE BILL NO. 312
"An Act making and amending 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."
Co-Chair Mulder noted that the Legislative Finance Division
made a number of technical changes in order to conform
amendments adopted to HB 312 and HB 313:
Amendment DOT-1C was adopted to delete $600 thousand dollars
in general funds from the Department of Corrections,
Administration and Operations, Inmate Programs. There were
insufficient general funds in the component to make the
reduction. This was changed to reduce the component by the
amount of general funds remaining and take the remainder
from GFMH dollars: $455.9 thousand dollars in general funds
and $144.1 in GFMH.
Amendment DCED-10 reduced the Department of Corrections,
Administration and Operations, Inmate Programs by $181.7
thousand dollars in general funds. There were no general
funds remaining in the component, so the reduction was taken
in GFMH dollars.
Amendment DOT-1C created a new appropriation and a new
component. The bill print program does not allow a component
name to differ from the appropriation name when there is
only one component within the appropriation. The component
name was changed to Statewide Highways and Maintenance Needs
to match the appropriation name.
A corrected citation for the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation
Commission was made in section 4.
DENNY DEWITT, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE MULDER explained that an
additional technical amendment was needed to conform
Amendment HSS-16. The intent of Amendment 16 was to take
general funds. The amendment instead transferred $188.6
thousand dollars in tobacco settlement funds to the Medicaid
Services component. There are general funds available in
another component. A floor amendment would be offered to
make the change. Funding was restored to the tobacco
settlement fund. Amendment 18 would delete the corresponding
general funds. With this amendment, Amendment HSS-16 will
net zero GF.
Co-Chair Mulder provided members with proposed committee
substitutes for HB 312 and HB 313: work draft 1-LS1304\G,
dated 3/08/00 and work draft 1-LS1305\D, dated 3/08/00
(copies on file).
Co-Chair Therriault MOVED to ADOPT Amendment HSS-18:
Department of Health and Social Services
Medicaid Services BRU Medicaid Services component
DELETE $188.6 General Fund/Match
There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment HSS-18 was adopted.
Co-Chair Mulder MOVED to ADOPT Amendment Intent-2:
It is the intent of the legislature that the Alaska
Court System examine the feasibility of moving its
information technology network operations form the
Department of Administration's Wide Area Network (WAN)
to a network provided by commercial carriers. The Court
System shall use money appropriated to pay network
charges to obtain services from the cost beneficial
network service provider, which may be a network
secured for the balance of state government by the
Department of Administration.
Representative J. Davies was added as a co-sponsor to
Amendment Intent-2.
There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment Intent-2 was adopted.
Representative J. Davies referred to language section 18. He
questioned if the money would be for the planning committee
in 2001 or for the full redistricting committee.
Co-Chair Mulder thought that members of the committee would
be named and that the money would fund the committee.
Representative J. Davies concluded that there may be
expenses for the planning committee in transition to the
full board. Co-Chair Mulder agreed.
Co-Chair Therriault MOVED to report CSHB 312 and 313 (FIN)
out of Committee with individual recommendations. There
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Representative J. Davies identified areas that continue to
be of concern: University of Alaska, employee contracts,
municipal assistance and revenue sharing, and Power Cost
Equalization.
CS HB 312 (FIN) and CS HB 313 (FIN) were reported out of
Committee with a "do pass" recommendation.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
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