04/21/2011 09:30 AM House FINANCE

                  HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                      April 21, 2011                                                                                            
                         9:39 a.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:39:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Thomas called the House Finance Committee meeting                                                                      
to order at 9:39 a.m.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Bill Stoltze, Co-Chair                                                                                           
Representative Bill Thomas Jr., Co-Chair                                                                                        
Representative Anna Fairclough, Vice-Chair                                                                                      
Representative Mia Costello                                                                                                     
Representative Mike Doogan                                                                                                      
Representative Bryce Edgmon                                                                                                     
Representative Les Gara                                                                                                         
Representative David Guttenberg                                                                                                 
Representative Reggie Joule                                                                                                     
Representative Mark Neuman                                                                                                      
Representative Tammie Wilson                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
ALSO PRESENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
None                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 76 (FIN)                                                                                                                   
         SUPPLEMENTAL/CAPITAL/OTHER APPROPRIATIONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          CSSB 76 (FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with                                                                      
          a "do pass" recommendation.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 76(FIN)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                        
     appropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                                         
     appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize                                                                        
     funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:39:59 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Thomas discussed  that  a manifest  error had  been                                                                   
discovered  on  Page  35,  Line   6  of  CSSB  76  (FIN).  He                                                                   
delineated  that   "(c)"  should   be  replaced   with  "(a)"                                                                   
following  the language  "appropriated in."  He relayed  that                                                                   
Legislative  Affairs Agency  Legal  Services' drafting  rules                                                                   
would allow the correction to be made without an amendment.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stoltze  MOVED  to  report  CSSB 76  (FIN)  out  of                                                                   
committee with individual recommendations.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara OBJECTED for purpose of discussion.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Gara wondered  whether  an amendment  related                                                                   
to the Alaska  Housing Finance Corporation had  been included                                                                   
in the legislation.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Thomas  responded that  no amendments had  been made                                                                   
to the Senate version that was before the committee.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gara WITHDREW his OBJECTION.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  76 (FIN)  was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                   
pass" recommendation.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
RECESSED                                                                                                                        
9:42:17 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
5:51:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 5:51 PM.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
5:51:32 PM