Legislature(2017 - 2018)ADAMS ROOM 519
05/12/2018 01:30 PM House FINANCE
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HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
May 12, 2018
7:46 p.m.
7:46:06 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Foster called the House Finance Committee meeting
to order at 7:46 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Neal Foster, Co-Chair
Representative Paul Seaton, Co-Chair
Representative Les Gara, Vice-Chair
Representative Jason Grenn
Representative David Guttenberg
Representative Scott Kawasaki
Representative Dan Ortiz
Representative Lance Pruitt
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Cathy Tilton
Representative Tammie Wilson
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
Paul Labolle, Staff, Representative Neal Foster; Speaker
Bryce Edgmon; Representative Dave Talerico; Representative
Dan Saddler; Representative Gary Knopp; Representative Mark
Neuman.
SUMMARY
CSSB 142 (FIN) AM
APPROP: CAPITAL BUDGET
HCS CSSB 142(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee
with a "do pass" recommendation.
Co-Chair Foster reviewed the meeting agenda. He indicated
the capital budget was being heard. He relayed that the
committee would be stopping the amendment process that had
been started the previous evening. The committee would be
introducing a committee substitute and he intended to move
the bill out of committee.
CSSB 142(FIN) AM
"An Act making appropriations, including capital
appropriations, supplemental appropriations,
reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending
appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize
funds; and providing for an effective date."
7:46:59 PM
Co-Chair Seaton MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee
substitute for CSSB 142(FIN) am, Work Draft 30-GS2565\M
(Martin, 5/12/18).
Representative Wilson OBJECTED for discussion.
Co-Chair Foster recognized Representative Bryce Edgmon,
Representative Dan Saddler, and Representative Gary Knopp
in the audience. He invited his staff to the table to
review the changes from version N of the bill to the
committee substitute, version M.
PAUL LABOLLE, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE NEAL FOSTER, clarified
that he was presenting a comparison of the previously
adopted version N, which meant that any action taken during
the amendment process was wiped clean with the new
committee substitute. He began with Section 1. He indicated
that two projects were removed from version N: the
Metlakatla community Ketchikan intertie project and the
Prince William Sound acquisition for construction of
facilities for the Prince William Sound Science and
Technology Institute. He continued to page 4, line 3. The
Port of Anchorage was added for $20 million. He noted that
if the numbers were non undesignated general funds (UGF),
he would mention it. He continued to Page 4, line 7. The
Port of Nome was added for $1.6 million. On page 5, line 7
the increment for village safe water adjusted down from $18
million to $16 million. He noted that on page 10, line 14
Public and Community Transportation was reduced from $1
million to $500,000. On page 10, line 20 the municipal
harbor facility grant projects were reduced by $5 million.
He moved to page 11, line 26. The University of Alaska
deferred maintenance was reduced to $2 million. On page 18,
line 20 the Sultana New Ventures Healthcare Transformation
Project was reduced from $500,000 to $250,000. On page 19,
line 7, the substance use disorder service expansion was
reduced to $12 million. The appropriation consisted of $3
million in general funds and $9 million in Alaska
Comprehensive Health Insurance (ACHI) funds and was a
supplemental appropriation.
Representative Wilson asked about page 19, line 7. She
asked if the project was for 2018. Mr. Labolle responded
affirmatively. He reported that all of the items in Section
4 and Section 7 were supplementals.
7:52:01 PM
Mr. Labolle pointed to page 23, line 25. There was an
addition of $28 million for Medicaid health care under
Medicaid services. He relayed that the addition was a
reduction from the amendments adopted the previous day. He
specified that there was a drafting error in Section 12 for
the $18 million that he had just mentioned that had been
added twice and was removed. It was no longer in the bill
but was previously in Section 12 under the Department of
Health and Social Services (DHSS). The double appropriation
had been removed.
Mr. Labolle moved to page 28, line 24. There was a fund
transfer of $20 million to the Alaska Marine Highway System
(AMHS), a supplemental appropriation. On page 30, line 26
there was an appropriation of $6 million to the Department
of Education and Early Development (DEED) for pre-
kindergarten grants. On page 30, line 29 the sum of $20
million was appropriated to DEED for the distribution of
grants to schools according to the average daily membership
for each district. On page 31, line 2 there was an
appropriation of $403,400 to DEED for education support and
administrative services, state system of support, and
direct crisis response and supporting costs for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2019. He noted a handout had been
distributed - an amendment that provided clarity to the
issue.
Representative Wilson relayed that the document indicated
the funding was not for positions. Rather, it was for
existing employees to travel to communities in crisis to
take care of certain things. Mr. Labolle responded that she
was correct. There were no positions associated with the
appropriation.
Co-Chair Foster recognized Representative Neuman in the
room.
Mr. Labolle moved to the next item on page 39, line 20.
There was a reduction from $4.5 million to $2.5 million for
the Knik Arm Crossing Project.
Co-Chair Foster noted the $2 million reduction. He
indicated that there might be an amendment on the floor to
move the money to the KGB road in the area.
7:55:59 PM
Mr. Labolle advanced to page 39, line 27. There was a
reduction to the $8 million for community assistance down
to $4 million. He advanced to page 40, line 9 for House
District 1 and House District 2. A sum of $15,000 was
appropriated to Department of Commerce, Community and
Economic Development (DCCED) for grants for volunteering of
policing for purchase of gas, gas cards, decals, radios,
and safety equipment. There were also conforming amendments
in the numbers section and in the effective dates.
Representative Wilson WITHDREW her OBJECTION.
There being NO OBJECTION, the proposed committee substitute
for CSSB 142(FIN) am was ADOPTED.
Co-Chair Seaton MOVED to report HCSCSSB 142 (FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations.
Representative Wilson OBJECTED. She thanked the chairman
and his staff for reviewing the projects carefully and
making adjustments. She was closer to supporting the bill
than previously, but she still had concerns about the
budget increasing by $31 million in UGF. She relayed that
there was a significant amount of operating costs in the
capital budget. However, there were certain issues being
taken care of in the budget including Medicaid, as it was
the only mechanism left to do so. Also, she believed there
were things included that the state could not afford. She
was aware the legislature was used to making budgets that
could be utilized up to 5 years. She suggested that in the
future, when the budget was slimmer, the legislature might
look at projects for 2 years at a time. It would allow for
the legislature to confirm that the money was going where
it was supposed to go. She would be voting in opposition of
the bill.
Co-Chair Foster thanked the committee for the work that
went into the capital budget. While members might not be in
complete agreement, the committee had made compromises by
adopting some of the amendments in the committee substitute
from the previous day. They had been incorporated into the
current committee substitute. He believed that ultimately
the members all wanted to do what was best for the State of
Alaska. He thought the capital budget would help to
maintain Alaska's infrastructure while putting Alaskans to
work and supporting a healthy Alaskan economy. He also
thanked his staff, Mr. Paul Labolle, who worked on the
capital budget, and Brodie Anderson, his support staff. He
paid special tribute to Jane Pierson and indicated that it
would likely be her last finance committee meeting. He
thanked her for all of her work through many years at the
legislature.
Representative Wilson MAINTAINED her OBJECTION.
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.
IN FAVOR: Gara, Grenn, Guttenberg, Kawasaki, Ortiz,
Thompson, Foster, Seaton
OPPOSED: Wilson, Pruitt, Tilton
The MOTION PASSED (8/3).
HCS CSSB 142 (FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation.
Co-Chair Seaton MOVED that the committee give Legislative
Finance and Legislative Legal Services the ability to make
technical and conforming changes to SB 142.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Foster recessed the meeting to a call of the chair
[note: the meeting never reconvened].
ADJOURNMENT
8:02:03 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 142 HCS SB 242 CS WORKDRAFT v.M.pdf |
HFIN 5/12/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 142 SB 242 |
| SB 142 v.M AgencySummary_20180512_1546.pdf |
HFIN 5/12/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |
| SB 142 v.M ProjectCompareByAgency_20180512_1549.pdf |
HFIN 5/12/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |
| SB 142 v.M ProjectDetailByAgency_20180512_1546.pdf |
HFIN 5/12/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |
| SB 142 HCS v.M DEED Backup.pdf |
HFIN 5/12/2018 1:30:00 PM |
SB 142 |