Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/18/2015 10:00 AM House CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 AND HB73
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29TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB72 and HB73
April 18, 2015
3:10 p.m.
3:10:55 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Neuman called the Conference Committee meeting on
HB72 and HB73 to order at 3:10 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
House:
Representative Mark Neuman, Chair
Representative Steve Thompson
Representative Les Gara
Senate:
Senator Pete Kelly, Vice-Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon
Senator Donny Olson
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal
analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and
Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee
members and other members of the Legislature.
SUMMARY
HB 72 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN)
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; and providing
for an effective date."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 72(FIN) am S
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs and capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; and providing for an effective date."
and
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 73(FIN)
"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."
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 73(FIN)
"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."
DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
LEGISLATURE
FUND TRANSFERS
MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL BUDGET
FISCAL NOTES
Chair Neuman communicated that the committee would complete
all of the open items based on the motion sheets
distributed to members earlier in the day (dated April
17)(copy on file).
3:11:54 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic Development:
Item 5 Senate plus $1 million 250 thousand
Item 6 Senate minus $625.0 thousand
Item 7 Senate minus $625.0 thousand
Item 10 Senate
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He understood that the items
had been tough; however, he believed it was the responsible
action to take given the state's fiscal situation. He
appreciated all the collaborative work that had been done.
He WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.
3:12:47 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Natural
Resources:
Item 1 Senate
Item 2 On line 1, Senate
On line 2, Senate and change fund source to
In-State Natural Gas Pipeline Fund, fund
code 1229
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Natural Resources.
3:13:34 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities:
Item 28 House
Item 29 Senate
Item 30 House
Item 31 House
Item 32 House
Item 33 House
Item 34 Senate for both fund sources
Item 35 Senate
Item 36 Senate
Item 37 Senate for both fund sources
Item 38 House
Item 39 House
Item 40 Senate
Item 41 Senate
Item 42 House
Item 43 Senate
Item 44 House
Item 45 Senate
Item 46 House
Item 47 Senate
Item 48 House
Item 49 Senate
Item 50 Senate
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He stated that he was trying
to read what had been picked for Item 42. He commented on
the difficult font size of the backup document.
3:15:00 PM
AT EASE
3:15:52 PM
RECONVENED
Representative Gara WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
3:16:25 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Legislature's budget:
Item 10 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items in the budget for the
Legislature.
3:16:40 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items in the Fund Transfers budget:
Item 1 No selection is required. Decisions will be
made in Language Items 6 and 11.
Item 2 No selection is required. Decisions will be
made in Language Items 6 and 11.
Item 3 Senate
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He commented that the Senate
version of the budget had included the withdrawal of funds
from the Public Education Fund. He was trying to determine
what Items 1 and 2 did in relation to the withdrawal of
funds. Mr. Teal explained that currently the items did
nothing because no decision had been made; therefore, the
items did not affect the amount withdrawn or deposited in
any way.
Representative Gara asked for verification that the issue
remained open. Mr. Teal replied in the affirmative.
Representative Gara WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The
action closed all conferencable items within Fund
Transfers.
3:18:09 PM
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the Chair's recommendation
on the following items for the Mental Health Capital
Budget:
Item 1 House
Item 2 House
Item 3 House
Item 4 Senate
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action
closed all conferencable items for the Mental Health
Capital Budget.
3:18:31 PM
FISCAL NOTES
Vice-Chair Kelly MOVED to ADOPT the fiscal note document
with the footer "FY16 Fiscal Note Section of HB72, Sec. 2"
as Section 2 of HB 72.
Chair Neuman OBJECTED for discussion.
Vice-Chair Kelly relayed that Section 2 made appropriations
associated with the bills listed. Additionally, if a bill
listed failed to pass, its substance failed to be
incorporated in some other measure, or it was vetoed by the
governor, the appropriations associated with the bill would
be reduced.
Chair Neuman WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
Representative Gara OBJECTED. He did not believe all of the
committee members had the document referenced by Vice-Chair
Kelly. He asked for verification that the action would
adopt fiscal notes that had passed and that fiscal notes in
any vetoed bills would disappear.
Vice-Chair Kelly agreed.
Representative Gara WITHDREW his OBJECTION.
HB 72 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 73 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
[Note: the meeting was recessed at 3:20 p.m. and did not
reconvene.]
ADJOURNMENT
3:20:01 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.
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