Legislature(1997 - 1998)

04/13/1997 02:05 PM Senate FIN

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                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                          13 April 1997                                        
                            2:05 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #105, Side 1 (000 - 597)                                             
           105, Side 2 (597 - 000)                                             
           106, Side 1 (000 - 589)                                             
           106, Side 2 (589 - 000)                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue Pearce, Co-chairman,  convened the  meeting at                 
  approximately 2:05 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chair  Pearce, Senators Sharp,  Phillips,                 
  Torgerson, Parnell and  Adams were present when  the meeting                 
  convened.  Senator Donley arrived shortly thereafter.                        
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:    Nancy   Slagle,  Director,  Division  of                 
  Administrative  Services,  Department of  Transportation and                 
  Public  Facilities;  Tom  Brigham,   Division,  Director  of                 
  Statewide Planning, Department of  Transportation and Public                 
  Facilities; Guy  Bell, Director, Division  of Administrative                 
  Services, Department of  Commerce and Economic  Development;                 
  Tom Garrett,  Director, Division of  Tourism, Department  of                 
  Commerce  and  Economic   Development;  Annalee   McConnell,                 
  Director,  Office  of Management  and  Budget; Mike  Greany,                 
  Director, Division  of Legislative Finance;  Dave Tonkovich,                 
  Virginia Stonkus,  Fiscal Analysts, Division  of Legislative                 
  Finance; aides to committee members and other legislators.                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75(FIN) am(brf sup maj pfld)                      
                                                                               
       "An  Act making  appropriations  for the  operating and                 
  loan      program expenses of state government, for  certain                 
  programs,      and   to   capitalize   funds;    making   an                 
  appropriation under art.      IX,  sec.  17(c), Constitution                 
  of the State of Alaska, from the   constitutional     budget                 
  reserve fund; and providing for an      effective date."                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(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."                                                                       
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce convened the  meeting.  The  following is a                 
  list of amendments that were presented.                                      
                                                                               
  DOT  #1  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #2  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #3  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #4  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #5  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT #6 moved  by Senator Adams  failed by  a vote of  1 -  6                 
  (Pearce,     Sharp, Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips).                   
  DOT #7 moved by Senator Adams was adopted without objection.                 
  DOT  #8  moved   by  Senator  Donley  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #9  moved   by  Senator  Donley  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT #10 not offered.                                                         
  DOT  #11  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #12  moved  by Senator  Torgerson  was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT  #13  moved  by Senator  Torgerson  was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DOT #14 not offered.                                                         
  DOT #15 not offered.                                                         
  DOT #16 not offered.                                                         
  DOT #17 not offered.                                                         
                                                                               
  Senator   Adams  moved  the  University  budget  summary  be                 
  incorporated into HB 75  and HB 76 and without  objection it                 
  was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                               
  UNIV #1 not offered.                                                         
  UNIV #2 not offered.                                                         
  UNIV  #3  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  UNIV #4 not offered.                                                         
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce explained Division of Tourism  spread sheet.                 
  She  noted  correction  on  page  2, under  "Senate  Finance                 
  Subcommittee,  gf/other"  the  corrected  amount  should  be                 
  "$248.4" and without  objection it  was corrected.   Senator                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Donley noted  on page  1 "Division"  of Tourism should  read                 
  "Office" and  under  "Senate Finance  Subcommittee, GF"  the                 
  amount  should  read "$23.1"  and  under "total"  the amount                 
  should read "$28.1" and without  objection it was corrected.                 
  Senator Donley moved the Tourism spread sheet be adopted and                 
  without  objection  it was  adopted  into the  Department of                 
  Commerce and Economic Development.                                           
                                                                               
  DCED  #1 moved by Senator Torgerson was adopted by a vote of                 
  4 - 3      (Pearce, Donley, Parnell)                                         
  DCED #2 moved by Senator Adams failed by a vote of 4 - 3.                    
  DCED  #3  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  DCED  #4  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  F&G  #15  moved   by  Senator  Sharp  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  LAW #2 moved by Senator Sharp was adopted without objection.                 
                                                                               
  DPS #7 moved by Senator Donley to rescind action and without                 
         objection it  was rescinded.   He moved to  amend the                 
  amount to         $84.0 GF   with intent language.   Senator                 
  Parnell moved to         divide the amendment to "A" and "B"                 
  and without objection the       amendment was divided.   DPS                 
  objection.   DPS #7(b)  moved by Senator Donley       failed                 
  by  a vote of 3 - 4.   Senator Donley moved amended  DPS                     
                                                                               
  EDU #1  moved by Senator  Adams failed by a  vote of 6  -  1                 
  (Pearce,     Sharp, Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips).                   
  EDU  #2 moved  by Senator Adams  failed by  a vote of  2 - 5                 
  (Pearce,     Sharp, Donley, Parnell, Phillips).                              
  EDU #3 moved  by Senator  Adams failed by  a vote of  1 -  6                 
  (Pearce,                                                                     
      Sharp, Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips).                            
  EDU #4 held by Senator Adams.                                                
  EDU  #5  moved  by  Senator  Adams.    Senator  Donley moved                 
  amendment to      EDU #5 under "restore" to delete  "$299.1"                 
  and insert  "$199.1"          and  it  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.  Senator Adams moved        amended EDU #5 and it                 
  was adopted without objection.                                               
  EDU  #6 moved by  Senator Adams  failed by a  vote of  1 - 6                 
  (Pearce,                                                                     
      Sharp, Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips).                            
  EDU  #7  moved   by  Senator  Donley  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  EDU #8 not offered.                                                          
  EDU  #9  moved   by  Senator  Donley  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  EDU  #10  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  EDU  #11  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  EDU  #12  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  EDU  #13  moved  by  Senator   Donley  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  EDU #14 moved  by Senator  Donley.   Senator Phillips  moved                 
  amendment     to EDU #14, line 2 delete "uniformly" and line                 
  1 insert              "uniform"  before "policy" and  it was                 
  adopted without objection.      Senator Donley moved amended                 
  EDU #14 and it was adopted without     objection.                            
  EDU #15 not offered.                                                         
  EDU #16 moved by Senator Torgerson failed by a vote of 3 - 4                 
         (Pearce, Sharp, Parnell, Phillips).                                   
  EDU #17 not offered.                                                         
                                                                               
  FRONT  #1  moved  by  Senator   Sharp  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #2 was held.                                                           
  FRONT  #3  moved  by Senator  Phillips  and  later withdrawn                 
  without          objection.                                                  
  FRONT  #4  moved by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #5 moved by Senators  Torgerson and Donley was adopted                 
  by a       vote of 6 - 1 (Adams).                                            
  FRONT  #6  moved  by  Senator   Sharp  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #7 moved by Senator Parnell was adopted by a vote of 6                 
  - 1       (Adams).                                                           
  FRONT  #8  moved  by  Senator   Sharp  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  STATEWIDE #1 moved  by  Senator Sharp was adopted  by a vote                 
  of 6 -          1 (Adams).                                                   
                                                                               
  FRONT #9 moved by Senator Torgerson.   Co-chair Pearce noted                 
            deletion of subsection "(c)"  and subsection "(d)"                 
  be              renumbered "(c)"  and it was adopted without                 
  objection.             Amended FRONT #9 was moved by Senator                 
  Torgerson and was           adopted without objection.                       
                                                                               
  Co-chair Pearce outlined  the schedule for the  eommittee to                 
  meet Monday, 15 April.  She stated  her intent to move HB 75                 
  and HB 76.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Formal  minutes  of  the  meeting  were not  prepared  since                 
  pertinent financial  information is available  in Conference                 
  Committee  Reports  on  the  FY 98  operating  budget.   The                 
  meeting was  tape recorded  and handwritten  log notes  were                 
  taken.  A copy of the tapes and log notes may be obtained by                 
  contacting either the Legislative Finance Division, P.O. Box                 
  113200, Juneau, Alaska  99811-3200 (Phone: 907/465-3795)  or                 
  the office of the Senate Finance Committee Secretary (Phone:                 
  907/465-2618).                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  adjourned the  committee  at 6:20  p.m. to                 
  reconvene again tomorrow, Monday, 15 April 1997 at 9:00 a.m.                 

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