04/14/1997 09:35 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
                                                                               
                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                          14 April 1997                                        
                            9:35 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #107, Side 1 (000 - 591)                                             
           107, Side 2 (591 - 510)                                             
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:35 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chair  Pearce, Senators  Sharp, Phillips,                 
  Donley, Torgerson, Parnell  and Adams were present  when the                 
  meeting convened.                                                            
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:  Senator Jerry  Ward; Jim Baldwin, Assistant                 
  Attorney General, Governmental  Affairs Section,  Department                 
  of Law;  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;  and  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 and introduced  HB 76.                 
  The following amendment was presented:                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator  Sharp moved  HB  76 and  without  objection it  was                 
  reported out.                                                                
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce introduced HB 75.  Senator Adams advised he                 
  would not offer DOT amendments #14 through # 17.                             
                                                                               
  EDU #18 moved by Senator Donley was adopted by a vote of 6 -                 
   1     (Adams).                                                              
  EDU #19 moved by Senator Torgerson.  Senator Donley moved to                 
  divide         the question  and  without objection  it  was                 
  divided.  EDU  #19(a)       moved by  Senator Torgerson  was                 
  adopted without  objection.  EDU       #19(b)  was withdrawn                 
  without objection.                                                           
                                                                               
  Senator Adams moved to rescind action on DCRA #3 and without                 
  objection it was rescinded.                                                  
                                                                               
  DCRA  #3  moved   by  Senator  Adams  was   adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Senator Adams moved to rescind action  on F&G #7 and without                 
  objection it was rescinded.                                                  
                                                                               
  F&G #7 moved by Senator Adams was adopted without objection.                 
                                                                               
  Senator Donley moved to rescind action on DOL #1 and without                 
  objection it was rescinded.                                                  
                                                                               
  DOL #1 moved by Senator Donley was adopted by a vote  of 4 -                 
  3.                                                                           
                                                                               
  FRONT #10 moved by Senator Donley was adopted by a vote of 6                 
  - 1       (Adams).                                                           
                                                                               
  Senator Torgerson  moved to  rescind  action on  DEC #7  and                 
  without objection  it was  rescinded.   He  moved to  delete                 
  "20,000" tons and insert "20"  tons and without objection it                 
  was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                               
  DEC  #7  moved  by  Senator  Torgerson was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Senator Sharp moved to rescind action  on FRONT #3.  Senator                 
  Adams  objected  noting page  1,  line 14.    Senator Pearce                 
  explained page 1,  lines 15 -  20 would cover Senator  Adams                 
  concern.  Senator  Adams removed  his objection and  without                 
  objection action of FRONT #3 was rescinded.                                  
                                                                               
  FRONT  #3  moved  by  Senator   Sharp  was  adopted  without                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  Mike Greany, Director, Division of Legislative Finance asked                 
  permission of the committee to make any clerical corrections                 
  that might  be necessary during the preparation of the final                 
  versions of  HB 75 and HB  76.  Co-chair Pearce  granted the                 
  limited  request  and also  noted  that the  budget  came in                 
  $18,400  below  cap.   She  further thanked  all Legislative                 
  Finance staff and committee aides for their hard work during                 
  the past few days.                                                           
                                                                               
  Senator Sharp moved SCS CSHB  75 and Co-chair Pearce  noting                 
  the objection of Senator Adams reported it out by  a vote of                 
  6 - 1 (Adams).                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Sharp  outlined  the evening  schedule beginning  at                 
  6:00 p.m.  He noted SB  151 would be teleconferenced and any                 
  written reports  were  to be  handed  in by  4:30 p.m.    He                 
  expected to waive four bills at the evening meeting.                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Pearce  recessed the  committee  at 10:45  a.m. to                 
  reconvene again at 6:00 p.m.