Legislature(1997 - 1998)

05/04/1997 06:15 PM Senate FIN

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                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                           4 May 1997                                          
                            6:15 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #140, Side 1 (000 - 590)                                             
                Side 2 (590 - 000)                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Bert Sharp,  Co-chairman, convened  the  meeting at                 
  approximately 6:15 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chairman Sharp, Senators Phillips, Donley,                 
  Torgerson, Parnell and  Adams were present when  the meeting                 
  convened.  Senator Pearce arrived shortly thereafter.                        
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:   Senator Robin Taylor; Senator  Lyda Green;                 
  Representative Rokeberg;  Senator Jim  Duncan; Robert  Cole,                 
  Director, Division of Administrative Services, Department of                 
  Corrections;   Annalee   McConnell,   Director,  Office   of                 
  Management and Budget; Nancy  Slagle, Director, Division  of                 
  Administrative  Services;  Department of  Transportation and                 
  Public  Facilities;  Sharon  Barton,  Director, Division  of                 
  Administrative  Services,    Department  of  Administration;                 
  Karen  Rehfeld,  Director,  Education of  Support  Services,                 
  Department  of  Education; Jim  Baldwin,  Assistant Attorney                 
  General,  Civil   Division,   Department   of   Law;   Chris                 
  Christiansen, Staff  Counsel, Alaska Court System; Nico Bus,                 
  Budget  Co-ordinator,  Division of  Administrative Services,                 
  Department of Military and  Veterans' Affairs; Randy Welker,                 
  Legislative  Auditor, Division  of  Legislative Audit;  Mike                 
  Greany, Director,  Division of  Legislative Finance;  Ginger                 
  Patton,  Fiscal Analyst,  Division  of Legislative  Finance;                 
  aides to committee members and other legislators.                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  Co-chair Sharp convened the session.                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
       SENATE BILL NO. 107                                                     
                                                                               
       "An  Act   making  and  amending   capital  and   other                 
  appropriations      and to capitalize  funds; and  providing                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  for an effective date."                                                      
                                                                               
  Senator  Torgerson  moved  CSSB  107(FIN)  "B"  version  for                 
  working  purposes.    Senator  Adams   objected.    He  said                 
  unemployment in  rural Alaska was missing and the public had                 
  not had time to see everything outlined in the version.  Co-                 
  chair Sharp called for the roll to be taken and by a vote of                 
  6 -  1 (Adams)  CSSB 107(FIN)  "B" version  was adopted  for                 
  working purposes.   Senator Adams  then moved amendment  "0"                 
  which  failed by  a vote  of 1  - 6 (Sharp,  Pearce, Donley,                 
  Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips).                                               
                                                                               
  TECH FRONT #1 moved by Senator Torgerson was adopted without                 
                   objection.                                                  
  TECH FRONT #2 moved by Senator  Parnell was adopted without                  
                    objection.                                                 
                                                                               
  TECH DNR  #1 moved  by Senator Parnell  was adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  TECH  DOT #1 moved  by Senator  Parnell was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  TECH  DOT #2  moved by  Senator Parnell was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  TECH DOT #3  moved by  Senator Parnell  was adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  FRONT #1 moved by Senator Phillips failed by a vote of 3 - 4                 
          (Torgerson, Parnell, Pearce, Sharp).                                 
  FRONT #2 moved by  Senator Adams failed by  a vote of 1 -  6                 
  (Donley,              Torgerson, Parnell,  Phillips, Pearce,                 
  Sharp).                                                                      
  FRONT #3 moved by Senator Phillips failed by a vote of 2 - 5                 
          (Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Pearce, Sharp).                         
  FRONT #5 (revised) moved by Senator Donley was withdrawn.                    
  FRONT  #6  moved  by Senator  Phillips  was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT  #8  moved  by  Senator   Adams  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #9 moved by Senator Pearce was withdrawn.                              
  FRONT #10 moved by  Senator Adams failed by a vote  of 1 - 6                 
  (Donley,           Torgerson, Parnell, Pearce, Sharp)                        
  FRONT  #11  moved  by  Senator  Adams  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #12 moved by Senator Pearce was withdrawn.                             
  FRONT  #13  moved  by  Senator  Pearce was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT  #14  moved  by  Senator  Pearce was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #15 moved  by Senator Adams failed by a vote  of 1 - 6                 
  (Donley,               Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips, Pearce,                 
  Sharp).                                                                      
  FRONT  #16  moved  by  Senator  Adams  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  FRONT #17 moved by Senator  Adams failed by a vote of 1  - 6                 
  (Donley,               Torgerson, Parnell, Phillips, Pearce,                 
  Sharp).                                                                      
  FRONT  #18  moved  by  Senator  Adams  was  adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT #19 moved by Senator Parnell was held.                                 
  FRONT #20  moved by  Senator Torgerson  was adopted  without                 
  objection.                                                                   
  FRONT  #21  moved by  Senator  Phillips was  adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
  FRONT #2 moved by Senator Phillips failed by a vote of 2 - 5                 
          (Donley, Torgerson, Parnell, Pearce, Sharp).                         
                                                                               
  TECH FRONT #3 moved by Senator Torgerson was adopted without                 
  objection.                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Formal minutes  of  the  meeting were  not  prepared.    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).                                                               
                                                                               
  Co-chair Sharp  said the  committee would be  ready to  hear                 
  departmental amendments tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Sharp  adjourned  the committee  until  8:00  a.m.                 
  tomorrow morning.                                                            
                                                                               

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