Legislature(1999 - 2000)

02/25/1999 11:32 AM Senate RLS

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                SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                          
                  February 25, 1999                                                                                             
                      11:32 a.m.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair                                                                                                        
Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chair                                                                                                 
Senator Mike Miller                                                                                                             
Senator Drue Pearce                                                                                                             
Senator Johnny Ellis                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 64(FIN)(title am)                                                                                         
"An Act making and amending appropriations for year 2000                                                                        
assessment, compliance, and remediation projects and modification                                                               
of the Offender Base State Corrections Information System and the                                                               
Offender Financial Accounting System in the Department of                                                                       
Corrections; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c),                                                                   
Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective                                                             
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATE BILL NO. 74                                                                                                              
"An Act relating to hunting on the same day airborne."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     -MOVED SB 74 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) - See Finance minutes dated 2/24/99.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SB 74 - See Resources minutes dated 2/24/99.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPE 99-2, SIDE A                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY called the Senate Rules Committee meeting to order                                                               
at 1:32 a.m.  All members were present.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The committee took up CSHB  64(FIN)-APPROPRIATIONS FOR Y2K &                                                                    
CORRECTIONS.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked if the total appropriation is $18,488,553.                                                                 
SENATOR PEARCE explained $18 million is the total amount but that                                                               
$11 million is appropriated from the CBR in the Senate Finance                                                                  
Committee version.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved CSHB 64(FIN)(title am)-APPROPRIATIONS FOR Y2K                                                              
& CORRECTIONS for calendaring.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected to protest that the amount provided for the                                                              
University of Alaska is under funded by about $1 million.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN acknowledged that point could be argued, but said                                                                 
DOTPF was also under funded by $2 million and Commissioner Poe                                                                  
testified that some of the costs cannot be calculated accurately                                                                
until the projects are underway. He added the Senate Finance                                                                    
Committee's goal was to fund as many of the University's mission-                                                               
critical projects as possible so it identified the highest priority                                                             
items, some of which may be able to incorporate lower priority                                                                  
items.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The motion to calendar CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) carried with Senators                                                             
Leman, Miller, Pearce, and Kelly voting "Yea," and Senator Ellis                                                                
voting "Nay."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN moved to calendar SB  74-SAME DAY AIRBORNE HUNTING.                                                               
SENATOR ELLIS objected.  The motion carried with Senators Miller,                                                               
Pearce, Leman, and Kelly voting "Yea," and Senator Ellis voting                                                                 
"Nay."                                                                                                                          
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned and then reconvened the Senate Rules                                                                   
Committee meeting.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved that the Senate Finance Committee letter of                                                                
intent for CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) be calendared with the bill.                                                                  
There being no objection, the motion carried.                                                                                   
CHAIRMAN KELLY adjourned the meeting at 11:40 a.m.                                                                              

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