MINUTES                                                                                           
                        HB 365 / HB 366                                                                                       
                      CONFERENCE COMMITTEE                                                                                    
                          May 2, 2006                                                                                         
                           4:03 p.m.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                              
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Chair Gary Wilken convened the meeting at approximately 4:03:43                                                               
PM.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Gary Wilken, Chair                                                                                                      
Representative Mike Chenault, Vice-chair                                                                                        
Senator Lyda Green                                                                                                              
Representative Kevin Meyer                                                                                                      
Senator Lyman Hoffman                                                                                                           
Representative Reggie Joule                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Also Attending:  DAVID TEAL, Director, Division of Legislative                                                                
Finance                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Attending via Teleconference:  There were no teleconference                                                                   
participants.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 365-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS                                                                                     
HB 366-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The Committee reached agreements on items subject to conference                                                                 
for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the                                                                     
Department of Natural Resources. The bill was held in Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
4:03:50 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 365(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)                                                                         
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for the  operating and  loan                                                              
     program expenses  of state government, for  certain programs,                                                              
     and  to capitalize  funds;  making appropriations  for  state                                                              
     aid  to  public schools,  centralized  correspondence  study,                                                              
     and   transportation  of   pupils;  and   providing   for  an                                                              
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE  CS FOR  CS FOR HOUSE  BILL NO.  365(FIN)(brf  sup maj                                                              
     fld S)                                                                                                                     
     "An  Act making  appropriations  for the  operating and  loan                                                              
     program expenses  of state government, for  certain programs,                                                              
     and  to capitalize  funds;  making appropriations  for  state                                                              
     aid  to  public schools,  centralized  correspondence  study,                                                              
     and   transportation  of   pupils;  and   providing   for  an                                                              
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     AND                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 366(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. 366(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."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was the fifth hearing of the Conference Committee on HB 365                                                                
and HB 366.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
[NOTE: "Motion Sheets" detailing the Budget Request Units (BRU),                                                                
referred to as "items" in Committee discussions, are on file.]                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:04:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
No action was taken on Item 4 at this time.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the Senate                                                                    
version of Items 1, 2, and 5 through 7, and the House of                                                                        
Representatives version of Items 2, 9 and 10.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
4:05:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Department of Natural Resources                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
No action was taken on Items 3 and 7.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Chenault offered a motion to adopt the Senate                                                                    
version of Item 5, and the House of Representatives version of                                                                  
Items 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 through 17.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and the indicated amounts were ADOPTED.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Gary Wilken adjourned the meeting at 4:07:28 PM