31ST ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB39 and HB40 May 11, 2019 3:04 p.m. 3:04:46 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Foster called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 39 and HB 40 to order at 3:04 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: House: Representative Neal Foster, Chair Representative Tammie Wilson Representative Cathy Tilton Senate: Senator Bert Stedman, Vice-Chair Senator Natasha Von Imhof Senator Donny Olson MEMBERS ABSENT None ALSO PRESENT: David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY HB 39 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 39 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 40 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 40 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. Co-Chair Foster reviewed the agenda for the meeting. CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 39(FIN) am S "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making supplemental appropriations and reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." and CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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 SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(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." 3:05:04 PM Co-Chair Foster invited David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division, to come to the testifier table. He explained how objections would be handled. If there was an objection, he would make note of that Item and hold it aside. The committee would continue to go through the other Items in the department, adopt them, and then would come back to any Item that had an objection. In the present meeting the committee would be addressing open items in HB 39 and HB 40 based on the motion sheets distributed to members earlier and dated May 11th for the following departments: DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES FUND CAPITALIZATIONS FUND TRANSFERS MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL BUDGET ITEMS ^FISH AND GAME 3:06:12 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Fish and Game budget: Item 1 Open Item 2 Line 1 House Line 2 House Line 3 Senate Lines 4-8 House Item 3 House Item 4 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-5 House Item 5 House Item 6 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-6 House Item 7 House Item 8 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-6 House Item 9 House Item 10 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-7 House Item 11 House Item 12 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-5 House Item 13 House minus 175.0 Item 14 House All Lines Item 15 Open Item 16 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-5 House Item 17 House Item 18 House Item 19 Open Item 20 Senate Item 21 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Line 3 House Item 22 Open Item 23 Open Item 24 Open Item 25 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Lines 3-5 House Item 26 Open Item 27 Line 1 House Line 2 Senate Line 3 House Line 4 House Item 28 Open Item 29 Open Item 30 Open There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and left OPEN Items 1, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, and 30 in the Department of Fish and Game budget. ^NATURAL RESOURCES 3:11:10 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Natural Resources budget: Item 1 Open Item 2 Senate Item 3 Open Item 4 Senate Item 5 Senate All Lines Item 6 Senate Item 7 Open Item 8 Senate All Lines Representative Tilton OBJECTED to Item 2. Representative Tilton spoke to her objection. She relayed that the original proposal regarding the Recorders' Office was to close offices in Juneau, Palmer, Fairbanks, and Kenai. There was concern about closing the Fairbanks office because of mining claims and platting. There were also the same concerns in Palmer. The Recorder's Office had become sufficiently automated. They started doing electronic recording in 2012 and felt proficient enough to handle all of the recording through the electronic process. A person could also go to a title office or become a recorder. There was a cost associated with becoming a recorder. She was looking at why the legislature was choosing to close certain offices and understood that the proximity of the Palmer Recording Office on the road system was the reason the Palmer office was included. She wanted to get the information on record. Representative Tilton WITHDREW her OBJECTION. There being NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 and leaving OPEN Items 1, 3, and 7 in the Department of Natural Resources budget. ^TRANSPORTATION 3:14:07 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities budget: Item 1 House Item 2 House Item 3 House Item 4 House Item 5 House Item 6 House Item 7 House Item 8 House Item 9 House Item 10 House Item 11 House Items 12 through 21 are Open Item 22 Senate All Lines Items 23 through 29 are Open Item 30 Senate Items 31 through 36 are Open Item 37 Senate Item 38 Senate All Lines Items 39 through 42 are open Item 43 Senate All Lines Items 44 through 49 are Open There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 1 through 11, 22, 30, 37, 38, and 43 and left OPEN Items 12 through 21, 23 through 29, 31 through 36, 39 through 42, 44 through 49 in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities budget. ^FUND CAPITALIZATIONS 3:16:12 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in Fund Capitalizations: Item 1 Senate Item 2 Open Item 3 Open Item 4 Open There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Item 1 and left OPEN Items 2, 3, and 4 in Fund Capitalizations. 3:16:56 PM AT EASE 3:17:18 PM RECONVENED ^FUND TRANSFERS 3:17:23 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in Fund Transfers: Item 1 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Item 1 in Fund Transfers. ^MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL 3:17:53 PM Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the following in the Mental Health Capital budget: Item 1 Senate Item 2 Senate Item 3 Senate Item 4 Senate Item 5 Senate Item 6 Senate Item 7 Senate There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action CLOSED conferencable Items 1 through 7 in the Mental Health Capital budget. Co-Chair Foster concluded the business for the committee hearing. Once the next meeting date and time was determined, the meeting would be noticed on BASIS. Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADJOURN. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. HB 39 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. HB 40 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration. ADJOURNMENT 3:19:06 PM The meeting was adjourned at 3:19 p.m.