1998-03-04                     House Journal                      Page 2502
HB 53                                                                        
	RLS RPT CS(RLS) NT 3DP 3NR                                       2492         
	LETTER OF INTENT WITH RLS REPORT                                 2493         
INDETERMINATE FISCAL NOTE (COR) 2/18/98                          2494         
	2 ZERO FISCAL NOTES (ADM, REV) 2/18/98                           2494         
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(RLS)                                                 
"An Act expressing legislative intent without the force of law                
concerning correctional facility space and the Cleary v. Smith                 
case; relating to the power of municipalities to provide for the               
confinement and care of prisoners; relating to authorizing the                 
Department of Corrections to enter into agreements to lease                    
facilities for the confinement and care of prisoners with the City             
of Delta Junction and with the Municipality of Anchorage; and                  
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Ivan:                            
                                                                               
Page 1, line 6, following "Anchorage;" (title amendment):                    
	Insert "giving notice of and relating to approving the entry into,           
and the issuance of certificates of participation in, a lease-purchase         
agreement for the expansion of the Yukon-Kuskokwim                             
Correctional Center;"                                                         
                                                                               
Page 2, following line 28:                                                     
	Insert a new bill section to read:                                            
   "* Sec. 4.  NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF THE ENTRY INTO                         
AND FINANCING OF LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT.  (a)  The                           
Department of Administration, on behalf of the Department of                   
Corrections, is authorized to enter into a lease-purchase agreement with       
the City of Bethel for the expansion of the Yukon-Kuskokwim                    
Correctional Center to house prisoners committed to the custody of the         
commissioner of corrections, to be financed by a lease-purchase                
agreement under AS36.30.085.  The state bond committee is                      
authorized to provide for the issuance of certificates of participation in     
one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 for