Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-04-09 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-04-09 Senate Journal Page 1056 SB 136 SENATE BILL NO. 136 An Act relating to the state budget and to appropriation bills which had been returned to the Rules Committee (page 943) was read the second time. Senator Sharp moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 874. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 136(FIN) An Act relating to the state budget, to agency performance reports, and to appropriation bills was adopted and read the second time. Senator Pearce offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 1, following "relating to": Insert "state fiscal procedures, to" Page 2, following line 16: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 4. AS 37.05.316(a) is amended to read: (a) When an amount is appropriated or allocated to a department as a grant for a named recipient that is not a municipality, the department to which the appropriation or allocation is made shall promptly notify the named recipient of the availability of the grant and request the named recipient to submit a proposal to provide the goods or services specified in the appropriation act for which the appropriation or allocation is made. ªAT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM OTHER QUALIFIED PERSONS TO PROVIDE THE SAME GOODS OR SERVICES IN THE SAME AREA. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD THE GRANT TO THE NAMED RECIPIENT UNLESS THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE LOCAL EXPERTISE OR EXPERIENCE OF THOSE MAKING PROPOSALS, DETERMINES THAT AN AWARD TO A DIFFERENT PARTY WOULD BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. IF THE GRANT IS AWARDED TO A PARTY OTHER THAN THAT NAMED BY THE LEGISLATURE, THE BASIS OF THAT ACTION SHALL 1997-04-09 Senate Journal Page 1057 SB 136 BE STATED IN WRITING AT THE TIME THE GRANT IS ISSUED AND A COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT SHALL BE SENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.ß A grant agreement must be executed within 60 days after the effective date of the appropriation or allocation." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Senator Pearce moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. Senator Pearce moved for the adoption of the following amendment to Amendment No. 1 offered by Senators Pearce, Adams: In Amendment No. 1 after the first grant: Insert: under this section Without objection, the amendment to Amendment No. 1 was adopted. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 as amended was adopted. Senator Leman, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 136(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 136(FIN) am An Act relating to state fiscal procedures, to the state budget, to agency performance reports, and to appropriation bills pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: 1997-04-09 Senate Journal Page 1058 SB 136 CSSB 136(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 18 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Absent: Donley, Taylor and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 136(FIN) am passed the Senate.