Legislature(1999 - 2000)
2000-04-20 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3348 HB 281 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 281 "An Act providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $665,000,000 for the purposes of paying the cost of design, construction, and renovation of public elementary and secondary schools, renovation of state buildings, capital improvements at the University of Alaska, and capital improvements to state harbors; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 7DP 2NR 2AM 3325 2 FISCAL NOTES (REV) 3326 Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(FIN) "An Act relating to the financing of construction of public school facilities, facilities for the University of Alaska, and facilities for ports and harbors; authorizing the commissioner of revenue to sell the right to receive a portion of the anticipated revenue from a certain tobacco litigation settlement to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; relating to the deposit of certain anticipated revenue from a certain tobacco litigation settlement; authorizing the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation with proceeds to finance public school construction, facilities for the University of Alaska, and facilities for ports and harbors; providing for the creation of subsidiary corporations of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for the purpose of financing or facilitating the financing of public school construction, facilities for the University of Alaska, and facilities for ports and harbors; and providing for an effective date." 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3349 HB 281 There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Davies: Page 5, following line 20: Insert "Egan Building Classroom Addition 7,600,000" Page 5, line 25: Delete "36,000,000" Insert "31,000,000" Page 5, line 30: Delete "25,199,054" Insert "22,579,054" Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Mulder objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 18 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 5 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Cissna, Croft, Davies, Grussendorf, Hudson, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula, Kookesh, Moses, Smalley, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams Nays: Bunde, Coghill, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris, James, Kohring, Kott, Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg Absent: Austerman, Barnes, Masek, Ogan, Sanders And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3350 HB 281 Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Davies: Page 3, Line 16 Insert new section: "(b) In addition to the authorization provided by (a) of this section, and notwithstanding the limitation contained in AS 18.56.090 or other provision of law, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is authorized to issue $49,000,000 in bonds to finance state grants for construction and major maintenance of public school facilities." Delete: Page 3, Line 17 "(b) Subject to agreements with bondholders and appropriation as described in (c) of this section, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation shall make the proceeds of the bonds issued under (a) of this section" Replace with: "(c) Subject to agreements with bondholders and appropriation as described in (c) of this section, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation shall make the proceeds of the bonds issued under (a) and (b) of this section" Page 3, Line 26 Insert new section: "(4) Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to pay for expenditures in (e) of this section." Delete: Page 3 Line 31 through Page 5 Line 16 Insert new section: "1. Construction Projects Kashunamiut Chevak School Replacement $28,272,551 Lower Yukon Pilot Station School Replacement 17,654,003 Southwest Region Manokotak School Replacement 14,689,464 Lower Yukon Kotlik School Replacement 17,910,901 Bering Strait Elim School Phase III 12,146,788 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3351 HB 281 Northwest Arctic Noorvik K-12 Improvements 13,633,183 Bering Strait Golovin School Phase III 9,609,516 Southwest Region Togiak School Replacement 25,027,049 Bering Strait Koyuk K-12 School 600,737 Yupiit Akiachak Elementary Replacement And Secondary Renovation 14,370,287 Sub-Total $153,914,479 2. Major Maintenance and Improvement Projects Juneau City Bor. Auke Bay Elementary Roof Replacement $653,842 Petersburg City Fascia/Soffit Repair/ Replacement Recovery of Funds 112,960 Yukon-Koyukuk Nulato Structural Repairs 400,724 Juneau City Bor. Marine Drake Roof Replacement 599,501 Pribilof Island St. George School Remodel 4,385,970 Bering Strait Shishmaref School Roof Replacement And Renovation, Phase III 8,133,754 Juneau City Bor. Harborview Elementary Gym Roof Replacement 106,604 Chatham Angoon Elementary School Major Maintenance 2,222,675 Lake & Peninsula Pedro Bay School Renovation/ Relocation/Reconstruction 1,557,714 Wrangell City Wrangell Elementary And High School Structural Repairs 363,650 Wrangell City Elementary and Middle School Renovation 1,229,000 Ketchikan Schoenbar Renovation, Phase I 2,219,785 Wrangell City Middle School Shop Renovation 168,518 Hoonah City Swimming Pool Sprinkler 212,458 North Slope Bor. Tikigaq School Renovation 3,713,270 Kenai Peninsula McNeil Canyon Elementary Wastewater Treatment System Replacement 125,300 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3352 HB 281 Tanana City Tanana Kitchen Renovation 426,179 Chatham Angoon High School Major Maintenance 1,687,794 Iditarod Area Takotna Community School Water Project 179,512 Iditarod Area Blackwell School Heating Renovation & Site Repair 280,010 Wrangell City Elementary & High Schools Roof & Exterior Repairs 103,760 Galena Project Education Food Service Renovation 159,088 Delta/Greely Fort Greely Utility Conversion 1,996,941 Sitka City Bor. Blatchley Middle School Exterior Upgrade 317,638 Southwest Region Clark's Point Generator Building 36,302 Kenai Peninsula Kenai Central High School Reinsulate Exterior Walls 367,648 Yakutat City Yakutat High School Gym Structural Repairs 86,936 Dillingham City Elementary School Weatherization 146,860 Yupiit Akiak High School Repairs 329,954 Juneau City Bor. High School Heating & Ventilation 65,303 Juneau City Bor. High School Auxiliary Gym Floor Replacement 109,385 Nenana City Elementary Wing Sprinkler Expansion 106,333 Alaska Gateway Tok Multipurpose Recreation Complex Renovation 969,494 Southwest Region Koliganek School Weather Protection 379,555 Galena High School Repairs 128,662 Juneau City Bor. Floyd Dryden Middle School Gym Floor Replacement 108,236 Hoonah City Hoonah Schools Renovation 1,223,725 Lower Yukon Alakanuk Mechanical System Upgrade 997,557 Kuspuk George Morgan Sr. High School Sewage System Replacement 411,975 Lower Yukon Emmonak Mechanical System Upgrade 715,772 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3353 HB 281 Iditarod Area David-Louis Memorial School Asbestos Abatement & Demolition 417,246 Denali Borough Cantwell School Heating And Sprinkler System 668,125 Hydaburg City Upgrading Facilities & Tanks Project 899,948 Lower Kuskokwim Districtwide Water Treatment, Subsurface Sources 1,470,000 Denali Borough Cantwell School Code Upgrade & Roof Repair 334,468 Dillingham City Central Administration Roof 50,250 Kenai Peninsula Soldotna High School Roofing Replacement 644,014 Tanana City Tanana School Major Maintenance 2,976,374 Yakutat City Yakutat High School Renovation 143,906 Chugach Whittier Fire Alarm Replacement 40,431 Mat-Su Borough Fire Alarm Systems, 5 Schools 620,648 Juneau City Bor. Gastineau Elementary Heating Coil Replacement 133,053 Iditarod Area Innoko River School Water & Sewer Emergency 190,407 Denali Borough Anderson School Heating & Ventilation 1,164,266 Mat-Su Borough Septic System Upgrade, Colony High School 159,416 Mat-Su Borough Fuel Tank Replacement Districtwide 126,261 Mat-Su Borough Fire Sprinklers & Piping, 3 Schools 1,381,770 Alaska Gateway Tetlin Sewer Line 85,031 Dillingham City High School Fire Panel Replacement 64,623 Dillingham City High School Gym Roof 158,151 Kuspuk Crow Village Sam School Sewage System Replacement, Chuathbaluk 349,272 Juneau City Bor. Floyd Dryden Middle School Renovation 3,629,683 Kake City Kake Middle School Renovation & Generator Installation 300,075 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3354 HB 281 Iditarod Area Innoko River School Vocational Education Code Upgrade 73,821 Dillingham City Elementary Gym Floor 51,562 Copper River Glennallen High School Gym Floor Renovation 183,544 Chugach Tatitlek Fire Alarm Replacement & Security System 35,471 Kuspuk Johnnie John Sr. School Sewage System Replacement, Crooked Creek 356,257 Iditarod Area McGrath School Foundation & Deterioration Repairs 188,835 Mat-Su Borough Boiler & Water Heater Replacement, 4 Schools 221,051 Sitka City Borough Districtwide Major Maintenance 482,058 Chugach Districtwide Fuel Tank Upgrades 227,642 Galena High School Floor Renovation 128,786 Hoonah City Hoonah Pool Upgrades 167,394 Chugach Tatitlek Generator Replacement 197,122 Lower Kuskokwim Kilbuck School Boiler Replacement 287,041 Mat-Su Borough Carpet Replacement, 6 Elementary Schools 423,507 Yukon Flats Chalkyitsik Sewage Lagoon & Water Tank 780,341 Lower Kuskokwim Districtwide Asbestos Abatement 4,865,404 Iditarod Area McGrath School Heating & Mechanical Design & Renovation 244,373 Lower Kuskokwim Districtwide ADA Upgrade 2,203,040 Iditarod Area Holy Cross School Shower, Bathroom & Flooring Deterioration 49,384 Yukon Flats Fort Yukon High School Gym Sprinklers 115,353 Dillingham City Oil Tank Removal/Replacement 51,562 Sub - Total $64,881,310 Total Grants for Schools $218,795,789" 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3355 HB 281 Page 5, Line 16 Insert new section: "Sec. 1. AS 14.11.100(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: (10) subject to (h), (i), (j)(2-4), and (p) of this section and after projects financed by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after July 1, 1997, but on or before April 15, 2000, to pay the costs that exceed $200,000 of school construction projects and major maintenance projects that are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11)." * Sec. 2. AS 14.11.100(h) is amended to read: (h) An allocation under (a)(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), ¦ORá (9), or (10) of this section for school construction begun after July 1, 1982, shall be reduced by the amount of money used for the construction of residential space, hockey rinks, planetariums, saunas, and other facilities for single purpose sporting or recreational uses that are not suitable for other activities and by the money used for construction that exceeds the amount needed for construction of a facility of efficient design as determined by the department. An allocation under (a)(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), ¦ORá (9),or (10) of this section may not be reduced by the amount of money used for construction of a small swimming pool, tank, or water storage facility used for water sports. However, an allocation shall be reduced by the difference between the amount of money used to construct a swimming pool that exceeds the standards adopted by the department and the amount of money that would have been used to construct a small swimming pool, tank, or water storage facility, as determined by the commissioner. Sec. 3. AS 14.11.100(i) is amended to read: (i) For the purposes of (a)(4) - (10) ¦(a)(4) - (9)á of this section, (1) an indebtedness for bonds is incurred after the bonds are sold; (2) reimbursement for a cash payment may only be made after the payment is made to a vendor; and 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3356 HB 281 (3) payments may not be made for costs that are incurred under a contract after the contract has been released. Sec. 4. AS 14.11.100(j) is amended to read: (j) Except as provided in (l) of this section, the state may not allocate money to a municipality for a school construction project under (a)(5), (6), (7), ¦ORá (9), or (10) of this section unless the municipality complies with the requirements of (1) - (4) of this subsection, the project is approved by the commissioner before the local vote on the bond issue for the project or for bonds authorized after March 31, 1990, but on or before April 30, 1993, the bonds are approved by the commissioner before reimbursement by the state, and the local vote occurs before July 1, 1987, or after June 30, 1988. In approving a project under this subsection, and to the extent required under (a)(8) of this section, the commissioner shall require (1) the municipality to include on the ballot for the bond issue, for bonds authorized on or before March 31, 1990, or after April 30, 1993, the estimated total cost of each project including estimated total interest, estimated annual operation and maintenance costs, the estimated amounts that will be paid by the state and by the municipality, and the approximate amount that would be due in annual taxes on $100,000 in assessed value to retire the debt; (2) that the bonds may not be refunded unless the annual debt service on the refunding issue is not greater than the annual debt service on the original issue; (3) that the bonds must be repaid in approximately equal annual principal payments or approximately equal debt service payments over a period of at least 10 years; (4) the municipality to demonstrate need for the project by establishing that the school district has (A) projected long-term student enrollment that indicates the district has inadequate facilities to meet present or projected enrollment; (B) facilities that require repair or replacement in order to meet health and safety laws or regulations or building codes; (C) demonstrated that the project will result in a reduction in annual operating costs that economically justifies the cost of the project; or (D) facilities that require modification or rehabilitation for the purpose of improving the instructional program. 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3357 HB 281 Sec. 5. AS 14.11.100 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (p) The total amount of public school construction projects approved for reimbursement by the department under (a)(10) of this section may not exceed $163,267,600. Delete: Page 5, Line 20 through Page 6, Line 2 Replace with: "University of Alaska - Southeast Egan Building Classroom Addition $7,600,000 University of Alaska - AVTEC Seward Student Housing 4,200,000 University of Alaska - Anchorage Consortium Library 31,000,000 University of Alaska - Fairbanks Deferred Maintenance, Renewal and Replacement, Code Compliance 8,000,000 University of Alaska - Statewide Deferred Maintenance, Renewal and Replacement Code Compliance 14,000,000 TOTAL $64,800,00" Delete: Page 6, Lines 3-17 Replace with: "(3) Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to pay for phase one construction and renovation of port and harbor facilities as follows: TRANSFER PROJECTS Ketchikan Area Harbors $7,000,000 Petersburg Area Harbors 3,300,000 Juneau Area Harbors 6,333,700 Klawock 860,000 Seldovia 2,500,00 Whittier 1,835,600 Valdez 3,013,500 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3358 HB 281 Cordova 4,337,800 Wrangell Area Harbors 3,000,000 Sitka Area Harbors 4,038,900 TOTAL $36,219,500 And add to CORP OF ENGINEERS MATCH list: Nome $1,000,000" Page 7, Line 6 Insert new section: "(e) Alaska Housing Authority to pay for construction and renovation of corporation facilities as follows: AHFC Bonds Federal Receipts AHFC Chugach View Renovation $2,000,000 $2,000,000 (Anchorage Senior Units) AHFC Eyak Manor Renovation 1,600,000 (Cordova) AHFC Senior and Statewide 975,000 Deferred Maintenance and Renovation TOTAL $4,575,000 $2,000,000" Page 7, Line 7 Replace: "Sec. 5" With "Sec. 6." Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. Representative Therriault objected. 2000-04-20 House Journal Page 3359 HB 281 The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 281(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Brice, Cissna, Croft, Davies, Grussendorf, Hudson, Joule, Kapsner, Kemplen, Kerttula, Kookesh, Morgan, Moses, Smalley Nays: Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, Coghill, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Green, Halcro, Harris, James, Kohring, Kott, Masek, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Sanders, Therriault, Whitaker, Williams And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. Representative Green moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 281(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Representative Berkowitz objected. CSHB 281(FIN) will be in third reading on the April 21, 2000, calendar.