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2003-04-08 House Journal

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2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0846
HB 75                                                                                             
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75                                                       
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                       
     program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and                                
     to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec.                                 
     17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional                            
     budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                     
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                      Journal Page                         
                                                                                                    
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) 7DP 1DNP 2NR                                            812                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                   
     75(FIN)                                                                                        
     (same title)                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
The Speaker invoked Section 102 of Mason's Manual.                                                  
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0847
Page 65, lines 18 - 22:                                                                             
 Delete all material.                                                                               
 Insert                                                                                             
 "(b)  The amount calculated as follows is appropriated from the                                    
budget reserve fund on June 30, 2003 to the dividend fund (AS                                       
43.23.045) for payment of 2003 permanent fund dividends:                                            
  (1)  calculate 21 percent of the net income of the Alaska                                         
permanent fund determined under AS 37.13.140 for the last five fiscal                               
years, including fiscal year 2003;                                                                  
      (2)  divide the amount obtained under (1) of this section by                                  
     two;                                                                                           
  (3)  subtract from the amount obtained under (2) of this                                          
section the amount transferred under AS 37.13.145(b) for 2003                                       
permanent fund dividends.                                                                           
 (c) It is the intent of the Legislature through the appropriation in                               
(b) of this section assure the people of Alaska that there will be a                                
permanent fund dividend in 2003."                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Reletter the following subsections accordingly.                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                   
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Gara                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 36, line 24:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "9,132,700"                                                                       
         Insert "7,782,700"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "8,882,700"                                                                       
         Insert "7,532,700"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
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     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "3,066,500"                                                                         
         Insert "2,966,500"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 36, line 27:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "3,845,000"                                                                         
         Insert "3,595,000"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 36, line 28:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "1,557,800"                                                                         
         Insert "457,800"                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 36, line 31:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "23,224,900"                                                                      
         Insert "21,854,900"                                                                      
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "22,599,200"                                                                      
         Insert "21,229,200"                                                                      
                                                                                                    

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Page 36, line 33:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "7,827,400"                                                                         
         Insert "7,637,400"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 37, line 3:                                                                                    
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "6,442,700"                                                                         
         Insert "6,092,700"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
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     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "1,802,300"                                                                         
         Insert "1,152,300"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
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     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "2,322,300"                                                                         
         Insert "2,142,300"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 37, line 7:                                                                                    
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "6,611,800"                                                                       
         Insert "5,511,800"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "6,611,800"                                                                       
         Insert "5,511,800"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Page 37, line 8:                                                                                    
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "6,611,800"                                                                         
         Insert "5,511,800"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0850
Representative Weyhrauch rose to a point of order regarding                                         
impugning the motives of a previous member's action on prior                                        
measures and cited Mason's Manual Section 121(5).                                                   
                                                                                                    
The Speaker cautioned the member accordingly.                                                       
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 2                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  3                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Morgan,                                   
Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Whitaker, Wilson, Wolf                                     
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Meyer, Weyhrauch, Williams                                                                 
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Croft:                                                
                                                                                                    
Page 15, line 19:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "-2,000,000"                                                                      
         Insert "-28,000,000"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "-2,000,000"                                                                      
         Insert "-28,000,000"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Page 15, line 21:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "-2,000,000"                                                                        
         Insert "-28,000,000"                                                                       
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0851
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 3                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                              
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Joule, Williams                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 3 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 4 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 24, line 11:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "1,974,800"                                                                       
         Insert "1,874,800"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "1,264,900"                                                                       
         Insert "1,164,900"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Page 24, line 12:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "655,200"                                                                           
         Insert "555,200"                                                                           
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0852
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 4 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 4 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 4                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Croft                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 4 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 5 was offered  by Representative Berkowitz:                                            
                                                                                                    
Page 15, line 3:                                                                                    
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "8,952,500"                                                                       
         Insert "8,602,500"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "8,879,800"                                                                       
         Insert "8,429,800"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Page 15, line 4:                                                                                    
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "7,344,800"                                                                         
         Insert "6,894,800"                                                                         
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0853
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 5 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 5 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 5                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  1                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Croft                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 5 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 6 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 57, lines 7 - 9:                                                                               
 Delete "to the Department of Administration for a grant to the                                     
Chugach Electric Association and held by the Alaska Industrial                                      
Development and Export Authority is appropriated to the Railbelt                                    
energy fund (AS 37.05.520)"                                                                         
 Insert "is appropriated as a one-time deposit to the general fund"                                 
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 6 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0854
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 6 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 6                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  6   NAYS:  31   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cissna, Gara, Gruenberg, Joule, Kerttula, Kookesh                                            
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom,                                 
Fate, Foster, Gatto, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm,                                      
Kapsner, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Ogg,                                            
Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams,                                  
Wilson, Wolf                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Croft                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 6 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 7 was offered  by Representative Gara:                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 54, line 22, through page 55, line 1:                                                          
     Delete all material and insert:                                                                
   "* Sec. 12.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY                                                 
DEVELOPMENT.  The sum of $59,963,000 is appropriated from the                                       
general fund to the Department of Education and Early Development                                   
for payment as grants to school districts based on the school district's                            
adjusted average daily membership to pay for instructional programs                                 
and staff salaries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004."                                       
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 7 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Meyer objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz placed a call of the House.                                                
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated the call was satisfied.                                                          
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0855
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 7 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 7                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  27   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Gara, Gruenberg,                                         
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh                                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gatto,                                 
Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch,                                         
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 8 was offered  by Representative Kerttula:                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 22, line 17:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "103,555,700"                                                                     
         Insert "104,022,800"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "4,786,700"                                                                       
         Insert "5,253,800"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
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     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "2,646,400"                                                                         
         Insert "2,813,500"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Page 22, line 27:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "800,900"                                                                           
         Insert "1,100,900"                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Kerttula moved and asked unanimous consent that                                      
Amendment No. 8 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    

2003-04-08                     House Journal                      Page 0856
Representative Meyer objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 8 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 8                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  22   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  3                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg,                                 
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Morgan                                               
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fate, Gatto, Harris,                                 
Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Meyer, Ogg, Rokeberg, Samuels,                                    
Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Masek, McGuire, Seaton                                                                     
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 8 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 9 was offered  by Representative Guttenberg:                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 35, line 14:                                                                                   
     Under Appropriation Items:                                                                     
         Delete "631,177,300"                                                                     
         Insert "641,477,300"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
     Under General Funds:                                                                           
         Delete "205,614,200"                                                                     
         Insert "215,914,200"                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Page 35, line 15:                                                                                   
     Under Allocations:                                                                             
         Delete "45,716,300"                                                                        
         Insert "56,016,300"                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                    
Amendment No. 9 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    

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Representative Harris objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representatives Cissna, Kerttula, and Crawford moved and asked                                      
unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting                                       
because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and the                                    
members were required to vote.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 9 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 75(FIN)                                                                                      
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 9                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  25   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Fate, Gara, Gruenberg,                                   
Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Ogg                                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Dahlstrom, Foster, Gatto, Harris,                               
Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer,                                            
Morgan, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker,                                    
Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Kohring, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No. 9 was not adopted.                                                            
                                                                                                    
The Speaker announced that CSSSHB 75(FIN) would be on                                               
tomorrow's calendar in second reading.                                                              
                                                                                                    
The House adjourned.