Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2003-05-07 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1391 HB 75 The Conference Committee considering: CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." and SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75(FIN)(brf sup maj fld S) (same title) requests limited powers of free conference on the following specific point(s): Allocations with Items Subject to Conference Department of Administration Legal and Advocacy Services Office of Public Advocacy Public Defender Agency Alaska Public Offices Commission Alaska Public Offices Commission 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1392 Department of Community and Economic Development Community Assistance & Economic Development Community Advocacy Trade and Development Alaska Science and Technology Foundation Alaska Science and Technology Foundation Department of Corrections Administration & Operations Correctional Academy Inmate Health Care Correctional Industries Administration Anchorage Correctional Complex Anchorage Jail Cook Inlet Correctional Center Fairbanks Correctional Center Lemon Creek Correctional Center Palmer Correctional Center Spring Creek Correctional Center Wildwood Correctional Center Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center Point MacKenzie Correctional Farm Classification & Furlough Existing Community Residential Centers Department of Education and Early Development K-12 Support Foundation Program Tuition Students Pupil Transportation Pupil Transportation Alyeska Central School Alyeska Central School Alaska Library and Museums Library Operations Museum Operations Department of Environmental Conservation Administration Office of the Commissioner 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1393 Department of Fish and Game Commercial Fisheries Southeast Region Fisheries Management Central Region Fisheries Management AYK Region Fisheries Management Westward Region Fisheries Management Headquarters Fisheries Management Sport Fisheries Sport Fisheries Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Conservation Administration and Support Commissioner's Office State Subsistence Office of the Governor Executive Operations Executive Office Contingency Fund Branch-wide Unallocated Reductions Branch-wide Unallocated Reductions Department of Health and Social Services Alaska Longevity Programs Alaska Longevity Programs Management Behavioral Health Alaska Youth Initiative Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) Behavioral Health Medicaid Services Behavioral Health Grants Behavioral Health Administration Community Action Prevention & Intervention Grants Rural Services and Suicide Prevention Services to the Chronically Mentally Ill Children's Services Children's Medicaid Services Children's Services Management Front Line Social Workers Foster Care Augmented Rate Subsidized Adoptions & Guardianship 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1394 Residential Child Care Court Orders and Reunification Efforts Healthy Families Infant Learning Program Grants Balloon Project Adoption Placement Legal Services Health Care Services Medicaid Services Medical Assistance Administration Juvenile Justice Bethel Youth Facility Public Assistance Public Assistance Administration Senior and Disabilities Services Senior/Disabilities Medicaid Services Protection, Community Services, and Administration Home and Community Based Care Community Developmental Disabilities State Health Services Public Health Administrative Services Community Health Grants Tobacco Prevention and Control Administrative Services Commissioner's Office Administrative Support Services Boards and Commissions Alaska Mental Health Board Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission on Aging Suicide Prevention Council Human Services Community Matching Grant Human Services Community Matching Grant Department of Labor and Workforce Development Office of the Commissioner Commissioner's Office Agency-wide Unallocated Reduction Alaska Labor Relations Agency Vocational Rehabilitation Independent Living Rehabilitation 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1395 Department of Natural Resources Fire Suppression Fire Preparedness Fire Suppression Department of Public Safety Fish and Wildlife Protection Marine Enforcement Alaska State Troopers Narcotics Task Force Alaska State Trooper Detachments Village Public Safety Officer Program Support Department of Revenue Administration and Support Agency-wide Unallocated Reduction Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Administration and Support Commissioner's Office Contracting, Procurement and Appeals Unallocated Reduction Equal Employment and Civil Rights Statewide Administrative Services Statewide Information Systems Regional Administrative Services Central Region Support Services Northern Region Support Services Southeast Region Support Services Design and Engineering Services Statewide Design and Engineering Services Central Design and Engineering Services Northern Design and Engineering Services Southeast Design and Engineering Services Construction and Capital Improvement Program Support Central Region Construction and CIP Support Northern Region Construction and CIP Support Southeast Region Construction 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1396 Traffic Signal Management Traffic Signal Management Highways and Aviation Central Region Highways and Aviation University of Alaska University of Alaska Budget Reductions/Additions - Systemwide Statewide Services Prince William Sound Community College Fairbanks Campus Fairbanks Organized Research Alaska Court System Alaska Court System Trial Courts Judicial Council Volunteer Court Observer Legislature Budget and Audit Committee Committee Expenses Legislative Council Council and Subcommittees Select Committee on Ethics Language Subject to Conference [House and Senate Versions of HB 75] Item 1 House Senate * Sec. 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.It is the intent of the legislature that the amounts appropriated by this Act are the full amounts that will be appropriated for those purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1397 Item 2 House Senate * Sec. 5. COSTS OF JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS. The money appropriated in this Act includes the amount necessary to pay the costs of personal services due to reclassification of job classes during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. Item 3 House * Sec. 9. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION. (d) The interest earned during fiscal year 2004 on revenue from the sources set out in AS 37.13.010 while the revenue is held in trust, escrow, or otherwise before receipt by the state is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. Senate * Sec. 11. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION. (d) Theincome earned during fiscal year 2004 on revenue from the sources set out in AS 37.13.145(d) is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. Item 4 House * Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. The sum of $29,340,900 is appropriated from the general fund for payment as learning opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended to improve student performance. Learning opportunity grants provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based education, including vocational education programs. The funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student performance by developing standards-based programs, including implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards, staff development, adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks, and projects, and 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1398 adopting a standards-based reporting system. Accomplishing this goal may include acquisition of textbooks and other educational materials. Senate * Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Contingent upon the passage by the Twenty- Third Alaska State Legislature during 2003 and the enactment into law of a bill increasing the base student allocation under AS 14.17.470, the sum of $32,150,600 is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for additional funding of state aid to public schools (commonly referred to as the foundation program) to fund the increase in the base student allocation from the following sources in the amounts described: (1) the unexpended and unobligated general fund balance of that portion of the appropriation made by sec. 1, ch. 94, SLA 2002, page 11, line 17, that is allocated on line 18 (foundation program - $677,319,400); (2) the general fund in the amount equal to the difference between $32,150,600 and the amount appropriated under (1) of this subsection. (b) If a bill is passed by the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature during 2003 and is enacted into law increasing the base student allocation under AS 14.17.470 to an amount less than $4,169, then that portion of the appropriation made by (a) of this section that is necessary to fund the increase in the base student allocation is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for additional funding of state aid to public schools (commonly referred to as the foundation program) to fund the increase in the base student allocation and the remaining balance of the appropriation of $32,150,600 made by (a) of this section is reappropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment as learning opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's adjusted average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended to improve student performance. Learning opportunity grants provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based education, including vocational education programs. The funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student performance by developing standards-based 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1399 programs, including implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards, staff development, adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks, and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system. Accomplishing this goal may include acquisition of textbooks and other educational materials. (c) If a bill is not passed by the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature during 2003 and enacted into law to increase the base student allocation under AS 14.17.470, then the unexpended and unobligated general fund balance of that portion of the appropriation made by sec. 1, ch. 94, SLA 2002, page 11, line 17, that is allocated on line 18 (foundation program - $677,319,400) is reappropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment as learning opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's adjusted average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended to improve student performance. Learning opportunity grants provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based education, including vocational education programs. The funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student performance by developing standards-based programs, including implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards, staff development, adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks, and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system. Accomplishing this goal may include acquisition of textbooks and other educational materials. (d) If a bill is not passed by the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature during 2003 and enacted into law to increase the base student allocation under AS 14.17.470, then, an amount equal to the difference between $32,150,600 and the amount appropriated under (c) of this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment as learning opportunity grants to school districts based on the school district's adjusted average daily membership to pay for instructional programs intended to improve student performance. Learning opportunity grants provide the opportunity to move schools toward standards-based education, including vocational education programs. The funding is available to pay for costs associated with improving student performance by developing standards-based programs, including implementation of standards, aligning student assessment to standards, staff development, 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1400 adopting instructional models based on basic skills, performance tasks, and projects, and adopting a standards-based reporting system. Accomplishing this goal may include acquisition of textbooks and other educational materials. (e) Contingent upon the passage by the First Regular Session of the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature and the enactment into law of a bill that establishes a program for state funding for operation of student transportation systems by public schools based on a per student allocation, (1) the sum of $53,933,800 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education and Early Development for pupil transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004; and (2) the appropriation made by sec. 1 of this Act to the Department of Education and Early Development for pupil transportation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, is repealed. Item 5 House * Sec. 18. FUND TRANSFERS. (c) The amount of the net income earned since August 11, 1993, on the appropriation made by sec. 2(a), ch. 19, SLA 1993, 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). Senate * Sec. 20. FUND TRANSFERS. (c) The amount of the net income earned since August 11, 1993, on the appropriation made by sec. 2(a), ch. 19, SLA 1993, 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 Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1401 Item 6 House * Sec. 20. MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUND. The sum of $32,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060). Senate * Sec. 22. MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUND. The sum of $34,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060). Item 7 House Senate * Sec. 24. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA. (a) After the Department of Community and Economic Development enters into agreements for capital project grants under AS 37.05.530(c) from funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 (P.L. 96-514) between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, the amount equal to 25 percent of the funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, is appropriated from the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530) to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. If the amount remaining in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530) after the capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made is less than 25 percent of the funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, then the amount appropriated by this subsection from the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund is the balance of the funds dispersed to the state under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003. (b) After the appropriation made by (a) of this section and after the capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made, the amount equal to 0.5 percent of the amount remaining after the 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1402 capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made from funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, is appropriated from the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530) to the public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110). If the amount remaining in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530) after the appropriation made by (a) of this section and after the capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made is less than 0.5 percent of the amount remaining after the capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made from funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, then the amount appropriated by this subsection to the public school trust fund (AS 37.14.110) is the balance remaining in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530). (c) After the appropriations made by (a) and (b) of this section and after the capital project grants authorized under AS 37.05.530(c) are made, the amount remaining from funds dispersed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6508 between September 1, 2002, and August 31, 2003, is appropriated from the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530) to the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100). Item 8 House * Sec. 24. POWER COST EQUALIZATION. The amount necessary to provide the sum appropriated to the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100) by sec. 1 of this Act, after other appropriations made to that fund during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, are taken into account, is appropriated from the power cost equalization endowment fund (AS 42.45.070) to the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund. However, in accordance with AS 42.45.085(a), the amount appropriated by this section may not exceed seven percent of the market value of the power cost equalization endowment fund, determined by the commissioner of revenue to be $12,620,334.26, 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1403 minus amounts appropriated during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for reimbursement of the costs set out in AS 42.45.085(a)(2) and (3). Senate * Sec. 27. POWER COST EQUALIZATION. (a) The sum of $12,524,400 is appropriated from the power cost equalization endowment fund (AS 42.45.070) to the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100). (b) The sum of $1,700,000 is appropriated from the investment loss trust fund (AS 37.14.300) to the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100). Item 9 House * Sec. 29. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The amount required to pay interest on any revenue anticipation notes issued by the commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for payment of the interest on those notes. (b) The amount required to be paid by the state for principal and interest on all issued and outstanding state-guaranteed bonds is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of principal and interest on those bonds. (c) The sum of $33,995,900 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (d) The sum of $12,202,000 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for trustee fees and lease payments relating to certificates of participation issued for real property. (e) The sum of $22,407,300 is appropriated to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding international airports revenue bonds from the following sources in the amounts stated: 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1404 SOURCE AMOUNT International Airports Revenue Fund $19,907,300 (AS 37.15.430) Passenger facility charge 2,500,000 (f) The sum of $59,421,700 is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for state aid for costs of school construction under AS 14.11.100 from the following sources: Alaska debt retirement fund $30,821,700 (AS 37.15.011) School fund (AS 43.50.140) 28,600,000 (g) The sum of $5,264,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of obligations to the Municipality of Anchorage for the Anchorage Jail. (h) The sum of $3,549,400 is appropriated to the Department of Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of obligations to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for the Robert B. Atwood Building in Anchorage from the following sources: General fund $ 830,900 Miscellaneous earnings 2,718,500 (i) The sum of $1,640,000 is appropriated from interest earnings of the Alaska clean water fund (AS 46.03.032) to the Alaska clean water fund revenue bond redemption fund (AS 37.15.565) for payment of principal and interest, redemption premium, and trustee fees, if any, on bonds issued by the state bond committee under AS 37.15.560 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (j) The sum of $1,040,000 is appropriated from interest earnings of the Alaska drinking water fund (AS 46.03.036) to the Alaska drinking water fund revenue bond redemption fund (AS 37.15.565) for payment of principal and interest, redemption premium, and trustee fees, if any, on bonds issued by the state bond committee under AS 37.15.560 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (k) The sum of $775,000 is appropriated from miscellaneous earnings from earnings on unreserved investment earnings of the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (l) The sum of $2,944,600 is appropriated from the investment loss trust fund (AS 37.14.300) to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1405 (m) The sum of $461,342 is appropriated from residual balances in lease payment accounts to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (n) The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from Alaska accelerated transportation projects fund bond proceeds to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding state guaranteed transportation revenue anticipation bonds. (o) The sum of $1,700,000 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding state guaranteed transportation revenue anticipation bonds. (p) The sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding state guaranteed transportation revenue anticipation bonds. (q) The sum of $3,211,600 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding general obligation bonds for state transportation projects. (r) The sum of $6,693,500 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding general obligation bonds for the cost of design, construction, and major maintenance of educational and museum facilities. (s) The sum of $6,330,909 is appropriated from the general fund to the following departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service on outstanding debt authorized by ch. 115, SLA 2002, for the following projects: DEPARTMENT AND PROJECT APPROPRIATION AMOUNT (1) University of Alaska$1,412,928 Anchorage Community and Technical College Center Juneau Readiness Center/UAS Joint Facility Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (2) Nome 269,019 (3) Anchorage (Port of Anchorage expansion) 503,125 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1406 (4) Lake and Peninsula Borough/Chignik 130,000 (dock project) (5) Aleutians East Borough/False Pass 310,000 (small boat harbor) Department of Community and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority (6) Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. 532,114 (Nyman Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant) (7) Cordova Electric Cooperative (Power Creek 959,376 Hydropower Station) (8) Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc., Valdez 304,307 (cogeneration projects) (9) The Four Dam Pool Power Agency 1,213,276 (Southeast Intertie, Swan Lake to Tyee Lake) (10) Metlakatla Power and Light (utility plant and 696,764 capital additions) (t) The amount necessary to pay the arbitrage rebate liability arising from the issuance of the Alaska International Airports System's 1999 Series A construction bonds, estimated to be $6,500,000, is appropriated from the Alaska International Airports System's 1999 Series A construction fund (AY14) to the state bond committee for payment of this arbitrage rebate liability. Senate * Sec. 32. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The amount required to pay interest on any revenue anticipation notes issued by the commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for payment of the interest on those notes. (b) The amount required to be paid by the state for principal and interest on all issued and outstanding state-guaranteed bonds is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of principal and interest on those bonds. (c) The sum of $6,602,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (d) The sum of $12,202,000 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for the 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1407 fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for trustee fees and lease payments relating to certificates of participation issued for real property. (e) The sum of $22,407,300 is appropriated to the state bond committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service and trustee fees on outstanding international airports revenue bonds from the following sources in the amounts stated: SOURCE AMOUNT International Airports Revenue Fund $19,907,300 (AS 37.15.430) Passenger facility charge 2,500,000 (f) The sum of $66,024,100 is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development for state aid for costs of school construction under AS 14.11.100 from the following sources: Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) $37,424,100 School fund (AS 43.50.140) 28,600,000 (g) The sum of $5,264,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of obligations to the Municipality of Anchorage for the Anchorage Jail. (h) The sum of $3,549,400 is appropriated to the Department of Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of obligations to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for the Robert B. Atwood Building in Anchorage from the following sources: General fund $ 830,900 Miscellaneous earnings 2,718,500 (i) The sum of $1,640,000 is appropriated from interest earnings of the Alaska clean water fund (AS 46.03.032) to the Alaska clean water fund revenue bond redemption fund (AS 37.15.565) for payment of principal and interest, redemption premium, and trustee fees, if any, on bonds issued by the state bond committee under AS 37.15.560 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (j) The sum of $1,040,000 is appropriated from interest earnings of the Alaska drinking water fund (AS 46.03.036) to the Alaska drinking water fund revenue bond redemption fund (AS 37.15.565) for payment of principal and interest, redemption premium, and trustee fees, if any, on bonds issued by the state bond committee under AS 37.15.560 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1408 (k) The sum of $775,000 is appropriated from miscellaneous earnings from earnings on unreserved investment earnings of the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (l) The sum of $461,342 is appropriated from residual balances in lease payment accounts to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). (m) The sum of $4,194,493 is appropriated to the state bond committee from State of Alaska general obligation bonds, series 2003B bond issue premium held in the Alaska debt service fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service, accrued interest, and trustee fees on outstanding State of Alaska general obligation bonds, series 2003B. (n) The sum of $15,192,594 is appropriated to the state bond committee from State of Alaska general obligation bonds, series 2003A bond issue premium held in the Alaska debt service fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service, accrued interest, and trustee fees on outstanding State of Alaska general obligation bonds, series 2003A. (o) The sum of $6,330,909 is appropriated from the general fund to the following departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, for payment of debt service on outstanding debt authorized by ch. 115, SLA 2002, for the following projects: DEPARTMENT AND PROJECT APPROPRIATION AMOUNT (1) University of Alaska$1,412,928 Anchorage Community and Technical College Center Juneau Readiness Center/UAS Joint Facility Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (2) Nome 269,019 (3) Anchorage (Port of Anchorage expansion) 503,125 (4) Lake and Peninsula Borough/Chignik 130,000 (dock project) (5) Aleutians East Borough/False Pass 310,000 (small boat harbor) Department of Community and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority (6) Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. 532,114 (Nyman Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant) (7) Cordova Electric Cooperative (Power Creek 959,376 Hydropower Station) 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1409 (8) Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc., Valdez 304,307 (cogeneration projects) (9) The Four Dam Pool Power Agency 1,213,276 (Southeast Intertie, Swan Lake to Tyee Lake) (10) Metlakatla Power and Light 696,764 (utility plant and capital additions) (p) The amount necessary to pay the arbitrage rebate liability arising from the issuance of the Alaska International Airports System's 1999 Series A construction bonds, estimated to be $6,500,000, is appropriated from the Alaska International Airports System's 1999 Series A construction fund (AY14) to the state bond committee for payment of this arbitrage rebate liability. Item 10 House Senate * Sec. 36. OFFICE OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS; INMATE HEALTH CARE. (a) The unexpended and unobligated balance, not to exceed $50,100, of the appropriation of "PFD Appropriations in lieu of Dividends to Criminals" funds (state accounting system fund number 1171) made by sec. 1, ch. 94, SLA 2002, page 40, line 32 (Legislative Council) is reappropriated to the Legislative Council for operation of the Office of Victims' Rights for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (b) The unexpended and unobligated balance, remaining after the appropriation made by (a) of this section, of the appropriation of "PFD Appropriations in lieu of Dividends to Criminals" funds (state accounting system fund number 1171) made by sec. 1, ch. 94, SLA 2002, page 40, line 32 (Legislative Council) is reappropriated to the Department of Corrections for inmate health care for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1410 House and Senate Structure Differences Department of Corrections Administration & Operations House Anchorage Jail Cook Inlet CC Senate Anchorage Correctional Complex Notes: Senate combines Anchorage Jail and Cook Inlet CC into a single allocation. Department of Corrections Probation and Parole House Probation & Parole Director's Office Northern Region Probation Southcentral Region Probation Southeast Region Probation Senate Probation & Parole Director's Office Northern Region Probation Southcentral Region Probation Southeast Region Probation Notes: House places four allocations in a new appropriation. Department of Corrections Parole Board House Parole Board Senate Parole Board Notes: House creates a separate appropriation for the Parole Board. Department of Health and Social Services Children's Services Senate Adoption Placement Legal Services Notes: Senate created a new Adoption Placement Legal Services component to expedite permanent placement of children in foster care. 2003-05-07 House Journal Page 1411 Department of Health and Social Services Senior & Disabilities Services House Community Developmental Disabilities Grants Senate Community Developmental Disabilities Notes: Senate dropped the word Grants from the title. Department of Natural Resources Fire Suppression House Fire Suppression Preparedness Senate Fire Preparedness The request was signed by Representatives Harris (Chair), Williams, Croft; and Senators Green, Wilken, Hoffman. The Speaker granted the limited powers of free conference as requested. The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.