Legislature(2025 - 2026)ADAMS 519
03/10/2025 08:30 AM House FINANCE
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| Subcommittee Closeout Reports | |
| Office of the Governor | |
| Legislature | |
| Department of Revenue | |
| Department of Environmental Conservation | |
| Department of Public Safety | |
| Department of Fish and Game | |
| Adjourn |
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| += | HB 53 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 55 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 53
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
loan program expenses of state government and for
certain programs; capitalizing funds; amending
appropriations; making supplemental appropriations;
making reappropriations; 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."
HOUSE BILL NO. 55
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and
capital expenses of the state's integrated
comprehensive mental health program; and providing for
an effective date."
^SUBCOMMITTEE CLOSEOUT REPORTS
8:35:32 AM
^OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
BRODIE ANDERSON, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE NEAL FOSTER,
reviewed the finance subcommittee recommendations for the
Office of the Governor (copy on file):
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the Office
of the Governor submits the following recommended
operating budget for FY2026 to the House Finance
Committee:
Fund Source: (dollars are in thousands)
Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) $31,407,100
Designated General Funds (DGF) $0
Other Funds $432,600
Federal Funds $151 900
Total $31,991,600
The Unrestricted General Fund difference from FY26
Adjusted Base to the House Subcommittee budget
recommendation is an increase of $183,200, or 0.6%.
8:37:00 AM
Representative Johnson stated that she did not have the
report.
8:37:08 AM
AT EASE
8:37:26 AM
RECONVENED
Mr. Anderson continued reading the report:
Positions
Permanent Full-time 147
Permanent Part-time 1
Temporary 24
Total 172
BUDGET ACTION:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the Office
of the Governor reviewed the FY2026 Governor's budget
request, including amendments, and recommends the
following actions:
Accept all the Governor's proposed budget. This
includes the following items:
• Transfer in of $175.8 thousand of Unrestricted
General Fund from the Department of
Administration in accordance with Administrative
Order 356, which transferred labor relations
functions from the Department of Administration
to the Department of Law
• Replace $7.4 thousand of Inter-Agency Receipts
Authority with Unrestricted General Funds
• Approve the structure change creating a new
allocation for the Facilities Rent - Non-State
Owned to in accordance with Alaska Statute
37.07.020(e) and rename the Allocation and
Appropriation
ATTACHED REPORTS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the Office
of the Governor adopts the attached BA Report.
8:39:09 AM
Representative Galvin asked for more context around why
funds would transfer from "labor" to the Department of Law
(DOL).
Mr. Anderson responded that it was a transfer of funds in
from the Department of Administration's (DOA) labor
division and was the result of an administrative order. He
suggested that Mr. Alexei Painter add more details.
Representative Galvin stated that more details were not
necessary.
8:40:01 AM
^LEGISLATURE
Mr. Anderson reviewed the finance subcommittee
recommendations for the Legislature (copy on file):
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Legislature submits the following recommended
operating budget for FY2026 to the House Finance
Committee:
Fund Source: (dollars are in thousands)
Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) $91,382,500
Designated General Funds (DGF) $655,300
Other Funds $455,600
Federal Funds $0
Total $92,493,400
The Unrestricted General Fund difference from FY26
Adjusted Base to the House Subcommittee budget
recommendation is an increase of $255,500, or 0.3%.
Positions
Permanent Full-time 298
Permanent Part-time 256
Temporary 27
Total 581
BUDGET ACTION:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Legislature reviewed the FY2026 Legislative Budget and
Audit's, and Legislative Council's budget requests,
including amendments, and recommends the following
actions:
1) Accept all of the Legislative Budget and Audit's
budget.
2) Accept all of the Legislative Council 's budget.
3) The subcommittee took two additional actions:
• Accepted a Governor's amendment of $210.2
thousand of Other funds to reflect the correct
Restorative Justice Account distribution
calculation
• $15.4 thousand increase in Program Receipts to
reflect a Wells Fargo Lease Revenue Increase in
the Legislative Council Appropriation.
ATTACHED REPORTS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Legislature adopts the attached BA Report.
8:42:31 AM
Representative Stapp relayed that he had a few questions
about the classifications in the attached budget action
(BA) report (copy on file). He understood that under item
3, nine permanent part-time employees were being moved to
permanent full-time employees. He added that another nine
permanent part-time employees were being moved to permanent
full-time employees under item 9. He asked if the nine
employees were the same employees being moved around, or if
the action would impact 18 employees.
Mr. Anderson asked if Mr. Painter or Representative Hannan,
the subcommittee chair, could respond. He noted that nine
of the positions were for administrative services and nine
other positions were for legal and research services.
Representative Hannan replied that she could not recall all
of the details, but she could offer reassurance that there
were not 18 new positions.
8:44:22 AM
ALEXEI PAINTER, DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE FINANCE DIVISION,
responded that the positions in both cases were previously
reflecting the budget as 11-month positions. The positions
were now being reflected as 12-month positions. Many of the
employees were now working the full year and the month off
was no longer applicable for most employees.
Representative Stapp noted there was an additional
increment for one non-permanent position to clear an
administrative backlog. He asked how substantial the
administrative backlog was.
Representative Hannan responded that the position in
question was within the Ethics Office. There was an 18-
month gap with significant staff changes and much of the
confidential paperwork and filing was not completed during
that time period. She explained that it was a temporary
increment because the expectation was that the additional
staff would eliminate the backlog.
8:46:15 AM
^DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
8:46:20 AM
Mr. Anderson reviewed the finance subcommittee
recommendations for the Department of Revenue (DOR) (copy
on file):
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Revenue submits the following
recommended operating budget for FY2026 to the House
Finance Committee:
Fund Source: (dollars are in thousands)
Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) $33,816,400
Designated General Funds (DGF) $2,599,200
Other Funds $353,474,200
Federal Funds $92,952 600
Total $482,842,400
The Unrestricted General Fund difference from FY26
Adjusted Base to the House Subcommittee budget
recommendation is an increase of $144,000 or .4%.
Positions
Permanent Full-time 839
Permanent Part-time 24
Temporary 22
Total 885
BUDGET ACTION:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Revenue reviewed the FY2026 Governor's
budget request, including amendments, and recommends
the following actions:
1) Accept the Department's transaction for Taxation
and Treasury Division, Alaska Retirement Management
Board, Permanent Fund Division, Child Support
Enforcement, and Administration and Support.
2) Accept all transactions for the Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Office, which includes the following:
• $144.0 thousand of Unrestricted General Funds for
the addition of one new position.
3) Accept the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
transactions including:
• New structure for the Alaska Sustainable Energy
Corporation and transfer of $457.0 thousand of
Unrestricted General funds into the new
allocation
4) Accept the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
transactions, except for the following:
• Deny the request to create a single appropriation
for APFC Operations.
• Retain the two-appropriation structure for "APFC
Juneau Office Operations", and "APFC Investment
Management Fees".
Recommendations:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Revenue recommends the following for
consideration in House Finance Committee:
1) Structure change including an Appropriation titled
"APFC Anchorage Office Operations", with the minimal
amount of funding required.
ATTACHED REPORTS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Revenue adopts the attached report:
• The House Finance Subcommittee for the Department
of Revenue Budget Action Report
8:50:12 AM
Co-Chair Josephson noted that Mr. Anderson stated that the
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) had dissolved the
Anchorage appropriation, but the corporation had been still
operating an Anchorage office. He asked if his
understanding was correct.
Mr. Anderson responded in the affirmative. The governor
vetoed the funding for the Anchorage office and the
appropriation for the office was dissolved. There had been
discussion about whether money used in a location that did
not fall under a specific appropriation was legal. The
office was currently being funded through APFC Juneau
operations.
Representative Stapp understood that APFC indicated last
year that it wanted an Anchorage office, but the request
was vetoed. He understood that the veto meant that the
corporation could not operate an Anchorage office because
it was not given any money to operate the office. He
understood that APFC had decided to operate the Anchorage
office despite this.
Co-Chair Foster responded that last year, the House did not
make any changes to the Anchorage office funding, but the
Senate indicated that it did not want APFC to operate an
Anchorage office; however, the allocation was ultimately
included in the budget that was transferred to the
governor. He explained that the governor vetoed the funding
and the structure of the funding. The Senate had created a
separate line item for the Anchorage office and indicated
that it would only fund the office with $100, which was
intended to decommission the office. Part of the discussion
was that some people wanted to retain the resources of the
Anchorage office in Juneau and did not want the corporation
to move to Anchorage over time. Many people were not
pleased with APFC defying the legislature's wishes. The
issue ultimately came down to creating structures to
disallow APFC to create the Anchorage office.
8:53:42 AM
Representative Johnson noted that APFC had established the
office prior to the current budget process, during the
middle of the previous year. When the budget was later
considered, the question was not whether to start the
office, but whether to continue funding it or to
decommission it. She asked about item 2 in the BA report
(copy on file), which concerned the addition of a new
position in the Ombudsman's Office. She stated that she had
not done any research on the matter and asked why the
position was needed. She asked whether there had been an
increase in Ombudsman-related activity.
Mr. Anderson responded that the Office of Long-Term Care
Ombudsman exclusively conducted investigations related to
long-term care facilities such as the Alaska Pioneer Home.
He stated that the current caseload had increased to the
extent that it exceeded the capacity of the existing staff.
As a result, the budget included the creation of one new
position and another position that had been transferred to
assist with the caseload of active investigations.
Co-Chair Josephson relayed that the committee would hear a
revenue forecast update from DOR in a few days.
Representative Allard stated that she recalled requesting a
job description from DOR when it had previously come before
the committee. She asked whether the document had been
distributed to Co-Chair Josephson.
Co-Chair Josephson asked for clarification regarding which
job description she was referring to.
Representative Allard responded that the request was for a
new hire, which she believed was listed at approximately
$397,000.
Co-Chair Josephson replied that he would look into it.
Co-Chair Foster addressed Representative Allard and asked
whether she was referring to item number 25, which involved
adding a portfolio manager in support of the private income
team for $391,000.
Representative Allard replied that she believed that was
the correct item. She clarified that she had requested the
job description to determine whether she wanted to offer an
amendment.
8:56:24 AM
^DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
8:56:37 AM
TIMOTHY CLARK, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE SARA HANNAN, reviewed
the finance subcommittee recommendations for the Department
of Environmental Conservation (DEC)(copy on file):
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Environmental Conservation held a total
of three meetings and submits the following
recommended department operating budget for FY26 to
the House Finance Committee.
Fund Source: (dollars are in thousands)
Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) $23,384.2
Designated General Funds (DGF) $23,922.1
Other Funds $24,640.9
Federal Funds $42,913.0
Total $114,860.2
Compared to the FY26 Governor's Amended budget
proposal, the Subcommittee recommendations represent a
reduction of $1,323.7 (-5.4%) in Unrestricted General
Funds, for a total reduction of $1,323.7 (-1.1%) in
all funds.
Positions
Permanent Full-time 558
Permanent Part-time 0
Temporary 9
Total 567
BUDGET ACTIONS
The subcommittee adopted all of the governor's
proposed Budget Action items except Item 8. This item
would have appropriated $1,450.1 to begin an effort by
the department to assume state primacy over the Clean
Water Act's Section 404 Dredge and Fill permitting.
This permitting is currently carried out by the
federal government at no cost to the state.
The subcommittee also added one item-number 9. Item 9
adds an Environmental Program Specialist III for the
department's Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental
Compliance Program. This will enable the program to
conduct more compliance inspections of cruise ships.
The cost of this permanent full-time position is
$126.4 in Unrestricted General Funds.
Additional Budget Item of Note
• Item 5: The only approved method for detecting
paralytic shellfish poisoning in Alaska shellfish
is the mouse bioassay. Recently, the
Environmental Health Laboratory's previous
supplier of laboratory mice suddenly ceased
operations, forcing the lab to turn to a
significantly more expensive source. Hence, the
governor's request for a UGF increment of $40.0.
SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
The chair welcomed amendments from all members. One
was offered and debated and was not adopted.
ATTACHED REPORT
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Environmental Conservation forwards the
attached report:
• The House Finance Subcommittee for the Department
of Environmental Conservation Budget Action
Report
9:00:41 AM
Representative Tomaszewski asked whether the administration
had provided an explanation for why it wanted to assume
responsibility for administering Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act instead of continuing to allow the federal
government to do so.
Mr. Clark responded that DEC had appeared before the
finance subcommittee and explained its reasoning. He
reported that the department believed state primacy could
improve local knowledge. He added that the department had
also cited the importance of providing certainty to
industry and presented additional arguments in support of
the initiative. He noted that the $1.45 million included in
the budget represented only the beginning of additional
costs to the state. The cost was expected to increase
significantly over a relatively short period of time. He
relayed that previous estimates had indicated that the cost
could reach $4.9 million and could continue to increase to
between $6 million and $8 million. He noted that the cost
was currently borne by the federal government.
Representative Tomaszewski asked if there had been any
discussion about the timeliness of decisions governed by
the Clean Water Act. He asked whether there had been issues
related to processing delays.
Mr. Clark responded that he did not recall any specific
examples of significantly delayed decisions by federal
officials administering the program.
Co-Chair Josephson noted the committee would move on to
hearing subcommittee recommendations for the Department of
Public Safety.
Representative Allard requested to ask a question on the
previously reviewed budget.
Co-Chair Josephson acknowledged her question and asked Mr.
Clark to return to the table.
Representative Allard referred to item 8 of the BA report
(copy on file) and asked about the addition of five full-
time positions totaling $1,450,000. She asked if the figure
was correct.
Mr. Clark responded in the affirmative.
Representative Allard asked if each position cost an
average of $290,000.
Mr. Clark responded that he had not done the math but the
figure sounded correct.
Co-Chair Josephson clarified that the five positions had
been rejected and would not be funded.
9:04:15 AM
^DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
9:04:18 AM
RACHAEL GUNN, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE NELLIE JIMMIE, reviewed
the finance subcommittee recommendations for the Department
of Public Safety (DPS) (copy on file):
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Public Safety submits the following
recommended operating budget for FY26 to the House
Finance Committee. Note that that all dollars are in
thousands and the Subcommittee's recommendations are
limited to the numbers section of the operating
budget.
Source of Funds Total Change Percent
Unrestricted
General Funds (UGF) 283,589.9 10,496.1 3.8%
Designated General
Funds (DGF) 9,214.8 -387.1 -4%
Other Funds 16,047.4 1,727.7 12.1%
Federal Funds 41,124.3 0.0 0.0%
Total 349,976.4 11,836.7 3.5%
*Funding changes are in comparison to the FY25
Adjusted Base +
Positions
Permanent Full-time 1,008
Permanent Part-time 12
Temporary 34
Total 1,054
BUDGET ACTIONS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the Alaska
Department of Public Safety carefully reviewed and
discussed the Office of the Governor's FY26 operating
budget request and amendments from its members and the
Governor.
Budget Action
• Item 5 - Alaska State Troopers, 25% Reduction in
Personal Services for the Four Troopers and One
Criminal Justice Tech to Re-Establish Talkeetna
Post
• Item 9 - Replace: Purchase Two Transit Vans for
Crime Scene Response in Palmer
• with Item 10 - Purchase One Transit Van for Crime
Scene Response
• Item 15 - 25% Reduction in Personal Services for
One Wildlife Trooper Position
• Item 22 - Village Public Safety Operations - Deny
Gov Amend Request for Additional Funding for
Northwest Arctic Borough Village Public Safety
Officer Program
• Replace with Item 23 - Village Public Safety
Operations - Add Funding for Five New Village
Public Safety Officer, Housing, and Support
Co-Chair Josephson noted that he wanted to confirm that he
was understanding items 22 and 23 correctly. He understood
that the governor had proposed funding five additional
Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO) and asked whether the
recommendation from the DPS finance subcommittee was to
fund the five positions.
Ms. Gunn responded that the governor's amended request was
not for five new VPSOs but for support services related to
retention in the Northwest Arctic Borough (NAB), which she
described as a geographic strategy. She stated that the
subcommittee had denied the request. Instead, the
subcommittee had added a request for five new VPSO
positions, with an associated cost of approximately $1.2
million. She relayed that an additional $400,000 would
support services and housing.
Co-Chair Josephson asked if the budget added 10 VPSO
positions or five VPSO positions.
Ms. Gunn responded that the budget added 10 VPSO positions
overall. She stated that the addition was consistent with
the previous year, in which 10 VPSO positions had also been
added.
9:08:27 AM
Representative Stapp remarked that he appreciated Co-Chair
Josephson's attention to detail. He thought that it
appeared that the governor had proposed targeted funding
for five VPSOs specifically in NAB. He thought it looked
like the subcommittee instead recommended funding for five
VPSOs wherever the officers were needed, allowing for the
officers to be distributed based on demand. He acknowledged
that the program was grant-based and asked if there were
any other regions outside NAB that were prepared to proceed
with five VPSO hires.
Ms. Gunn responded that there were applicants in most
regions of Alaska ready to be brought online. She clarified
that the governor's amended budget request did not include
the five additional VPSO positions; instead, the governor's
request was for support services. She explained that it was
more expensive to staff VPSOs in NAB because many were
armed and required different training. Additionally, there
was significant competition in salaries and grant program
structures in the region. She clarified that the
subcommittee's intention was to bring five additional VPSOs
online and allocate $400,000 in support services in high-
need areas across the state. She commended the program for
operating efficiently and for its effectiveness in
identifying areas of highest need.
Representative Hannan stated that it appeared that the five
VPSO positions under item 22 had been denied by the
subcommittee.
Ms. Gunn responded that item 22 from the governor's request
did not propose bringing five additional VPSOs online, but
instead provided support services for the VPSO program in
NAB. She explained that the subcommittee had reallocated
the same funding amount under item 3, repurposing it to
support five additional VPSOs across the state along with
$400,000 in support services.
Representative Hannan responded that she remained confused.
She stated that Co-Chair Josephson had asked whether ten
positions were being added or just five, to which Ms. Gunn
had responded that ten were being added. She noted that the
funding seemed to only account for five positions.
Co-Chair Josephson asked if it was possible that in the
original budget released on December 12, 2024, there were
five requested VPSOs, and the governor requested an
additional five be added around a month ago. He suggested
that perhaps five were added initially, but five were
deleted in response to a second request. He asked what
happened to show a net of ten positions.
Ms. Gunn replied that there were two separate VPSO-related
items in the BA report and both items requested five VPSOs.
In addition, there was a separate item allocating $1.6
million for support services. She directed attention to
item 21, which funded five VPSOs, item 22, which proposed
additional support services that were denied, and item 23,
in which the subcommittee added funding for five more
VPSOs. She confirmed that item 21 included a $1.2 million
allocation.
Representative Hannan acknowledged that item 21 had been on
the previous page of the report, which had initially
confused her.
9:12:30 AM
^DEPARTMENT OF FISH and GAME
9:12:39 AM
AT EASE
9:13:06 AM
RECONVENED
KEENAN MILLER, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE NELLIE JIMMIE,
reviewed the finance subcommittee recommendations for the
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) (copy on file):
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Fish and Game submits the following
recommended operating budget for FY26 to the House
Finance Committee. Note that that all dollars are in
thousands.
RECCOMENDATIONS
Source of Funds Total Change Percent
Unrestricted
General Funds (UGF) 74,262.5 1,695.4 2.3%
Designated
General Funds (DGF) 12,941.5 (500.0) (3.7%)
Other Funds 87,670.4 8,592.0 10.9%
Federal Funds 92,568.4 265.0 0.3%
Total 267,442.8 10,052.4 3.9%
*Funding changes are in comparison to the FY25
adjusted Base +
Positions
Permanent Full-time 853
Permanent Part-time 586
Temporary 1
Total 1,440
BUDGET ACTIONS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Fish and Game carefully reviewed the
Office of the Governor's FY26 operating budget request
and amendments from its members and the Governor.
The Subcommittee accepts the budget proposal submitted
by the Office of the Governor with the following
changes:
- Convert a $300.0 UGF IncOTI allocated to Southeast
Region Fisheries Management to an IncT spanning FY26-
27, to stabilize groundfish assessment funding despite
steadily shrinking Test Fishery receipt revenue. Test
Fishery receipts historically supported the salaries
and work of research staff. This change will promote
program stability.
- Convert $65.0 UGF allocated to the Anchorage and
Fairbanks Hatcheries' base operating budget to $65.0
Fed, leveraging in-kind contributions for facility
construction as match for federal Dingell-Johnson
receipts. Approximately $58,000.0 remains in in-kind
contribution. This conserves Unrestricted General
Funds for other priorities.
- Add a One-Time Increment (IncOTI) of $90.0 UGF
allocated to AYK Region Fisheries Management for an
additional sonar unit to support critical sonar
assessment projects. Currently, an area-wide backup
sonar is being used for routine management. The
purchase of an additional unit ensures redundancy
should a unit failure disrupt critical research and
monitoring.
- Add an Increment of $100.0 UGF allocated to AYK
Region Fisheries Management for extended operation of
Kuskokwim River Sonar monitoring into the August coho
season. Previously, federal grants supported an
additional month of in-season monitoring. The
Department has not received this grant in years, and
funding will restore the project.
- Reduce the total amount of Test Fishery receipt
authority allocated to Westward Region Fisheries
Management by $500.0. This eliminates hollow receipt
authority. Test fisheries are first and foremost a
scientific instrument; they should not serve as a
primary stream of revenue, especially when generated
from closed or limited fisheries.
- Deny the Governor's request to add $112.3 UGF and a
permanent full-time position to Wildlife Conservation
because SB 189 (the legislation it is intended to
support) remains under legal challenge.
- Deny the Governor's request to add 14.4 UGF
allocated to Boards of Fisheries and Game, also
because SB 189 remains under legal challenge.
We also recommend the following intent language to the
House Finance Committee:
"It is the intent of the Legislature that the
Department prepare a detailed report of all public
fees, past and present, that shows their date of
inception and historical increases. The report should
include the total amount of annual revenues and
expenditures for each fee and fund source for the past
ten years. The report should be submitted to the Co-
chairs of the Finance committees as well as the
Legislative Finance Division by December 20, 2025."
Thoughtful adjustments to these fees, which have not
changed since 2016, could provide additional revenue
for the critical and increasingly costly management of
Alaska's wildlife.
ATTACHED REPORTS:
The House Finance Budget Subcommittee for the
Department of Fish and Game adopts the Subcommittee
Report (Budget Action Report) provided by the
Legislative Finance Division.
9:17:48 AM
Representative Stapp asserted that in items 1, 18, and 22,
in the BA report, the column labeled "House Subcommittee
Action" should say "struck" rather than "N/A" if the
subcommittee had indeed chosen to eliminate the
appropriation. He understood that the position discussed in
item 18 had been deleted because the associated bill had
not passed, but the action was listed as N/A, which he
thought was confusing.
Mr. Miller responded that he believed "N/A" stood for "not
applicable," meaning the item did not exist.
Co-Chair Josephson commented that he had encountered the
same issue during his own subcommittee closeouts. He
explained that he had needed to clarify that the item had
been struck.
Representative Hannan asked for clarification on the
recommended intent language. She asked if the report of all
fees referred specifically to the cost of fishing licenses,
game tags, and commercial permit fees. She noted that
"fees" was not always the term used and wanted to confirm
whether it also included licensure costs and tag costs.
Mr. Miller responded in the affirmative.
Co-Chair Josephson thanked the subcommittee chairs and
aides for their hard work. He acknowledged that the
legislature had coordinated with the departments on
scheduling and topics, evaluated departmental and division
budgets, and provided recommendations to the committee. He
also thanked the House Finance members and aides and the
Legislative Finance Division (LFD).
HB 53 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
HB 55 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
Co-Chair Josephson reviewed the agenda for the afternoon's
meeting.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 53 Op Budget SubC Closeout Reports 031025.pdf |
HFIN 3/10/2025 8:30:00 AM |
HB 53 HB 55 |