Legislature(2021 - 2022)SENATE FINANCE 532
05/17/2021 01:00 PM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB117 | |
| HB126 | |
| HB182 | |
| HB34 | |
| SB50 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| + | HB 182 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 34 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 126 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 117 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 50 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SENATE BILL NO. 50
"An Act making appropriations, including capital
appropriations, reappropriations, and other
appropriations; making supplemental appropriations;
making appropriations to capitalize funds; and
providing for an effective date."
Co-Chair Bishop discussed housekeeping. Amendments to SB 50
were due by 12PM Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
2:19:37 PM
AT EASE
2:20:12 PM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair Bishop reiterated that amendments were due by noon
the following day.
Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee
substitute for SB 50, Work Draft version D as a working
document.
Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion.
Co-Chair Bishop referenced back up documents and apologized
that they had not been easily labeled.
2:21:06 PM
CHRISTOPHER CLARK, STAFF, SENATOR CLICK BISHOP, relayed
that there were three reports from the Legislative Finance
Division that would provide insight into the bill (copy on
file). The first was an agency summary including all
funds, the second was an agency summary including only
undesignated general funds, and the third was the project
detail by agency. He referenced the "Funding Summary" at
the bottom of the all funds document. He pointed to the
first column and noted that the governors amended budget
of 120 million, which was minus the Mental Health Budget
numbers in order to compare the previous committee
substitute to the current version. He pointed to column 2,
the UGF of $169.4 million, which was the governor's amended
budget with the funding sources of AHFC, PCE, and bonding
receipts changed to unrestricted general funds. He pointed
to the third column, which showed $264.2 in unrestricted
general funds as reflected in the current bill version.
Mr. Clark addressed federal receipts listed as $1.9
billion.
Mr. Clark noted that the language section had not changed.
2:25:40 PM
Mr. Clark continued his remarks. He highlighted several
capital projects in the bill:
West Susitna Road Access - $8.5 million - G.O. Bonds
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Pavement Rehab Through Mat-Su
Population Corridor - $10 million Other Funds
Huston Middle School Replacement - $9 million General
Funds
Major Maintenance Grant Fund for School Major Maintenance
$21.6 million General Funds
Mt. Edgecumbe High School Repairs - 7.8 million General
Funds
Prosecutor Recruitment and Housing to Address Sexual
Assault and Sexual Abuse of a Minor Case Backlog - $4
million General Funds
Snowmobile Trail Development Program and Grants - $250,000
General Funds
Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Fund - $14 million
General Funds
UAA Building Performance Upgrades - $10 million General
Funds
Bartlett and Moore Hall Modernization Restrooms and
Sanitation - $18.6 million General Funds
Mr. Clark shared that he had worked closely with the other
body and the administration to craft the current bill.
2:28:02 PM
Co-Chair Stedman did not think there were any legislative
additions to the budget.
Mr. Clark stated there were a couple of items, including
the reappropriations in the language section.
2:28:25 PM
Senator von Imhof asked about page 2 line 24, which
pertained to grants to named recipients.
Mr. Clark informed that the grants were generally given to
non-profits and boroughs.
Senator von Imhof thought the bulk of the budget was for
the Mat-Su.
2:29:07 PM
Senator Olson looked at page 7, line 12, pertaining to snow
machine trails. He wondered where the grants were primarily
directed.
Mr. Clark stated the programs were mostly in Southcentral
with some in Southeast.
Co-Chair Bishop understood that the funds were generated
from fees collected from licensing fees.
Mr. Clark agreed that the DGF were from licensing fees.
2:30:02 PM
Senator von Imhof looked at the comparison the current and
previous bill versions. She noted that the total spending
went from $169 million UGF to $264 million. The increase
being predominately adds from the administration.
Mr. Clark agreed.
Senator von Imhof thought that the administrative adds of
over $1 million were curious from an executive branch that
claimed to want to trim the budget.
2:30:43 PM
Co-Chair Stedman asked for a rough estimate of the total
reappropriations in the language section.
Mr. Clark stated that the legislative appropriations added
up to $9.5 million but may not be that much come June 20,
2021.
Co-Chair Bishop estimated that the $9.5 million would
decrease.
Mr. Clark replied in the affirmative.
2:31:43 PM
Co-Chair Stedman explained that the reappropriations being
referenced were sometimes appropriated as many as ten years
in the past. The projects had wound down or were finished
but some communities could still be in need.
2:32:15 PM