04/08/2008 08:30 AM House FINANCE

CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 221(FIN) am                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  making and  amending appropriations,  including                                                                   
     capital  appropriations,   supplemental  appropriations,                                                                   
     and appropriations  to capitalize  funds; and  providing                                                                   
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Stoltze MOVED to ADOPT  HCS CSSB 221(FIN), labeled                                                                   
25-GS2007\V,  Kane, 4/7/08  as the working  draft before  the                                                                   
committee.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
PETE ECKLUND,  STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN MEYER,  noted that                                                                   
all  budget  items  previously  vetoed by  the  Governor  are                                                                   
included in this section.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Meyer explained  how the  items were  ranked.   The                                                                   
primary  emphasis  in  this  version  of  the  bill  are  the                                                                   
additions made by House members.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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Representative  Thomas  asked how  it  would  be known  which                                                                   
projects were which.   Mr. Ecklund noted the bill  was a work                                                                   
in progress and an explanatory  section would be forthcoming.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
8:56:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SHARON  KELLY,   STAFF,  CO-CHAIR   CHENAULT,  reviewed   the                                                                   
supplemental operating  items added to the bill.   There were                                                                   
12 items added:   an increment for the Department  of Law for                                                                   
$1.4 million in Section 18; nine  items for the Department of                                                                   
Transportation and  Public Facilities, the majority  of which                                                                   
are requests for  increases for fuel, and one  decrement; one                                                                   
increment  for the University  of Alaska  that totals  $927.2                                                                   
which funds  the fuel request for  FY 08 at 100  percent; and                                                                   
in Section  16, intent  language  was added  to say that  the                                                                   
economic  stimulus  rebate  checks   issued  by  the  federal                                                                   
government  during 2008  will not  affect income  eligibility                                                                   
criteria for any state program.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer reported that those  additions totaled about a                                                                   
$2 million increase.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Stoltze said  it  was confusing  which  districts                                                                   
each item belongs  to.  Co-Chair Meyer said  that information                                                                   
would be included.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  221  (FIN) am  was  heard  and  HELD in  Committee  for                                                                   
further consideration.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
AT-EASE:       8:58:56 AM                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
RECONVENED:    9:00:12 AM