Legislature(2009 - 2010)
04/16/2010 10:47 AM House FIN
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 230(FIN)
"An Act making and amending appropriations, including
capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations,
and other appropriations; making appropriations to
capitalize funds; and providing for an effective
date."
10:47:34 AM
Vice-Chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the work draft of the
Committee Substitute (CS) SB 230, 26-GS2824\T, Kane,
4/16/10 as a working document.
Co-Chair Stoltze OBJECTED for discussion.
JAMES ARMSTRONG, STAFF, CO-CHAIR STOLTZE, stated that over
the last 4 years, the Alaska Legislature's Capital Budget
Submission and Information System (CAPSIS) had undergone
upgrades. However, an existing technical glitch in the
program had caused redundant information to be transmitted
between the two bodies. The error had affected 8 different
projects, which would need to be corrected.
ROBERT CARPENTER, FISCAL ANALYST, LEGISLATIVE FINANCE
DIVISION, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AGENCY, confirmed Mr.
Armstrong's testimony.
Mr. Armstrong pointed out to the committee that the first
major change to the bill could be found in Section 10. The
grants discussed in section 10 now refer only to
municapalities. A new Section 13 covers the other named
recipients. The effective date for Section 10 was April 19,
2010. The effective date for Section 13 was July 1, 2010.
He assured the committee that each office affected by the
technical errors would be informed immediately.
10:52:40 AM
Representative Gara inquired of the total additions and
deletions reflected in the newest version of the bill. Mr.
Armstrong responded that $6 million had been taken from
governor's mansion refurbishment request. Approximately
$148,557,000 in general fund requests were removed and
$21,620,000 in other funds. He added that the numbers would
change when the 8 project errors were rectified. He shared
that the figures could be found on the Legislative Finance
website.
Representative Gara expressed interested in funding for
Medicare clinics, reportedly found in the latest version of
the bill. Mr. Armstrong replied that the project could be
found in Section 13.
Co-Chair Stoltze WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
further OBJECTION, Committee Substitute 26-GS2824\T, Kane,
4/16/10 was ADOPTED as a working document.
Mr. Armstrong recommended that any questions or suggestions
concerning the legislation be submitted to him via email.
CSSB 230(FIN) was set aside until after the recess.
10:55:42 AM RECESSED
2:08:48 PM RECONVENED
2:08:55 PM
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 230(FIN)
"An Act making and amending appropriations, including
capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations,
and other appropriations; making appropriations to
capitalize funds; and providing for an effective
date."
7:55:16 PM
Co-Chair Stoltze announced that there would be a brief
presentation on the progress of SB 230, which was still
undergoing technical changes. He informed the committee
that the physical document was still in the office of
legislative finance.
JAMES ARMSTRONG, STAFF, CO-CHAIR STOLTZE, discussed the
document "2010 Legislature-Capital Budget Project Compare
by Agency-House Structure (copy on file). The document
lists the technical changes that had been made to the
legislation. The first correction was the miscoding of an
appropriation to the renewable energy fund. The second
change was at the request of a house member and put
$300,000 in the Alaska Association of Conservation
Districts-Land Development and Project Management. The next
change was for $40,000 to fund the Alaska Humanities Forum,
followed by one-third of a request for the Alaska Public
Telecommunications, Inc. for $50,000. The next change added
$125,000 to the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association. Next
was $500,000 for the Ketchikan Indian Community-Vocational
Training School. A new request for $2,000,000 by the Naknek
Electric Association, Inc. would be matched by
congressional funds. Co-Chair Hawker noted that the match
be made was requested by Senator Murkowski, who stated that
the money will free $12.5 million in federal funding for
the project.
Representative Joule asked if this was the effort for
geothermal. Co-Chair Hawker replied yes.
Mr. Armstrong continued. The request for the North Star
Volunteer Fire Department had been raised by $100,000 to
$245,000. Another correction was made to funding for the
Abbot Loop Traffic Calming Improvements, which was now
$120,000. The next change was per the request from the
mayor in Anchorage; the change would be detailed in the
language section of the new bill version. Two separate
appropriations or Anchorage Local Road Rehabilitation had
been removed from the bill and added the existing
appropriation. He noted that the two combined repayment
equaled net zero. Next, $25,000 had been added for Bethel-
Electric Utility Acquisition Study. Per the request of the
sponsor 2 projects were reversed, Craig-Community Streets
Improvements was added, Craig-Public Works Heavy Equipment
Purchase and Replacement was deleted. The $230,000 Hooper
Bay-Boat Harbor and Barge Landing Reconnaissance request
was added. The Mat-Su Horseshoe Lake Road Upgrade was
reduced by $300,000, per the request of the districts.
Another net zero switch of projects was the Mat-Su New
Generator for Swanson Elementary School was added and the
Trapper Creek Fire Service Area was deleted as there is not
a fire service area in Trapper Creek. One of the largest
technical corrections was a $12,000,000 appropriation to
the Northwest Arctic Borough-Northwest Magnet School and
Kotzebue High School. He stated that $85,000 had been added
for the Ninilchik -Senior Center Preservation. The last two
changes were the addition of $2,000,000 for the Nome State
Office Building Design and Construction, which was taken
from the Nome Courthouse Deferred Maintenance and Remodel
appropriation for $4,700,000, leaving that at $2,700,000,
and providing a net zero. He shared that the Legislative
Finance Website includes the language section amendments
and side by side comparisons between the house and the
senate requests.
8:03:53 PM
Co-Chair Stoltze clarified that the website was
WWW.LEGFIN.STATE.US
Representative Gara asked about the amount allocated to
fund the Medicare clinic. Mr. Armstrong replied that $1
million had been added for the clinic, with accompanying
intent language.
Representative Fairclough explained that the duplicated
funds found in the original bill version were
intergovernmental changes.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|