05/10/1998 07:38 PM House FIN

SENATE BILL NO. 231                                                            
                                                                               
"An Act making and amending capital appropriations and                         
reappropriations and capitalizing funds; and providing                         
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley provided members with committee substitute                     
for SB 231, work draft #0-GS2039\L, 5/10/98(copy on file).                     
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley provided members with a copy of technical                      
corrections (copy on file).   He explained that the work                       
draft incorrectly contained lines 25 - 29 on page 7.  These                    
were deleted by previous committee action.  He also noted                      
that Amendment 23 was adopted by the Committee and should                      
have been included in the committee substitute.  He stated                     
that these technical corrections would                                         
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 26A (copy on file).                   
Amendment 26A would clarify that the appropriation for the                     
Kenny Lake Elementary School replacement is $4,071.274                         
million dollars.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                          
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 27 (copy on file).                    
He explained that the legislative drafter to correct                           
problems with the effective dates suggested the amendment.                     
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 28 (copy on file).                    
Amendment 28 would delete "no interest loan" on page 18,                       
section 46, line 11 and insert "grant".  He explained that                     
section 46 pertains to the Alyeska settlement.  There is an                    
existing site for a grant program in the settlement.  There                    
are no agencies with the authority to make a loan.  There                      
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                         
                                                                               
Representative Mulder MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 29 (copy on                     
file).  Amendment 29 would delete "east" and insert "south".                   
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
Representative Mulder MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 30 (copy on                     
file).  He explained that there are five parts to Amendment                    
30.  The amendment would authorize $150 thousand dollars in                    
AHFC receipts to the city of Nome for the purchase of a fire                   
truck; $230 thousand dollars in AHFC receipts for the                          
Mountainview Community Recreation Center; $200 thousand                        
general fund dollars for the Gravina Island Bride; and                         
$2,137 million dollars in AHFC bonds for the Sand Point Boat                   
Harbor Expansion Project.  It also adds $310 thousand                          
dollars to the Department of Administration, Commissioner's                    
Office, for contract negotiations.                                             
                                                                               
Representative Davies MOVED to amend Amendment 30 by                           
increasing the appropriation to the Mountainview Community                     
Recreation Center by $100 thousand dollars.  Representative                    
Mulder observed that the Committee transferred $100 thousand                   
dollars to the Center in a previous amendment.                                 
                                                                               
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                      
                                                                               
IN FAVOR: Davies, Grussendorf, Moses                                           
OPPOSED: Davis, Foster, Kelly, Kohring, Martin, Mulder,                        
Therriault, Hanley                                                             
                                                                               
The MOTION FAILED (3-8).                                                       
                                                                               
Representative Foster MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 31 (copy on                     
file).  Amendment 31 would add $23,620,289 million dollars                     
for replacement of the Kashunamiut School in Chevak.                           
                                                                               
LARRY LABOLE, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER explained that                      
the Kashunamiut School has been number one on the Department                   
of Education's list.  The school replacement has been                          
through the planning stage.  The funding source would be the                   
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) bond package.  He                    
observed that a parallel amendment would be needed in SB
.                                                                           
                                                                               
Representative Mulder acknowledged the need for a                              
replacement school in Chevak and suggested that it be                          
addressed in the next legislative session.                                     
                                                                               
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                      
                                                                               
IN FAVOR: Davies, Foster, Grussendorf, Moses, Mulder                           
OPPOSED: Davis, Kelly, Kohring, Martin, Therriault, Hanley                     
                                                                               
The MOTION FAILED (5-6).                                                       
                                                                               
Co-Chair Hanley MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 32 (copy on file).                    
Amendment 32 is a technical amendment to correctly identify                    
section 116 (b) as a capital project.  There being NO                          
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Mulder MOVED to ADOPT Amendment 33 (copy on                     
file).  He explained that the amendment would add $1.2                         
million dollars to the Department of Public Safety for                         
statewide academy deferred maintenance, repair and                             
construction and $1,090,00 million dollars to the Department                   
of Environmental Conservation for Cordova water system                         
improvements.                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Grussendorf clarified that the Sitka Academy                    
did not receive funding in the previous fiscal year.                           
                                                                               
There being NO OBJECTION, Amendment 33 was adopted.                            
                                                                               
Representative Mulder MOVED to report HCS CSSB 231 (FIN) out                   
of Committee.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                    
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 231 (FIN) was REPORTED out of Committee with "no                      
recommendation."