05/17/2002 05:01 PM Senate FIN

                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 2006                                                                                                       
     "An    Act   making    and    amending    appropriations    and                                                            
      reappropriations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the first  hearing  for this  bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly explained  the intent  to adopt  the language  of SB
, the  FY 03 Capital  budget as  passed by  the Senate, with  the                                                            
exception of the CBR fund access provisions.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ward  moved to adopt an unnumbered  bill, work order  number                                                            
22-LS1818\A, as a working draft committee substitute to SB 2006.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Donley objected.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Donley restated  earlier concerns that Anchorage wastewater                                                            
and  water  quality  projects  "traditionally  have  been  seriously                                                            
under-funded".  He compared  the amount  of funds  appropriated  for                                                            
Cordova and Juneau  as higher than that appropriated  for Anchorage.                                                            
He remarked  that  a more equitable  statewide  distribution  system                                                            
must be developed in the future for funding such projects.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Donley  removed his objection to adoption  of the committee                                                            
substitute as a working  draft and it was ADOPTED without objection.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Ward offered  a motion to  move from  Committee CS  SB 2006                                                            
(FIN) "as amended, Version A," with individual recommendations.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There was no  objection and CS SB  2006 (FIN) MOVED from  Committee.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
AT EASE 5:29 PM / 5:32 PM