05/14/1999 04:39 PM House C50

 CSHB 50(FIN)(brf sup maj fld)                                                                                                  
 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                       
program expenses of state government, for certain                                                                               
programs, and to capitalize funds; and providing for an                                                                         
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
 CSHB 51(FIN)                                                                                                                   
 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and                                                                            
capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive                                                                        
mental health program; and providing for an effective                                                                           
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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SCS CSHB 50(FIN) AM S                                                                                                           
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                        
program expenses of state government, for certain                                                                               
programs, and to capitalize funds; making appropriations                                                                        
under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of                                                                         
Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and                                                                        
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 51(FIN) am S                                                                                                           
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and                                                                             
capital expenses of the state's integrated                                                                                      
comprehensive mental health program; and providing for                                                                          
an effective date."                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                                 
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the Department of Commerce and                                                                            
Economic Development (see attached motion sheets). He noted                                                                     
that motions 1 - 5 and 16 would be held open.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee amounts for items 6 - 15 for the Department of                                                                        
Commerce and Economic Development (see motion sheets). There                                                                    
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the Department of Natural Resources                                                                       
(see attached motion sheets).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee amounts for all items (1 and 19) for the                                                                              
Department of Natural Resources (see motion sheets).                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the following Senate intent                                                                      
language for the Recorder's Office:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
"It is the intent of the legislature that the                                                                                   
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Support                                                                            
Services, State Recorder's Office, be able to fulfill                                                                           
its statutory responsibilities under AS 40.17.070.                                                                              
These responsibilities include the creation and                                                                                 
maintenance of a daily log and index for recorded                                                                               
documents and the prompt return of original documents                                                                           
to their owners after recordation. If workload impacts                                                                          
the ability of the existing Recorder's Office staff to                                                                          
index documents within 24 hours of recordation or to                                                                            
return originals within thirty days after recording,                                                                            
then it is the legislative intent that the Recorder's                                                                           
Office should hire "welfare-to-work" or non-perms and                                                                           
request supplemental funding for FY00."                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the following Senate intent                                                                      
language for the Division of Water Development:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
"It is the intent of the legislature that the budget                                                                            
reduction to the Water development Component is                                                                                 
directed at the water rights permit adjudication                                                                                
program. The hydrology, research and data collection                                                                            
efforts are not a part of this reduction."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the University of Alaska (see attached                                                                    
motion sheets).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
In response to a question by Co-Chair Therriault, Senator                                                                       
Parnell clarified that additional funds for the University                                                                      
of Alaska would be included in the front section.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee amounts for the University of Alaska (items 1 -                                                                       
4). There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT intent language for the                                                                          
University of Alaska:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
"By increasing the University of Alaska's general fund                                                                          
allocation in the FY 2000 budget, it is the intent of                                                                           
the Legislature to give strong encouragement to the                                                                             
President and Board of Regents to take significant                                                                              
steps to begin consolidation of similar functions and                                                                           
facilities within the university statewide system.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
It is the intent of the Legislature that the Board of                                                                           
Regents strongly consider developing the community                                                                              
college concept statewide in those communities in which                                                                         
University of Alaska outreach centers are currently                                                                             
located. It must be the goal of such an effort to                                                                               
design a system in which the respective communities                                                                             
participate in funding their campuses. In the spirit of                                                                         
consolidation and economic belt-tightening, it is the                                                                           
intent of the legislature that communities should be                                                                            
willing to support their campuses."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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