Legislature(1999 - 2000)

05/17/1999 06:30 PM House C50

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MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL PROJECTS                                                                                                  
LEGISLATURE                                                                                                                     
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR                                                                                                          
FRONT SECTION                                                                                                                   
OPEN ITEMS                                                                                                                      
FISCAL NOTES                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CCHB 50 and CCHB 51 were adopted as amended and Held in                                                                         
Committee for further view.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MENTAL HEALTH CAPITAL                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for mental health capital projects.                                                                           
(see attached motion sheets).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee motions for mental health capital projects. There                                                                     
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
LEGISLATURE                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the Legislature (see attached motion                                                                      
sheets).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee motions for the Legislature. There being NO                                                                           
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the Office of the Governor (see                                                                           
attached motion sheets).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee motions for the Office of the Governor. There                                                                         
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
FRONT SECTION                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the proposed conference                                                                    
committee motions for the Front Section, work draft 1-                                                                          
GH1020\V, (copy on file.)  He noted that section 2 (AIDEA                                                                       
dividend) was deleted from the proposed committee                                                                               
substitute.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder recommended that the senate                                                                         
introductory language for HB 51 be adopted in section 3.                                                                        
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the senate language for HB
51. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder recommended that the senate                                                                         
introductory language for HB 50 be adopted in section 42 of                                                                     
the proposed committee substitute. He further reviewed the                                                                      
committee substitute. He observed that an amendment was                                                                         
included to replace section 30. The Storage Tank Assistance                                                                     
Fund was amended to the sum of $5,239,700 million dollars.                                                                      
The appropriation would be dependent on the enactment into                                                                      
law of SB 128.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee motions for the Front Section. There being NO                                                                         
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the house number of $296.8                                                                       
thousand dollars for the Foster Care Review Board. There                                                                        
being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed letter of intent                                                                    
for the Foster Care Review Board:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
It is the intent of the Legislature that:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
(1) all records including computer data bases and                                                                               
training materials in the custody of the Citizen's                                                                              
Foster Care Review Board on June 30, 1999, be                                                                                   
transferred promptly by the commissioner of                                                                                     
administration to the state archivist for retention                                                                             
until the records and training materials can be                                                                                 
retrieved by the board or a successor to the board;                                                                             
(2) The state archivist accept the records and material                                                                         
transferred under paragraph (I); and                                                                                            
(3) the records transferred under paragraph (1) that                                                                            
were .confidential when held by the Citizen's Foster                                                                            
Care Review Board shall retain their confidential                                                                               
status after deposition with the state archivist and                                                                            
shall be available only to the same persons and under                                                                           
the same circumstances as the records would have been                                                                           
available with they were held by the board.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the motion sheets for                                                                      
open items in the Department of Commerce and Economic                                                                           
Development (copy on file.)                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed conference                                                                          
committee motions for the Department of Commerce and                                                                            
Economic Development. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                       
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the letter of intent:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
It is the intent of the Legislature that the staff of                                                                           
the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (which is funded by                                                                         
regulatory cost charges) is adequate to produce timely                                                                          
decisions and meet the responsibilities of the I new                                                                            
Public Advocacy Section and Communications Cani1                                                                                
Section.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Commission shall provide an interim report by                                                                               
January 31, 2000 to the Legislature on its progress in                                                                          
filling existing vacant staff positions and its                                                                                 
recommendation for future staff levels necessary to                                                                             
meet its obligations under the new structure.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the motion sheets for                                                                      
the open items in the Department of Department of Community                                                                     
and Regional Affairs (copy on file.) Under state revenue                                                                        
sharing the senate number was taken with a fund source                                                                          
change: $1.534 million general fund dollars were changed to                                                                     
STEP funds. The house number for municipal assistance was                                                                       
taken with a fund source change of $1,866 general fund                                                                          
dollars to STEP funds.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed amounts for                                                                         
revenue sharing and municipal assistance. There being NO                                                                        
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Child Care and Day Care                                                                     
Assistance Program components. There being NO OBJECTION, it                                                                     
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder proposed a deletion of $400                                                                         
thousand dollars in interagency receipts from the Child Care                                                                    
component and an increase in the Day Care Assistance Program                                                                    
component of $400 thousand dollars in interagency receipts.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT a deletion of $400 thousand                                                                      
dollars in interagency receipts from the ChildCare component                                                                    
and increase the Day Care Assistance Program component by                                                                       
$400 thousand dollars interagency receipts. There being NO                                                                      
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder proposed the house number minus                                                                     
$4.9 million dollars for Power Cost Equalization. He added                                                                      
that this item would remain open to discussion. Senator                                                                         
Parnell observed that the amount is an authorization.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed amount for Power                                                                    
Cost Equalization. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                          
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the motion sheets for                                                                      
open items in the Department of Department of Education                                                                         
(copy on file.) The senate version was proposed for the                                                                         
Kotzebue Technical Center. Senator Parnell pointed out that                                                                     
front section lapse funds of $609 thousand dollars were                                                                         
added for the Kotzebue Technical Center.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed amount for the                                                                      
Kotzebue Technical Center. There being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                     
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the motion sheets for                                                                      
open items in the Department of Department of Environmental                                                                     
Conservation (copy on file.)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the house number for the                                                                         
unallocated reduction to the Department of Environmental                                                                        
Conservation. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed the motion sheets for                                                                      
open items in the Department of Department of Fish and Game                                                                     
(copy on file.)                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed motions for the                                                                     
Department of Fish and Game.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Westward Regional                                                                           
Fisheries Management. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                       
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder noted that the motion would be                                                                      
to adopt the house version Test Fisheries amount plus minus                                                                     
$2 million dollars. He noted that the amount of $2 million                                                                      
dollars was access authorization.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed number for the                                                                      
Westward Regional Fisheries Management. There being NO                                                                          
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the CAMA component for the                                                                      
purposes of a corrected motion. There being NO OBJECTION, it                                                                    
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder noted that the motion would be                                                                      
to adopt the senate number minus $492.5 thousand general                                                                        
funds. Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed amount.                                                                      
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Public Assistance                                                                           
ChildCare component. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                        
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the senate number plus $400                                                                      
thousand dollars in federal receipts. There being NO                                                                            
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF LAW                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Human Services Section                                                                      
component. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the house number plus $134                                                                       
thousand dollars. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                           
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Department of Natural                                                                       
Resources line items 6, 15 and 18. There being NO OBJECTION,                                                                    
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT proposed amounts for items 6,                                                                    
15, and 18 as contained on the motion sheets for the                                                                            
Department of Natural Resources (copy on file.) He noted                                                                        
that there would be a fund source change from general funds                                                                     
to general fund program receipts. There being NO OBJECTION,                                                                     
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT a letter of intent for the                                                                       
Department of Natural Resources:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
It is the intent of the Legislature that the $371.6                                                                             
department wide reduction is first allocated toward                                                                             
administrative efficiencies, and lastly program                                                                                 
efficiencies. Efficiencies may include allowing                                                                                 
applicants to purchase appraisals, surveys and related                                                                          
costs where available in the private sector, shortening                                                                         
planning time from years to months, and reducing                                                                                
multiple layers of public hearings where possible.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Police Standards                                                                            
component. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the house number minus $128.4                                                                    
general funds. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the Child Support                                                                               
Enforcement component. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so                                                                      
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder MOVED to ADOPT a new number of                                                                      
senate minus $2,769.1 million dollars. There being NO                                                                           
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder reviewed proposed conference                                                                        
committee amounts for open items in the Department of                                                                           
Transportation and Public Facilities (see attached motion                                                                       
sheets).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed amounts for open                                                                    
items in the Department of Transportation and Public                                                                            
Facilities.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT intent language for the                                                                          
Central Regional Highways and Aviation component:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The allocation for Central Regional Highways and                                                                                
Aviation shall lapse into the general fund on August                                                                            
31, 2000.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT intent language for the                                                                          
Northern Regional Highways and Aviation component:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The allocation for Northern Regional Highways and                                                                               
Aviation shall lapse into the general fund on August                                                                            
31, 2000.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT intent language for the                                                                          
Southeast Regional Highways and Aviation component:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The allocation for Southeast Regional Highways and                                                                              
Aviation shall lapse into the general fund on August                                                                            
31, 2000.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
FRONT SECTION                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to reopen the front section for an                                                                        
amendment.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT an amendment:                                                                                    
Sec. A. That portion of program receipts received                                                                               
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2 2000, by the                                                                           
child support enforcement division that is necessary to                                                                         
provide the minimum 3 amount of state funds, and no                                                                             
more, that is necessary to secure federal funding                                                                               
appropriated 4 for the child support enforcement                                                                                
program in sec. 42 of this Act is appropriated to the 5                                                                         
Department of Revenue, child support enforcement                                                                                
division, for the fiscal year ending 6 June 30, 2000.                                                                           
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Torgerson MOVED to change "40 percent" to "60                                                                           
percent" on line 26, page 5 (Power cost equalization and                                                                        
rural electric) and delete the language on line 29, page 5                                                                      
(Power project fund 20 percent). There being NO OBJECTION,                                                                      
it was so ordered.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT intent language for the                                                                          
Department of Fish and Game:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The expenditure of the $383,650 from the fish and game                                                                          
fund authorized by this appropriation is contingent on                                                                          
a dollar-for-dollar basis, upon the deposit of fees                                                                             
collect from the sale of commercial fishing licenses                                                                            
into the fish and game fund and may not exceed the                                                                              
amount of fees collected from the sale of commercial                                                                            
fishing licenses that is deposited into the fish and                                                                            
game fund.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to Rescind the Conference Committees                                                                      
action in adopting house intent language for the Department                                                                     
of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement. He explained that the                                                                    
item has been moved to the front section. There being NO                                                                        
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
FISCAL NOTES                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder provided members with a                                                                             
spreadsheet containing proposed fiscal note amounts for                                                                         
adopted legislation (copy on file). The total amount was                                                                        
$252.8 thousand general funds dollars and $11.650.1 million                                                                     
dollars in other funds. He reviewed the proposed amounts.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to ADOPT the proposed fiscal note                                                                         
amounts. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Parnell MOVED to adopt CCHB 50 and CCHB 51 as                                                                           
amended. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Mulder observed that the bills would be held till                                                                      
the following day, to allow the Legislative Finance Division                                                                    
time to review them.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 50 and HB 51 were HELD in Committee.                                                                                         

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