02/25/1999 11:32 AM Senate RLS

The committee took up CSHB  64(FIN)-APPROPRIATIONS FOR Y2K &                                                                    
CORRECTIONS.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KELLY asked if the total appropriation is $18,488,553.                                                                 
SENATOR PEARCE explained $18 million is the total amount but that                                                               
$11 million is appropriated from the CBR in the Senate Finance                                                                  
Committee version.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MILLER moved CSHB 64(FIN)(title am)-APPROPRIATIONS FOR Y2K                                                              
& CORRECTIONS for calendaring.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELLIS objected to protest that the amount provided for the                                                              
University of Alaska is under funded by about $1 million.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN acknowledged that point could be argued, but said                                                                 
DOTPF was also under funded by $2 million and Commissioner Poe                                                                  
testified that some of the costs cannot be calculated accurately                                                                
until the projects are underway. He added the Senate Finance                                                                    
Committee's goal was to fund as many of the University's mission-                                                               
critical projects as possible so it identified the highest priority                                                             
items, some of which may be able to incorporate lower priority                                                                  
items.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The motion to calendar CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) carried with Senators                                                             
Leman, Miller, Pearce, and Kelly voting "Yea," and Senator Ellis                                                                
voting "Nay."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved that the Senate Finance Committee letter of                                                                
intent for CSHB 64(FIN)(title am) be calendared with the bill.                                                                  
There being no objection, the motion carried.