Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/19/1993 01:30 PM House CRA
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HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
STANDING COMMITTEE
March 19, 1993
1:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Harley Olberg, Chairman
Representative Jerry Sanders, Vice-Chairman
Representative Con Bunde
Representative John Davies
Representative Cynthia Toohey
Representative Ed Willis
Representative Bill Williams
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Pat Carney
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
*HB 18: "An Act relating to police protection service
areas in municipalities."
PASSED FROM COMMITTEE WITH NO RECOMMENDATIONS
*HB 32: "An Act relating to reimbursement of school
construction debt; and providing for an effective
date."
HEARD AND HELD IN COMMITTEE
*HB 20: "An Act relating to the electrical service
extension fund."
NOT HEARD
Bills previously heard:
HB 1: "An Act establishing a motor vehicle recycling
grant fund and a motor vehicle recycling
registration fee; and providing for an effective
date."
PASSED FROM COMMITTEE WITH A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION
HB 180: "An Act relating to the residential housing
inspection requirements of the Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation."
PASSED FROM COMMITTEE WITH NO RECOMMENDATIONS
(* first public hearing)
WITNESS REGISTER
Jon M. Peterson, Legislative Aide
to Representative Gail Phillips
State Capitol, Room 216
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: 465-2689
POSITION STATEMENT: Gave an overview of SSHB 1
David Harding, Legislative Aide
to Representative Eileen Maclean
State Capitol, Room 507
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: 465-4833
POSITION STATEMENT: Gave an overview of HB 180
Representative Con Bunde
State Capitol, Room 112
Juneau, AK 9801-1182
Phone: 465-4843
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime Sponsor of HB 18
Maribeth Brown, Chair
Southeast Anchorage Police Protection Task Force
14960 Sierra Way
Anchorage, AK 99516
Phone: 345-1468
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 18
Richard Weinig, Attorney
800 E. Dimond Suite 3-620
Anchorage, AK 99515
Phone: 349-1900
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 18
Pat Abney, Member
Southeast Anchorage Police Protection Task Force
5800 E. 142nd Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99516
Phone: 345-1335
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 18
Dianne Holmes
15140 Mesa
Anchorage, AK 99516
Phone: 345-1514
POSITION STATEMENT: Supported HB 18
Jerry McCutchin
121 W. 11th
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 277-3076
POSITION STATEMENT: Suggested amendments to HB 18
Hugh Doogan
359 Slater Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 456-1869
POSITION STATEMENT: Opposed HB 18
Kent Swisher, Executive Director
Alaska Municipal League
217 Second Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 586-1325
POSITION STATEMENT: Voiced concerns about HB 18
Representative Pat Carney
State Capitol
Court Building, Room 607
Juneau, AK 99801-1182
Phone: 465-2186
POSITION STATEMENT: Prime Sponsor of HB 32
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 18
SHORT TITLE: FEES FOR POLICE PROTECTION BY STATE
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) BUNDE
TITLE: "An Act relating to police protection service areas
in municipalities."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
01/04/93 29 (H) PREFILE RELEASED
01/11/93 29 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
01/11/93 29 (H) CRA, JUDICIARY, FINANCE
03/18/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/19/93 (H) CRA AT 01:30 PM CAPITOL 124
BILL: HB 32
SHORT TITLE: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION DEBT REIMBURSEMENT
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) CARNEY
TITLE: "An Act relating to reimbursement of school
construction debt; and providing for an effective date."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
01/04/93 32 (H) PREFILE RELEASED
01/11/93 32 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
01/11/93 32 (H) CRA, HES, FINANCE
03/11/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/18/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/19/93 (H) CRA AT 01:30 PM CAPITOL 124
BILL: HB 20
SHORT TITLE: ELECTRICAL SERVICE EXTENSION FUND GRANTS
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) MENARD,Carney
TITLE: "An Act relating to the electrical service extension
fund."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
01/04/93 29 (H) PREFILE RELEASED
01/11/93 29 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
01/11/93 29 (H) CRA, LABOR & COMMERCE, FINANCE
01/20/93 117 (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARNEY
03/18/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/19/93 (H) CRA AT 01:30 PM CAPITOL 124
BILL: HB 1
SHORT TITLE: MOTOR VEHICLE RECYCLING GRANT FUND & FEE
BILL VERSION: SSHB 1
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) PHILLIPS,Finkelstein,
Nordlund
TITLE: "An Act establishing a motor vehicle recycling grant
fund and a motor vehicle recycling registration fee; and
providing for an effective date."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
01/04/93 25 (H) PREFILE RELEASED
01/11/93 25 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
01/11/93 25 (H) CRA, RESOURCES, FINANCE
01/13/93 52 (H) SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED-
REFERRALS
01/13/93 52 (H) CRA, RESOURCES, FINANCE
01/20/93 116 (H) COSPONSOR(S): FINKELSTEIN
01/27/93 167 (H) COSPONSOR(S): NORDLUND
02/11/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
02/23/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
02/23/93 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
03/17/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/17/93 691 (H) RES REFERRAL WAIVED
BILL: HB 180
SHORT TITLE: AHFC HOUSING INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) MACLEAN
TITLE: "An Act relating to the residential housing
inspection requirements of the Alaska Housing Finance
Corporation."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
02/25/93 455 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
02/25/93 455 (H) CRA, LABOR & COMMERCE
03/11/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
03/11/93 (H) MINUTE(CRA)
03/17/93 (H) CRA AT 01:00 PM CAPITOL 124
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-16, SIDE A
Number 000
CHAIRMAN HARLEY OLBERG called the meeting to order at 1:35
p.m. He noted for the record Representatives Bunde, Toohey,
Williams, Sanders, and Willis were present.
SSHB 1: MOTOR VEHICLE RECYCLING GRANT FUND AND FEE
Number 040
VICE CHAIRMAN JERRY SANDERS, CHAIR OF THE SSHB 1
SUBCOMMITTEE, testified, "My staff and I have worked with
the sponsor and departments and found that there's an
ongoing federal program for picking up abandoned autos at
this time, which is administered by the Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities. In that light, we
have brought to you this document (CSSSHB 1 (CRA)) dated
March 16, 1993. ...and I want to MOVE for ADOPTION of this
document..."
Without objections CSSSHB 1 (CRA) was ADOPTED.
Number 078
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE asked for an explanation of CSSSHB 1
(CRA).
JON A. PETERSON, LEGISLATIVE AIDE TO REPRESENTATIVE GAIL
PHILLIPS, PRIME SPONSOR OF SSHB 1, testified, "...Because of
the nature of this ongoing federal program, that was
administered by the Department of Transportation, it made
sense to transfer the administration of the program from the
department that was in the original bill to the Department
of Transportation."
Number 113
REPRESENTATIVE CYNTHIA TOOHEY asked if the same fiscal note
pertained to CSSSHB 1 (CRA).
MR. PETERSON indicated there was now a new fiscal note
"because of a different operating agency."
CHAIRMAN OLBERG asked if this program could be characterized
as "fairly revenue neutral."
MR. PETERSON said, "The version of the bill before you
(CSSSHB 1 (CRA)) calls for an additional $2 a year fee for
registration to come into the general fund to be
reappropriated back out to a fund that's also created in the
bill to be used for grant purposes to go to municipalities
to assist them in picking up and recycle cars."
Number 148
REPRESENTATIVE CON BUNDE MOVED that CSSSHB 1 (CRA) be moved
out of committee with individual recommendations. Without
objections, the MOTION CARRIED.
HB 180: AHFC HOUSING INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
Number 164
DAVID HARDING, LEGISLATIVE AIDE TO REPRESENTATIVE EILEEN
MACLEAN, PRIME SPONSOR of HB 180, began by saying, "Some
problems occurred as a result of the merging of the Rural
Housing Loan programs that were in DCRA (Department of
Community and Regional Affairs) into AHFC (Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation) last year (1992). The existing rural
loan program was specifically exempted from the inspection
requirements in the statute under consideration. So when
this other rural loan program came over to AHFC it seems as
though there would be an argument for a similar exemption.
That is not what Representative MacLean is proposing here.
She recognizes the value of a housing inspection program to
insure good construction standards. What we've asked to do
is broaden the pool of people eligible to make these
inspections in rural areas..."
MR. HARDING then addressed the concerns raised when HB 180
was last heard in the committee, "...Architects and
engineers, whether or not they should be added specifically
as a group of eligible inspectors or whether they ought to
be approved on a case by case basis. The availability of
architects and engineers would make a very small, very
important difference. The likelihood is that when an
architect, for example, was in a rural community inspecting
some public works project...they might be asked by the
community or someone in the community to do one of these
inspections as long as they're there. It would be done as a
professional courtesy, this is not going to be a cash cow
for architects and I really believe it will be more of a
headache for them than anything else. If they have to go to
AHFC and get specific authorization, they just won't do
it... Representative MacLean asks that you leave architects
and engineers in there..."
Number 198
MR. HARDING continued, "A couple of people asked last week
that in any case inspectors be approved on a case-by-case
basis. That is largely what this bill (HB 180) allows AHFC
to do. They can approve someone to be an inspector for part
of one inspection or an entire single inspection or they can
just identify someone in the community that they feel is
good enough to do any part of this inspection. There's a
lot of flexibility there for them to provide a case-by-case
review as they see fit... There has been an informal
inspection process out there in the rural areas already.
The banks who are loaning the money out there have had to in
whatever ways available to them, provide some kind of
inspection process so they can have some assurance that
they're putting their money behind a good project. They've
identified people in the communities over the years that
they can trust..."
Number 230
MR. HARDING then said, "There was a suggestion to allow a
grace period of maybe a year or three years to allow time
for people in remote areas to become ICBO certified... Our
feeling is that really would not work because there's just
not the volume of housing construction out there to make it
work... There was the question on the definition of
rural... The law already exempts from these inspection
requirements, any municipality that has its own code and its
own inspection program. In Southeast Alaska that includes
Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg and Skagway..."
MR. HARDING concluded, "On the matter of substandard
housing, there was the concern that this might open the door
to bad housing being built in rural Alaska. ...Again, I
think the bankers who make the loans would tell you the
quality of housing in rural Alaska, even without an
inspection program has been steadily improving over the
years...because of the cost of energy and the awareness of
energy efficiency..."
Number 283
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN DAVIES asked, "You said there was still
the ability of AHFC to approve people, but as I read the
bill (HB 180), a person by virtue of being an architect or
engineer would automatically be approved."
MR. HARDING said, "That's right."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said, "I would still raise that as an
area of some concern to me. I don't know if it's fatal...
It doesn't take much of a refresher course to understand
certain basic principles that are important... I'm not so
sure it would be an unreasonable requirement to ask AHFC to
have a small checklist or one day refresher course..."
MR. HARDING replied, "I would think AHFC certainly could
make available the kind of checklist you're talking
about..."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES pointed out that often banks are
involved only in the construction phase because mortgages
are sold.
Number 344
REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG said, "This says an architect and an
engineer are eligible. It doesn't say they're automatically
going to be hired by anybody. I'd be surprised if Alaska
Housing didn't have a fairly stringent in-house training
program or qualification scenario."
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE MOVED that HB 180 be passed out of
committee with individual recommendations. Without
objections, IT SO MOVED.
Number 379
HB 18: FEES FOR POLICE PROTECTION BY STATE
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE, PRIME SPONSOR OF HB 18, testified
saying, "This is a statewide police protection enhancement
bill and a revenue generating bill." He then read his
sponsor statement aloud. (A copy of this sponsor statement
may be found in the House Community and Regional Affairs
Committee Room, Capitol 110, and after the adjournment of
the second session of the 18th Alaska State Legislature, in
the Legislative Reference Library.)
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE referred to the Department of Public
Safety's fiscal note as "fiction" and said, "If you will
note in the fiscal note, it appears to me the Department of
Public Safety has attempted to increase their Anchorage
compliment by 29 staff members. They're making up all the
positions that were reduced because of budgetary restraints
and this is another back door run, I think, at building
additional bureaucracy."
Number 472
MARIBETH BROWN, CHAIRPERSON, SOUTHEAST ANCHORAGE POLICE
PROTECTION TASK FORCE, testified via teleconference in favor
of HB 18 saying, "At a time when revenues are declining and
forcing the reduction of some of our basic services, such as
public safety...this bill could help, I believe. HB 18
would allow communities that wanted increased police
services to petition for those services, indicating the
level of service they desired. ...This would give quite a
measure of self-determination for different communities, and
I think it's a step in the right direction."
Number 512
RICHARD WEINIG, ATTORNEY, ANCHORAGE, testified via
teleconference in support of HB 18. He said, "It's a
statewide bill, not just an Anchorage, Hillside bill...
It's a revenue generating bill...for every area in the state
that wants additional police service and is willing to pay
for it and doesn't have to go through appropriations from
the legislature. People who want the services pay for the
services. ...It's a win-win situation."
REPRESENTATIVE TOOHEY asked Mr. Weinig a question regarding
the fiscal note.
MR. WEINIG said he hadn't seen the fiscal note.
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE again referred to the fiscal note as
"fiction" and said, "they're talking about building a new
dynasty."
Number 584
PAT ABNEY, MEMBER, SOUTHEAST ANCHORAGE POLICE PROTECTION
TASK FORCE, testified via teleconference from Anchorage, in
support of HB 18.
DIANE HOLMES, ANCHORAGE, testified via teleconference in
support of HB 18. She said, "I think this type of bill is
really the forerunner of how our communities are going to be
governed in the near future."
Number 640
JERRY MCCUTCHIN, ANCHORAGE, testifying via teleconference,
suggested a detailed amendment in order to hire recently
retired police within the communities.
HUGH DOOGAN, FAIRBANKS, testified via teleconference against
HB 18 saying, "I think the Department of Public Safety is
overtaxed right now...in reference to Hillside's problem
down there...they can set up their own city...under the
regulations of Community and Regional Affairs."
TAPE 93-16, SIDE B
Number 022
KENT SWISHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALASKA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE,
testified expressing concerns about HB 18. He said, "In
most situations, law enforcement is a local government
responsibility... We would be concerned with how we direct
a response to a call, if there is both a local police
department and a state trooper unit. ...We wonder how this
all integrates in any circumstance and whether it, in fact,
has the effect of undermining the structure of local
government and local law enforcement. We are also concerned
about the cost of administration by the local government.
We are in effect, going to be in a situation of dealing with
a separate amount of money as a new tax item to spread among
the number of taxpayers just as if we were dealing with a
basic beginning tax assessment and all the things that go
with that, including the folks who are unable or unwilling
to pay that assessment, and against whom collection action
must be taken..."
Number 098
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE pointed out that the Task Force on
Governmental Roles encouraged introduction of legislation of
this type as documented in the members packets. (A copy of
everything in the member packets may be found in the House
Community and Regional Affairs Committee Room, Capitol 110,
and after the adjournment of the second session of the 18th
Alaska State Legislature, in the Legislative Reference
Library.) He added, "In my way of thinking, the assessment
expense will be minimal...the relationship between troopers
and police isn't as complex as it might seem to some..."
Number 160
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE then MOVED to ADOPT an AMENDMENT he had
distributed to the committee in order to avoid "a bunch of
amateur police forces or private police forces". (A copy of
the amendment may be found in the House Community and
Regional Affairs Committee Room, Capitol 110, and after the
adjournment of the second session of the 18th Alaska State
Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.)
There were no objections to the motion and the AMENDMENT was
ADOPTED.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said, "I think it's generally bad
public policy for the state to impose duties on the
municipality or for the federal government to impose duties
on the state, when those duties are not reimbursed. So I
have a problem with that aspect of this." He then MOVED
that the word "not" BE REMOVED from "The municipality may
not deduct money collected from assessments for
administrative or other costs incurred by the municipality,"
(line 16 -17, page 2).
Number 228
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE said, "I would entertain this as a
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT if after we strike the word 'not', and
now we have 'may', we would add the additional verbiage 'a
reasonable fee'."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said fine and reiterated the changes.
CHAIRMAN OLBERG said there were no objections to the motion
and that these changes, as a second amendment, be
incorporated.
Number 266
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said, "I'm a little concerned by
having the statewide Department of Public Safety providing
levels of service to small service areas throughout the
state. I think we ought to give the municipalities the
option, if we're going to do this, to form service areas,
give them the option to, at the same time get that service
from an adjacent municipality...if it exists... What we're
doing here moves us away from local government...rather than
to try to consolidate these services within local
government." He also pointed out that "Title 29 prohibits
formation of a new service area, if you can provide that
service by annexation to an existing one."
Number 308
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE talked about the police situation in
his district. He added, "I understand Representative
Davies' concerns. Again, the best government is the closest
to the people and if the people in a particular service area
want to have that kind of service they ought to have those
decisions available to them.
Number 320
REPRESENTATIVE ED WILLIS gave an example of police
protection in Eagle River. He continued, "The home rule
charter does provide and does allow for service area. Why
can't your area form that service area and do what we did."
Number 345
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE replied, "I'm pleased that Eagle River
is having their needs met. Obviously, the Hillside people
are not having their needs met. At another time we can talk
about political intrigues that go on behind the scenes.
...We have local service areas, Eagle River chose to do one
thing. Hillside, perhaps Talkeetna, Nikiski, whoever
chooses to do another, they should have that option."
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIS said, "That's what I'm wondering, I
thought you did have that option. Why can't you form the
police service area under the charter and get the level of
service you want?"
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE replied, "The troopers will not
cooperate and they must be brought to this by statute."
Number 360
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIS said, "It gets back to the question of
who's going to provide the service then. We, in Eagle
River, get a municipality police force. It's all part of it
and it seems to be working real well."
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE said, "It didn't work for us."
REPRESENTATIVE TOOHEY gave an example of what she thought HB
18 would accomplish.
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE MOVED that HB 18, as amended, be moved
out of committee with individual recommendations.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES OBJECTED and added, "Does the sponsor
object to providing the option within this attaching to the
local municipality."
REPRESENTATIVE BUNDE said, "Yes."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said, "That's the reason for my
objection. I think that this (HB 18), as it's drafted now,
is in conflict with Title 29."
Number 400
A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Davies and
Willis voted AGAINST movement of HB 18. Representatives
Sanders, Williams, Bunde, Toohey, Olberg voted TO MOVE the
bill out of committee with individual recommendations.
HB 32: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION DEBT REIMBURSEMENT
Number 417
REPRESENTATIVE PAT CARNEY, PRIME SPONSOR OF HB 32, read his
sponsor statement for the record. (A copy of the sponsor
statement may be found in the House Community and Regional
Affairs Committee Room, Capitol 110, and after the
adjournment of the second session of the 18th Alaska State
Legislature, in the Legislative Reference Library.) He
added, "I have a little trouble understanding why there's a
big fiscal note because they're already reimbursing
municipalities for school construction for past bonded
indebtedness that was covered by state law."
Number 460
REPRESENTATIVE CARNEY continued, "This legislation (HB 32)
is strictly a judgement call, I think, on the part of the
committee. The only decision we have to make, I think, is
whether or not organized municipalities that pay taxes
should have an opportunity to get state reimbursement for
school construction. Everyone knows that the current system
isn't working. I think if we make a decision to spend some
BP money or some other money for school construction
statewide, even then we aren't assured that our urban areas
will be adequately taken care of. ...The decision will have
to be made at a later date in finance, about what we
ultimately do about this problem."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES said he strongly supported HB 32 and
added, "Under the present system, even if the governor's
proposal to spend $150 million a year in additional money
were to go into effect under the current system of
priorities, we don't believe that schools will be
constructed (fast enough) to meet the need in Fairbanks."
Number 499
CHAIRMAN OLBERG requested clarification of the school
appropriation process and asked, "Aren't we already doing
this?"
REPRESENTATIVE CARNEY said, "The current funding has to do
with commitments made in the past...this legislation (HB 32)
will not affect this year's budget at all. It won't affect
the budget until two years after the bonds are sold by the
municipalities. ...Then the municipalities gets
reimbursement from the state for 70 percent. Even at the
best, it would be three to four years before we see any cost
to the state in the way of bonded indebtedness
reimbursement."
CHAIRMAN OLBERG asked, "Does this fall in the category of
binding a future legislature?"
REPRESENTATIVE CARNEY replied, "We can always under-fund,
Mr. Chairman, we're doing that right now."
Number 515
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES commented, "The state has been paying
off its indebtedness at a fairly rapid rate. The usual rule
of thumb is...to have that down less than five percent of
your rolling GF (general fund) dollars. This wouldn't have
any effect on our annual budgets until a couple of years
from now. At that time we will have paid down our bonded
indebtedness...below that magic five percent number."
Number 530
VICE CHAIR JERRY SANDERS said, "I think the situation
they're describing would explain the fiscal note. I think,
by the time we'd be paying this two or three years from now,
the state intended to be out of this business and not have
anybody paying that and they'd have to reinstitute it."
REPRESENTATIVE TOOHEY asked about the list distributed to
the committee members. (A copy of the list may be found in
the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee Room,
Capitol 110, and after the adjournment of the second session
of the 18th Alaska State Legislature, in the Legislative
Reference Library.)
REPRESENTATIVE CARNEY said, "This is a list of the proposed
schools to be funded under the Governor's proposal for
priority one schools and if you'll notice, it puts almost no
money into the areas where the heaviest population is."
Number 565
CHAIRMAN OLBERG asked, "Does the present reimbursement
system exist in statute, the debt reimbursement that's being
done now, or is that an annual capital appropriation that is
subject to legislative whim?"
REPRESENTATIVE CARNEY said, "It is covered in the statute
but it is legislative whim, the amount to be funded in
relationship to the total amount we're committed to."
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIES pointed out, "Last year (1992) the
total amount that we funded for statewide school
construction was only about 27 million dollars. We
anticipate in the Fairbanks area we will need to construct
in this next decade 100 million dollars worth of schools."
CHAIRMAN OLBERG said, "I need to do a little bit of homework
on this (HB 32)." Then offered to bring up HB 32 again
Tuesday, March 23, 1993.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIRMAN OLBERG adjourned the meeting at 3:54 p.m.
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