02/04/1997 03:08 PM House HES

              HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH,                              
                 EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                 
                        February 4, 1997                                       
                           3:08 p.m.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
 MEMBERS PRESENT                                                               
                                                                               
 Representative Con Bunde, Chairman                                            
 Representative Joe Green, Vice Chairman                                       
 Representative Al Vezey                                                       
 Representative Brian Porter                                                   
 Representative J. Allen Kemplen                                               
 Representative Tom Brice                                                      
                                                                               
 MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                
                                                                               
 Representative Fred Dyson                                                     
                                                                               
 COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                            
                                                                               
 HOUSE BILL NO. 66                                                             
 "An Act giving notice of and approving the entry into, and the                
 issuance of certificates of participation in, a lease-purchase                
 agreement for a centralized public health laboratory facility."               
                                                                               
      - MOVED CSHB 66 (HES) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                   
                                                                               
 (* First public hearing)                                                      
                                                                               
 PREVIOUS ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
 BILL:  HB  66                                                               
 SHORT TITLE: APPROVE CENTRALIZED PUBLIC HEALTH LAB                            
 SPONSOR(S): HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES                               
                                                                               
 JRN-DATE     JRN-DATE             ACTION                                      
 01/15/97        66    (H)   READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRAL(S)                 
 01/15/97        66    (H)   HES, FINANCE                                      
 01/30/97              (H)   HES AT  3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                       
 02/04/97              (H)   HES AT  3:00 PM CAPITOL 106                       
                                                                               
 WITNESS REGISTER                                                              
                                                                               
 ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant                                            
 Office of the Commissioner                                                    
 Department of Health and Social Services                                      
 P.O. Box 110601                                                               
 Juneau, Alaska  99811-0601                                                    
 Telephone:  (907) 465-3030                                                    
 POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified on HB 66                                       
                                                                               
 FORREST BROWNE, Debt Manager                                                  
 Treasury Division                                                             
 Department of Revenue                                                         
 P.O. Box 110405                                                               
 Juneau, Alaska  99811-0405                                                    
 Telephone:  (907) 465-3750                                                    
 POSITION STATEMENT:  Testified on HB 66                                       
                                                                               
 ACTION NARRATIVE                                                              
                                                                               
 TAPE 97-6, SIDE A                                                             
 Number 0000                                                                   
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN CON BUNDE called the House Health, Education and Social              
 Services Committee meeting to order at 3:08 p.m.  Members present             
 at the call to order were Representatives Bunde, Green, Porter and            
 Kemplen.  Representative Vezey arrived at 3:11 p.m. and                       
 Representative Brice arrived at 3:12 p.m.  Representative Dyson was           
 absent.                                                                       
 HB  66 APPROVE CENTRALIZED PUBLIC HEALTH LAB                                
                                                                               
 Number 0043                                                                   
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN PORTER made a motion to adopt proposed                   
 Amendment 1 to HB 66.  Hearing no objection Amendment 1 was                   
 adopted.                                                                      
                                                                               
 Number 0066                                                                   
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE PORTER said Amendment 1 deals with the area that the           
 committee discussed at the last meeting that perhaps the caps that            
 we had in the provision on the two monetary figures were risky                
 considering that prices might go up and inflation rates might                 
 change.  He said then we would be faced with a situation of having            
 the state public laboratory having to come back for a supplemental.           
 He said if it was a "bad attitude" legislature, who wouldn't give             
 them any more money, something might have to be cut back.  He said            
 CSHB 66(HES) is a good proposition for a complete and total lab, so           
 let's give ourselves the opportunity to have one.  He said                    
 Amendment 1 won't necessarily raise the costs, it will protect us             
 against an unforeseen fluctuation in interest rates.                          
                                                                               
 Number 0131                                                                   
                                                                               
 ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant, Office of the Commissioner,               
 Department of Health and Social Services, said the department was             
 delighted with CSHB 66(HES).                                                  
                                                                               
 Number 0172                                                                   
                                                                               
 FORREST BROWNE, Debt Manager, Treasury Division, Department of                
 Revenue, was next to testify.  He said there was also a technical             
 language change as part of Amendment 1 having to do with the state            
 bond committee.  He said, instead of having to "issue" the                    
 certificates of participation agreeing to "provide for the issuance           
 of".                                                                          
                                                                               
 Number 0216                                                                   
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE JOE GREEN made a motion to move CSHB 66(HES) from              
 committee as amended with individual recommendations and the                  
 attached fiscal note.  A roll call vote was taken on CSHB 66(HES).            
 Representatives Bunde, Green, Porter and Kemplen voted yea.                   
 Representatives Vezey and Brice voted nay.  Representative Dyson              
 was absent for the vote.  The vote was four yeas, two nays and so             
 CSHB 66(HES) was moved from the House Health, Education and Social            
 Services Committee.                                                           
 ADJOURNMENT                                                                   
                                                                               
 There being no further business to conduct, CHAIRMAN BUNDE                    
 adjourned the meeting of the House Health, Education and Social               
 Services Standing Committee at 3:14 p.m.