04/12/1996 09:47 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                          12 April 1996                                        
                            9:47 A.M.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, # 74, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Steve  Frank, Co-chairman, convened  the meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:47 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition  to  Co-chairman  Frank,  co-chairman  Halford,                 
  Senators Phillips, Sharp  and Rieger  were present when  the                 
  meeting  convened.    Senators  Donley  and  Zharoff arrived                 
  later.                                                                       
                                                                               
  Also  Attending:   Karen  Rehfeld, Director,  Administrative                 
  Services,  Department  of  Education;  Nico  Bus,  Director,                 
  Division  of   Support  Services,   Department  of   Natural                 
  Resources;  Barbara  Frank,   Budget  Officer,  Division  of                 
  Administrative   Services,   Department   of   Environmental                 
  Conservation; Nancy  Slagle, Director, Office  of Management                 
  and Budget; Arthur  Snowden, Administrative Director, Alaska                 
  Court  System;  Dwight  Perkins,  Special Assistant  to  the                 
  Commissioner, Department of Labor; Arbe Williams,  Director,                 
  Division  of Administrative  Services, Department  of Labor;                 
  Mike  Greany,  Director,  Division  of Legislative  Finance;                 
  Kathryn Daughhetee,  Virginia  Stonkus,  Fred  Fisher,  Dave                 
  Tonkovich and Jetta Whittaker,  Fiscal Analysts, Division of                 
  Legislative Finance; and aides to committee members.                         
                                                                               
  Via Teleconference:   James  Fisher, Alaska Legal  Services,                 
  Soldotna; William Phillips, Kenai; and Paul Seaton, Homer.                   
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 412(FIN) am(brf pfld)                                  
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                 
       program  expenses  of  state  government,  for  certain                 
       programs,  and   to   capitalize   funds;   making   an                 
       appropriation under  art. IX, sec.  17(c), Constitution                 
       of the State of Alaska,  from the constitutional budget                 
       reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.                      
                                                                               
  Co-chairman  Frank  reviewed subcommittee  report summaries.                 
  Department of  Education  following  review  by  co-chairman                 
  Frank and  brief question  and answer by  Karen Rehfeld  was                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  moved by Senator Halford and  without objection was adopted.                 
  Department of Corrections was reviewed by co-chairman Frank.                 
  Senator Rieger asked  if the  label of appropriations  would                 
  state institutions or specify the institution to receive the                 
  monies.    Kathryn  Daughhetee  said  that  it  would  state                 
  institutions  and  co-chairman Frank  asked  her to  include                 
  specific institution instructions.  The summary was moved by                 
  Senator  Halford  and  without  objection  it  was  adopted.                 
  Department of Environmental Conservation following review by                 
  co-chairman Frank and  a brief  explanation of storage  tank                 
  grants by  Barbara Frank  was moved  by Senator  Halford and                 
  with the  objection  of Senator  Zharoff duly  noted it  was                 
  adopted by a vote of 6 - 1.  Department of Natural Resources                 
  following review by co-chairman Frank and brief question and                 
  answer by Nico Bus was moved by Senator Halford and with the                 
  objection of Senator Zharoff duly noted  it was adopted by a                 
  vote  of  6  -  1.    Department of  Commerce  and  Economic                 
  Development was reviewed by Senator  Sharp.  Senator Zharoff                 
  voiced concern about  limited flexibility of ASMI.   Senator                 
  Rieger voiced concern about tourism.  Co-chairman Frank said                 
  he  would hold these  two items  open for  later discussion.                 
  Senator Halford moved  the subcommittee report and  with the                 
  objection of Senator Zharoff duly noted  it was adopted by a                 
  vote of 6 -1.                                                                
                                                                               
  Formal  minutes  of  the  meeting  were not  prepared  since                 
  pertinent financial  information is available  in Conference                 
  Committee Reports  on  the  FY 97  operating  budget.    The                 
  meeting was  tape recorded  and handwritten  log notes  were                 
  taken.  A copy of the tapes and log notes may be obtained by                 
  contracting either  the Legislative Finance Division,  P. O.                 
  Box  113200, Juneau,  Alaska  99811-3200 (Phone:  (907) 465-                 
  3795)  or  the  office  of   the  Senate  Finance  Committee                 
  Secretary (Phone:  (907) 465-4935).                                          
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-chairman  Frank  recessed  the meeting  until  1:30  p.m.                 
  today.