03/06/1997 09:12 AM Senate FIN

                                                                               
                                                                               
                             MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                          March 6, 1997                                        
                            9:12 A.M.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 48, Side 1 (000-508)                                               
                                                                               
  Note:   Technical   difficulties    prevented   taping    of                 
  approximately first five minutes of meeting.                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Bert  Sharp,  Cochair,  Senate  Finance  Committee,                 
  convened the meeting at approximately 9:12 A.M.                              
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to COCHAIR SHARP,  SENATORS PHILLIPS, TORGERSON,                 
  and  ADAMS  were  present  when  the meeting  was  convened.                 
  SENATORS DONLEY and  PARNELL and  COCHAIR PEARCE arrived  as                 
  the meeting was in progress.                                                 
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
                                                                               
  COMMISSIONER  JOSEPH  PERKINS, Department  of Transportation                 
  and Public Facilities; Thomas Brigham, Director, Division of                 
  Statewide Planning, DOT&PF; and aides to committee members.                  
                                                                               
  Also Attending Via Teleconference:                                           
                                                                               
  LOUIS BENCARDINO, Mayor, City of Seward                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
          STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                         
                                                                               
  Log  notes  of  the  meeting,  handouts distributed  by  the                 
  departments, and a tape recording of the meeting are on file                 
  in  the  office of  the  Senate Finance  Committee Secretary                 
  (465-4935)  and may be requested through  that office or the                 
  Legislative Finance Division (465-3795).                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:55 A.M.