HB 177-REVISED PROGRAM: APPROPRIATIONS
3:32:28 PM
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS announced that the next order of business
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 177, "An Act relating to an increase of
an appropriation due to additional federal or other program
receipts; and providing for an effective date." [Before the
committee was HB 177, as amended on 5/15/21.]
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS explained that Amendment 1, adopted on
5/15/21, needed to be reconsidered.
3:33:12 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN moved to rescind action on Amendment 1 to
HB 177 [labeled 32-LS0369\A.1, Marx, 5/12/21]. There being no
objection, passage of Amendment 1 was rescinded.
3:33:35 PM
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS withdrew Amendment 1. He moved to adopt
Amendment 2, labeled 32-LS0369\A.2, Marx, 5/16/21, on behalf of
the bill sponsor, which read:
Page 1, line 10, following "program":
Insert "or project"
Page 1, line 12, through page 2, line 8:
Delete all material and insert:
"(2) [45 DAYS SHALL ELAPSE BEFORE
COMMENCEMENT OF EXPENDITURES UNDER THE REVISED
PROGRAM] unless the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee earlier recommends that the governor expend
the receipts under the revised program or project, the
governor may not expend the receipts under the revised
program or project until the following periods have
elapsed:
(A) 45 days for expenditures not exceeding
$20,000,000;
(B) 90 days for expenditures greater than
$20,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
(C) 180 days for expenditures greater than
$50,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
(D) 270 days for expenditures greater than
$100,000,000 [STATE TAKE PART IN THE FEDERALLY OR
OTHERWISE FUNDED ACTIVITY];
(3) should the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee recommend within the applicable period
described in (2) of this subsection [45-DAY PERIOD]
that the governor not expend the receipts under the
revised program or project [STATE NOT INITIATE THE
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY], the governor shall again review
the revised program or project, and, if the governor
determines to authorize the expenditure, the governor
shall provide the Legislative Budget and Audit
Committee with a statement of the governor's reasons
before commencement of expenditures under the revised
program or project."
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN objected for the purpose of discussion.
3:33:52 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS TUCK, Alaska State Legislature, prime
sponsor of HB 177, explained that the proposed amendment would
create consistency throughout the bill language by inserting "or
project" following the word "program," thus reading "the amended
program or project."
CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS sought to confirm that Amendment 2 would
insert more explicit language that would leave less room for
"loosy goosy" interpretation by the executive branch.
REPRESENTATIVE TUCK answered, "Yes, that's correct."
3:35:54 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN withdrew his objection to the adoption of
Amendment 2. There being no further objection, Amendment 2 to
HB 177 was adopted.
3:36:13 PM
REPRESENTATIVE CLAMAN moved to report HB 177, as amended, out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 177(STA) was moved
from the House State Affairs Standing Committee.