SENATE BILL NO. 230 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." Co-Chair Sharp announced that during this meeting the committee would move alphabetically through the departments, hearing from each on their specific program requests included in the State of Alaska FY99 Capital Project Summary. The committee would adjourn when it reaches Department of Fish and Game's presentation or at 11:00 am, whichever comes sooner. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Department of Environmental Conservation presentations will be heard at a later meeting when the entire committee membership is present. He stated that the meeting was broadcasting, via teleconference, to several locations throughout the state but that testimony would be heard by invitation only. He directed the committee's attention to the summary of amendments. He said the committee did not have final amendments yet but intended to take testimony for them at a later meeting. He told committee members they could find various backup materials for the bill in binders placed in front of them. At this point, he began hearing testimony from the Department of Administration on their budget requests included in the Capital FY99 Governor's bill. SHARON BARTON, Director of the Division of Administrative Services for the Department of Administration was invited to the table to speak to the committee. She spoke first on the INTEGRATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM-PUBLIC DEFENDER request. She reminded the committee that the legislature had directed the department to find more cost- effective ways to operate the Public Defenders Agency. By upgrading the computer system, they will be making progress in achieving this goal. Ms. Barton informed the committee that the recently completed project to upgrade the Department of Corrections computers did not include the PDA, so they didn't receive any funding for their needed upgrades. She did say that they have been making substantial efforts to upgrade the computer hardware for each office at no cost. They have been watching for other departments new computer purchases and obtaining the surplus machines. While the newer computers are not the latest in technology, they are far superior to the ones employees had been using. Even with these upgrades there are still limitations to the agencies systems. Although they have been able to make improvements by acquiring the newer hardware, there are other specific items, such as agency-related software that they can't get as hand me downs. Ms. Barton emphasized the PDA is very behind in its computer technology. She gave examples of this such as the fact that offices are not connected by e-mail and there is no intra- office network. She said that each time an employee prepares a document that needs to be transmitted to another office, the file must be saved to a disk and hand-carried to the Secretary's computer to be uploaded and then e-mailed to the awaiting office. The agency needs to be hooked together on a network. BARBARA BRINK, Director of the Public Defenders Agency, via teleconference from Anchorage, was invited to expand on Ms. Barton's presentation. She told committee members the basic problem is infrastructure. The proposed upgrades would allow the agency to become a part of the broader picture, integrating with other agencies. Senator Parnell had some technical questions on the matter. GERALD BAILEY, Administrative Manager for PDA was asked to join the committee via teleconference from Anchorage to help answer those questions. He explained the agency's hope to install a network system within each of the offices. Senator Parnell asked if the employees had e-mail capabilities. Mr. Bailey responded that each office has one central office with the exception of the Anchorage and Fairbanks offices. Senator Parnell wanted to know if the department would be able to connect all offices via a network system with the funding requested in this bill. Mr. Bailey said this funding would cover most of the costs. Co-Chair Sharp pointed out that the request was $110,000 for this year but saw another request for $400,000 for the next fiscal year. Would the department still envision a need for that amount, he asked. Mr. Bailey said no, that the original request for future budget years included computer upgrades that they were able to by-pass with the acquisition of the surplus computers. This concluded the discussion on the system upgrades for the Public Defender Agency. The next item in the budget packet was the ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PURCHASING SYSTEM. Ms. Barton explained how currently each department goes out for bids themselves and there is no central place for vendors to make inquiries. This process is also labor intensive for the agencies and the DOA, as paperwork needs to be processed through a cumbersome pipeline. The solution the department proposes is in website pasting. According to Ms. Barton, this would make it easier for both vendors and agency purchasers to have access to each other. Contract awards information is already available on-line, but this new program would be an enhancement. Ordering would be available on-line. The statewide accounting system would link up with the new system, allowing for better tracking and assurance of compliance with fiscal and purchasing policies. DUGAN PETTY was invited to speak to the committee on this proposal. He expanded on Ms. Barton's testimony announcing that: "Electronic commerce is here." He told committee members that every major company has some kind of system in place but the State of Alaska has none. He spoke of other states' efforts at breaking into this technological area. Oregon is leading the way and San Diego has a state of the art system in place. The DOA is incorporating features of these other systems into their proposed plan. He felt that not only would the State Of Alaska benefit, but that there would be more bid opportunities for vendors. Senator Parnell asked how broad the new system would be and how many years it would take to implement. Mr. Petty replied that this would be a pilot project for now. The limits are wide open as far as how big the system could get. He told the committee that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities already has a form of electronic "Requests for Bids" in place. Other agencies are getting ready to add their own versions. Mr. Petty advised that it would be a mistake to not take a statewide approach that would oversee the whole process. Mr. Petty detailed some of the specifics of the project. He said the system would work as a Web Browser. An electronic catalog is a good basis. However, he admitted some issues do need to be resolved regarding where the boundaries should be drawn. Washington State is doing electronic bidding this year and they are the first to attempt this. There are questions on the implementation of that process, including the validity of electronic signatures. He summarized by saying that to whatever level the State takes this, it is important that it gets involved. Co-Chair Sharp pointed out that the funding for this request would come from AIDEA funds. He noted that the legislature has already determined that no AIDEA funds will be granted. He said the message was sent to the Governor last year, and he had hoped the Administration wouldn't try to use the fund again this year. Senator Phillips, Co-Chair Sharp and Ms. Barton had some discussion as to who assigns funding sources to the various proposed projects. It was agreed that the Office of Management and Budget made those determinations. At the request of the DOA representatives, the committee skipped ahead to LEASE DATABASE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. Ms. Barton spoke to this request. She noted right off that the funding source assigned to this project was AIDEA funds. She shared with the committee that currently the department has an old system with which to manage all lease data. The problem is that this system is so old, obtaining technical support for the software is impossible. She envisioned the new system would incorporate all the existing capacities of the old plus integrate with the statewide accounting system. This would eliminate duplicate paperwork required by the different divisions. Mr. Petty added that the current database software, titled Knowledgeman is a 15-year old system and is no longer serviced by the manufacturer or any other technical provider. There were no questions so the discussions on the lease database system concluded. The committee again skipped forward in the budget packet to talk about JUNEAU SUBPORT RELOCATION PLANNING. Ms. Barton reminded the committee this request was brought before the committee last year and rejected. She said the issue is even more urgent this year as the lease on the land on which the building sits is to expire next June. She recounted how the land was turned over to the Mental Health Land Trust and that they are unlikely to renew the lease. She advised the committee to avoid higher costs later by granting funding for the planning project now. She said funding would cover the costs of planning, site selection, beginning design work and evaluation of operating costs for the new facility. Mr. Petty identified the main problem of the lease expiration. He told the committee that not only the land under the building, but also the parking area is on the MHLT land. The MHLT has the option to renew the lease, but their mandate is to get the highest return on the land. It has been determined that other uses are apt to generate more income for the trust and therefore, the Subport lease is unlikely to be renewed. Co-Chair Sharp asked if the proposed planning would include a study to evaluate whether higher lease costs in the current location would still be lower than relocation. Mr. Petty said that option would be considered but warned that because the state no longer owns the land, that would not for long be an alternative. Senator Phillips asked if Department of Fish and Game was the primary user of the building. Mr. Petty told him they have a tag laboratory and a vessel repair shop housed in the building. Senator Phillips wanted to know if ADF&G uses were for regional or statewide functions. Mr. Petty explained that they were mostly statewide functions although he speculated that the vessel repair shop probably didn't work on boats from the interior. At Senator Phillips request, Mr. Petty listed some of the other agencies that occupy space in the building. Department of Revenue, Department of Administration, Legislative Affairs Agency and the National Guard all make use of the subport facilities. Again Senator Phillips asked if the activities were for regional or statewide business. After further discussion on that matter, Senator Phillips then asked if the building was used mostly as a warehouse and if it was, would it be better to store items somewhere other than Juneau. Mr. Petty stressed that it is most efficient to store items where the department headquarters are. These offices have staff who are available to access the storage facilities. He said the new building doesn't have to be in downtown Juneau, but that it is convenient for some agencies. Co-Chair Sharp questioned if the funding request found elsewhere in the Governor's budget packet for the Juneau National Guard Armory is related to this project. Mr. Petty replied that it is related, but understanding how they are related is tricky. He spoke of the National Guard's use of the building. This closed the discussion on the subport planning program. The committee backtracked in the budget packet to items earlier passed over. The next item they addressed was ENTERPRISE MESSAGE BROKERING AND DATA EXCHANGE. Ms. Barton explained how implementation of this project would make it possible for members of the public to submit address and/or name changes only once and have the updates distributed to all affected offices in the State Of Alaska with which they do business. This would eliminate the need for them to contact each and every office. Ms. Barton said the funding for this would cover the costs of the software and the design and installation of the system. KAREN MORGAN Deputy Director of the Information Technology Group, added to the discussion on this item. She told the committee about the difficulties the public encounters when trying to get name and address changes updated for State Of Alaska purposes. She said currently, people have to go to several agencies to submit the new information. This program would allow the public to make updates for their driver's licenses, PFD dividends, voter registration and other state-related services, all at once. Senator Parnell wanted assurance that these changes would be implemented for multiple agencies only at the request of the citizen. He wanted to know if it would still be possible for the state employee to make just the changes the individual wanted. He said he had concerns about privacy. Ms. Morgan offered that reassurance saying that any changes would be made only at the specific request of the citizen. She acknowledged the security issue and that it had been considered when the project was drafted. Co-Chair Sharp applauded the customer service efforts. He said he wondered though, how the Division of Elections would be able to implement the program. He noted requirements they must follow with regard to verifying voter registration changes. This was the end of the discussion on the address and name change update system. The committee jumped ahead in the budget packet to take up INFORMATION SERVICES FUND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. Ms. Barton described the current program of setting a rate system to calculate the depreciation of existing equipment and use the depreciation recovery to purchase new equipment. This would apply to the state's computing and telecommunications infrastructure. Ms. Morgan joined in and spoke about the fund being established in 1992. She said the department is just now getting to the point of recovering the full depreciation. Senator Torgerson had questions about the balance of the fund. Ms. Morgan informed him that the total was difficult to quote since it incorporates both operation and the capital funds, but she surmised it to be approximately $4 million. Co-Chair Sharp asked if the new purchases would be for replacement of existing equipment. Ms. Morgan replied that yes, it would replace older, unusable or technically obsolete equipment. Senator Phillips asked what the state would be getting in return for the money spent. Ms. Morgan described some of the different services affected. Phone services, particularly the designated "465" prefix for Juneau state offices; paging capabilities and microwave emergency services that run along the railroad system were some which she recounted. She told the committee she could provide them with a detailed list if they wished. Referring to the railroad microwave utility lines, Senator Phillips inquired if the railroad corporation used the services and if so, could they be charged. Ms. Morgan told him there is an agreement between the DOA and the AK Railroad Corporation that allows access for the utilities by DOA and in turn, uses of the services by the railroad. After further discussion on the distribution of services, the presentation on the depreciation recovery was finished. The committee turned back to the portion of the budget packet that addressed DMV MICROFILMING AND INDEXING. Ms. Barton described the current system telling the committee that the division uses Kodak microfilm equipment to photograph all their documents. Law enforcement officials and members of the public must then go and manually retrieve needed information. This method is very labor intensive and it creates a big backlog. The equipment is very old and in need of replacement according to Ms. Barton. The new equipment would consist of a new camera and related bar coding machinery. JAY DULANY, Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles was invited to testify via teleconference from Anchorage. He summarized what Ms. Barton presented that the equipment they had was well past its life span. He felt the new camera and the bar coding system would be a wise purchase. The committee next took up the issue of DMV DIGITAL PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PROCESS. Ms. Barton began the discussion, again describing the current system of using a Polaroid process. She told the committee that Polaroid is getting out of the business and will no longer be supporting the system after their contract with DMV expires. She remarked that agencies across the country are moving toward a digital system. Money from this request would be used to purchase digital photo license stations for the 30 DMV offices statewide. Mr. Dulany introduced CHUCK HOSAK, Deputy Director of DMV who was also linked to the meeting via teleconference from Anchorage. Mr. Hosak spoke of the movement from a manual to a computerized process. The DMV, law enforcement officials and the public would all benefit from the new system. He told the committee how photos and signatures could be transmitted electronically and how this would be useful for many reasons including preventing issuance of false ID's and to quickly replace lost drivers licenses. Senator Parnell asked who was the equipment manufacturer. Mr. Hosak listed several companies and said the project would be sent out to bid. Senator Phillips wanted to know if the companies were all in the US and Mr. Hosak reported that they were. Senator Phillips inquired if the information would be stored in a format that would be accessible by the Alaska State Troopers when they eventually get computers installed in patrol vehicles. Mr. Dulany replied that they have been working with the Department of Public Safety to ensure compatibility of information. Senator Parnell suggested they also coordinate with the Department of Corrections. There was further discussion on the need for the system to be in a format compatible for all needs. Senator Torgerson wanted to know why the division was requesting two completely different systems one for microfilming and another for photo ID's. Couldn't the digital photography be used for the documents also, he wondered? Mr. Dulany said they did consider using one system for both functions, but found that it would not be cost effective to use the digital photography system for storing and retrieving the high volume of documents the division must process. There was further clarification of this matter by Senator Parnell, Mr. Dulany and Senator Torgerson. Senator Parnell asked how many employees are needed to handle the document microfilming process. Mr. Dulany told him two full time employees are needed to do the microfilming plus extra employee time is necessary to do the accompanying data entry. Senator Parnell wondered if it would be more cost effective to contract the work to an outside company. Mr. Dulany said the division found it to be more cost-effective to do it in-house. Co-Chair Sharp had concerns about the possibility of digital photographs made accessible to marketing companies. Mr. Dulany assured him that current law prohibits the photos from being released to anyone, other than for police purposes, without permission from the individual. This concluded the DMV budget requests. The committee then took up the AKPAY TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM. Ms. Barton expressed the need to eliminate time and duplication efforts currently required processing state employee time sheets. She said each agency has a different way of collecting employees' time sheets and a lot of time is spent inputting the various informations. DAVID ESSAY, the Acting Director of the Division of Finance came to the table to expand on the issue. He stressed that while the work is vital, it is not considered "value added" and therefore would be better done by a computer. Because of the diversity of state jobs, the system needs to be adaptable to many forms of work reporting. According to Mr. Essay, this proposed system would do that. There were no questions or further discussion on the topic of AKPAY. The committee moved ahead to address PIONEERS' HOMES HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS. Ms. Barton stressed that the items in this proposal were the most urgent needs taken from a long list of priorities. A variety of repairs are needed ranging from wiring, to Americans With Disabilities Act compliance, to fire safety repairs. She pointed out that the funding source for this request would come from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. JIM KOHN, Director of the Division of Longevity Programs came to the table to answer questions. Senator Phillips and Co-Chair Sharp requested a breakdown of repairs needed and their location. They asked to have the information within the next two weeks. Mr. Kohn said he had that data and would just need to add up the figures. He overviewed the breakdown, telling committee members that most of the electrical repairs are needed in the Palmer and Fairbanks Pioneer Homes. He explained that while the Sitka home is the oldest, many of the needed wiring upgrades there were already completed under another project. There was further discussion on the locations of the homes, their ages and the needed repairs. Senator Phillips made comments about the Juneau Pioneers Home. The presentation on this request was completed. The last request from the Department of Administration was for RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS SPACE CONSOLIDATION FURNITURE. Ms. Barton informed the committee that because of an increase in staff, the space used by each worker needs to be as compacted as possible. The furniture system they are using is old and inefficient as far as space utilization is concerned. The requested new modular furniture would allow for better accommodations for employees. More importantly, it would conform to ADA standards, which the current furniture does not. GUY BELL, director of Division of Retirement and Benefits, was invited to testify before the committee. He talked of the severe overcrowding in the division office. They are unable to offer counseling and other confidential services because of the close proximity of the workstations. Senator Parnell asked how the division had reached the dollar amount they were requesting. Mr. Bell responded saying that division representatives had contacted the Division of General Services and told them what they needed the new furniture system to provide. DGS calculated this figure based on information from the bidding process. Ms. Barton added that the cost would include everything - breakdown, rewiring, etc. After further discussion the committee thanked the DOA staff for their presentations and thus concluded the DOA chapter of the budget request. The committee heard from the Department of Commerce and Economic Development on their two funding requests included in the budget plan. TOM LAWSON, Director of Administrative Services presented the first item: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATCHING GRANTS. He gave a brief description of the matching grants program. He said the program's goal is to provide a ratio of one dollar of state money for every three dollars from other sources. He listed some of the grants and the funds spent on various projects. They included the Economic Development Project Grants-$125.0; Match for Economic Development Administrations annual planning grant-$100.0; International Trade Show Matching Grants- $12.5; Small Business and Economic Development Conference Grant Program-$12.5. Mr. Lawson impressed that the division is pleased with the current system. There were no comments or questions by committee members. The other request submitted by DCED was 4-DAM POOL PROJECT REPAIRS. KEITH LAVFER was linked to the meeting via teleconference from Anchorage and spoke to this item. He told the committee that AEA was making this request for repairs to the Four Dam Pool Hydroelectric projects. The request is based on contractual agreements to undertake the repairs. Mr. Lavfer attempted to clear up some confusion on the request's format. He explained that in prior years, funding requests for this on-going project where submitted to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. This was because information on what amounts would be needed where not available during the regular capital budget process. This year the project is in Phase Three and the data is available. Therefore, it is possible to bring the request before the whole body. Co-Chair Sharp had concerns about the annual requests. He wanted to know if the utilities were requesting higher funding each year to pay for projects not planned for the current phase of the project. Mr. Lavfer reassured him that they are working with the utilities to ensure they only take what's needed for that year's repairs. This concluded the presentation from DCED. Next to be taken up were requests from the Department of Community and Regional Affairs. The first item in their portion of the Governor's bill was RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS. IKE WAITS, Chief of Planning for the Division of Municipal and Regional Assistance, was invited to testify before the committee via teleconference from Anchorage. He outlined this on-going grants program that provides funding for projects in communities with populations of 900. The funds go toward infrastructure development and capital improvements, planning and technical assistance and economic development activities. Communities can qualify for up to $100,000 for these types of projects. He told the committee that this program was not funded in FY98, but is still considered by the division to be an on- going project. Co-Chair Sharp asked how much the legislature funded this program in past years. Mr. Waits replied that he didn't have exact figures because he had only been working in the division for the last two years. He was able to recall that in FY97 the program was given approximately $800,000. Before that, he believed the funding level was higher, about $1 million, for quite some time. Senator Torgerson wanted to know, if in the case of communities that were located inside of a borough, did the division used the population count of the borough or the actual community's population to judge if the community qualified for this program. Mr. Wait answered that the population of the community was used to make the determination. There was no further discussion on the municipal grants program and the committee turned to the next request, BULK FUEL SYSTEMS UPGRADES. PERCY FRISBY, Director of the Division of Energy came to the table to speak to this issue. He described some of the repairs and upgrades made to bulk fuel storage in rural Alaska under this continuing program. He detailed how the state funding is matched with federal funds and local contributions. Co-Chair Sharp asked if the division knew what the federal funding would be this year. Senator Pearce joined in with her concerns that the federal funding has been committed for this on-going project and that the money would always be allocated. Mr. Frisby reassured the committee that the federal government has guaranteed $3.5 million. He informed them that a six-year plan had been worked out between the division and the federal agencies to address the worst tank farms and try to bring them up to standards. Senator Pearce referred to a federal compliance order that must be followed and inquired as to what they were actually complying. Mr. Frisby said the compliance order was called the Open Mining Act. Mr. Frisby went on to describe other grants and contributions that combined to make up the $4 million total that was being spent annually on the upgrades. Senator Pearce changed the topic to REPOSSESSED POWER SYSTEMS and asked for a brief status report. Mr. Frisby updated her on the process and that they were in the stage of working with the banks to find a resolution that would benefit all parties. Senator Pearce wanted to know how many of the affected communities relied on these systems as their primary source of power. Mr. Frisby gave her an answer of five communities. Senator Pearce referred back to the discussions with the banks and asked if the banks were being cooperative. Mr. Frisby said they were, but admitted they weren't very happy about the situation. Senator Phillips directed the conversation back to the bulk fuel tanks. He wondered if under the aforementioned six- year plan if all the necessary repairs would be completed, and if not would the program conclude anyway. Mr. Frisby informed him that the six-year plan is just the pilot of what is anticipated to be a 10-year process. He emphasized the division's evaluation of the program as being very successful. The committee moved to the next item, ELECTRICAL EMERGENCIES. Mr. Frisby told committee members that this request is for a reallocation of funds. He explained how the program was created to be an on-going attempt to correct problems in rural electric systems that are, or could become, a threat to live, health and safety. The plan was to award grants or contracts for needed repairs and upgrades. He stated that in actuality the funds are being spent for emergency response. He told them that the division encounters about five emergencies a year and in one situation last year, a power plant burned completely. Co-Chair Sharp asked if the loan program was intended to be a continual source of funding. Mr. Frisby told him that the loan program was ceased before he started working for the division so he didn't have knowledge of the original plan. He said revenue the program generates is from receipts off of existing loans and he anticipated that would continue for the next 20 years. Co-Chair Sharp asked what the community population restrictions were for qualifying for the federal grant. Mr. Frisby acknowledged that the different programs have different size requirements. For this program, the definition of a village is a population of 2000 or less. This finished discussion on the electrical emergency matter. The committee brought up the next request, COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANTS. Mr. Wait spoke to this item explaining how the program matched grants and issued administrative funding for Community Development Block Grants and Community Service Block Grants. Grants under this program are awarded on a competitive basis and are usually issued once a year. Co-Chair Sharp wondered if the state's amount of the funding has been consistent over the years. Mr. Wait replied that the amount has gone up and down depending on the allocation of federal funds. There were further discussions before the committee heard the presentations on DELTA JUNCTION ECONOMIC RECOVERY. Mr. Wait explained this phased project of matching federal and state/local funds for projects to help the Delta Junction area recover from a loss of 70 percent to the local economy due to pending Army reductions on Fort Greely. There were no questions from committee members on the Delta Junction funding request. Mr. Waits began speaking to the FOREST SERVICE MINI-GRANTS. He described this program as a partnership with the US Forest Service with an objective to strengthen rural communities by helping capitalize on their potential to diversify their economies in non-forest related industries. He told the committee the funding match is typically dollar for dollar. The grants are targeted at new business start- ups Co-Chair Sharp wanted to know if this program was the same as the Rural Development Program. Mr. Waits responded that it was a different program and that because they were separate, it was possible for applicants to combine the two. This would give projects money from both grants. This concluded discussion on the forest service grants, and the committee moved ahead to take up the ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER. TENA YOUNG, Grants Administrator in the Division of Administration, testified on behalf of this funding request. She reminded committee members that this project is to build a Welcome House with exhibit and demonstration areas, a theater, a cafe, a gift shop, a large open circular hall for gatherings and performances, and a rural travel information kiosk. The center would be located in Anchorage. She stated that the request had also been made proposed last year but had been denied. The reason the legislature gave for its refusal was because they wanted to see leverage for all other funds that had been raised. Senator Phillips inquired how much money had been raised to date. Ms. Young replied six million dollars. Senator Phillips wanted a breakdown of the sources of the donations. Ms. Young had a sheet showing that information and said she would get a copy to him. There were no further questions on the Native center. The last item, listed as an amendment to the Governor's Capital Budget for DCRA was addressed. This was a funding request for the ARCTIC WINTER GAMES. Ms. Young explained that the games were held every two years and that in the past, the funding request was made for the year before the games were to take place. It was then necessary to bring the issue up again the next year and ask for a supplemental to cover the unforeseen costs, which couldn't be documented for the original request. These costs usually included things such as travel and uniform expenditures. They also included an annual dues payment, which couldn't be funded in a fiscal year prior to the year the funds would be actually spent. The proposal for this year asks for the entire amount to be granted at once. One benefit of this method is that it allows the planners to get airline fare contracts at earlier dates with lower prices. They are able to incur cost savings in other purchases also. Senator Phillips shared with the committee how after last year's games he went to the airport in the middle of the night to greet homecoming athletes. The late night flights were the cheapest available. He also informed the committee that this year participants are each paying $40 toward the cost of their uniforms. He said he would get more information about the breakdown of the costs incurred for Alaskan athletes to participate in the games to share with the committee. This concluded the presentation for the DCRA budget items. Co-Chair Sharp announced that the time allocated for this meeting was up and committee members were due in other meetings. Therefore, the committee would not be able to hear testimony from other departments at this meeting. The next scheduled meeting on SB 231 was scheduled for March 28 and the committee will start with the Department of Correction's requests. He thanked the department representatives for coming in on a Saturday to testify before the committee.