CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 205(FIN)(Corrected) am(brf sup maj                                                                      
fld)                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain    programs;    capitalizing   funds;    making                                                                    
     supplemental  appropriations;  and   providing  for  an                                                                    
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 205(FIN) am S                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain  programs; capitalizing  funds; making  capital                                                                    
     appropriations,   supplemental    appropriations,   and                                                                    
     reappropriations;   making   appropriations   for   the                                                                    
     operating   and  capital   expenses   of  the   state's                                                                    
     integrated comprehensive mental  health program; making                                                                    
     appropriations under art.  IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                                                                    
     of the State of  Alaska, from the constitutional budget                                                                    
    reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:19:34 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair Stedman stated  that the meeting would  most likely be                                                                    
short and that  there would likely be  an additional meeting                                                                    
later in the day.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Chair Stedman  reminded the  committee how  objections would                                                                    
be handled. If  there was an objection,  the committee would                                                                    
make note of the item and  set it aside. The committee would                                                                    
continue to  go through the  other items in  the department,                                                                    
adopt  them, and  then come  back to  any item  that had  an                                                                    
objection.   He  invited   Pat  Pitney,   Director  of   the                                                                    
Legislative  Finance Division  to  join the  members at  the                                                                    
table.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Stedman   informed  that   the  committee   would  be                                                                    
addressing open items  in HB 205 based on  the motion sheets                                                                    
distributed  to   members  and  dated  March   26th  on  the                                                                    
Departments of:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          Health and Social Services                                                                                            
          Natural Resources                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:20:19 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the                                                                           
Department of Health and Social Service's budget:                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 2    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 3    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 4    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 5    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 6    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 7    Senate, modified,  line one add  $5.1 million                                                                    
     in unrestricted  general funds  (fund code  1004), line                                                                    
     two subtract  $5.1 million  in marijuana  education and                                                                    
     treatment funds (fund code 1284).                                                                                          
     Item 8    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 9    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 10   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 11   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 12   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 13   House                                                                                                            
     Item 14   House                                                                                                            
     Item 15   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 16   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 17   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 18   Open                                                                                                             
     Item 19   Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 20   Senate                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. This action                                                                        
CLOSED all but items 16 and 18 in the Department of Health                                                                      
and Social Service's budget.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:22:03 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
^DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Foster MOVED to ADOPT the following in the                                                                           
Department of Natural Resources budget:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 2    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 3    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 4    Senate                                                                                                           
     Item 5    Senate                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. This action                                                                        
CLOSED the conferenceable items in the Department of                                                                            
Natural Resources budget.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB  205  was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Chair Stedman noted  that he planned to  recess this meeting                                                                    
to the  call of the chair.  He asked if there  was any other                                                                    
business  or  any  questions  or  comments  from  Conference                                                                    
Committee members.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Chair Stedman  stated that the committee  would put together                                                                    
motion sheets  for the capital  budget. He thought  it might                                                                    
be two  hours before the  meeting was reconvened.  He wanted                                                                    
to address the final items the following morning.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:23:33 PM                                                                                                                    
RECESSED                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
[Chair Stedman ADJOURNED the meeting at 5:50 p.m.]