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 There being no objection, passage of Amendment 1 was rescinded. 3:33:35 PM CHAIR KREISS-TOMKINS withdrew Amendment 1.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.