9:07:00 AM SENATE BILL NO. 231 "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations and appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." This was the second hearing for this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. Co-Chair Green announced that a committee substitute would be released for review. GINGER BLAISDELL, Staff to Co-Chair Green, outlined the proposed CS SB 231, 24-GS2034\F, as follows. Section 1 includes the capital projects as adjusted to the Governor's capital bill (SB 231). The start date for these projects is July 1, 2006. Generally, all deferred maintenance was combined into a single appropriation for each agency and was fully funded at the Governor's requested level. Section 4 includes the capital projects as adjusted to the Governor's regular supplemental bill (SB 263). The start date for these projects is immediate. Section 7 includes the operating projects as adjusted to the Governor's regular supplemental (SB 263). The start date for these projects is immediate. Some of the Governor's requested supplemental items are still under review by the House and Senate Co-Chairs and will be considered for addition in the next version of this capital bill (SB 231). Sections 10 - 25 are the language sections and include provisions that become effective immediately (from FY 06 supplemental requests), fund transfer provisions and reappropriations that will become effective on June 30, 2006, and some language that will become effective July 1, 2007. District Reappropriations begin with Section 26 - 42. Please double check this section to ensure that your local communities' reappropriations are included as requested. Section 43 is the language for the Constitutional Budget Reserve for FY 06 and FY 07 and includes an increase for the Department of Revenue, treasury division for investment fee increases. All projects that will be included in the Tobacco Bond legislation have been removed from this bill. The House will complete their work on the Tobacco Bond bill and add the projects before it is forwarded to the Senate. We will work closely with the House to coordinate projects and insure inclusion in both bills. Legislative priorities will be included in the next CS that will be provided on Wednesday or Thursday. Amendments will be heard on Saturday morning beginning at 9:00am. Please have all amendments to my office by 4:00pm Friday, April 28th. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will hear from the agencies regarding the committee's changes to the Governor's requested capital projects and FY 07 supplemental needs. Each agency should take no longer than 10 minutes and discuss only critical needs. The order of testimony will be: Tuesday: Department of Corrections Department of Education and Early Development Department of Labor and Workforce Development Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Department of Environmental Conservation Department of Natural Resources Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Wednesday: University of Alaska Department of Law Department of Public Safety Department of Revenue Department of Administration Alaska Court System Department of Fish and Game Department of Health and Social Services Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Thursday and Friday we will hear public testimony. If public testimony is brief we will continue to hear other bills in committee. No action was taken on the proposed committee substitute or the bill. The bill was HELD in Committee. AT EASE 9:13:11 AM / 9:14:17 AM