SENATE BILL NO. 221 "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT Committee Substitute 25- GS2007\K as a working document before this Committee. Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion purposes. 10:00:56 AM MILES BAKER, STAFF, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, remarked that the primary difference structurally from the last committee substitute is the addition of the remaining slow track supplemental FY 08 items. He mentioned the addition of items from the Governor's FY 09 capital submission and Legislative re-appropriation requests. Section 1, Page 2, slow track supplemental operating items for FY 08. Section 4, Page 6, supplemental capital items. Section 7, Page 10-17, prior committee substitute capital projects to enhance public safety, separating them from the capital budget. Section 10, Page 18-59, regular section of the FY 09 capital budget requests. 10:04:05 AM Mr. Baker continued with: Section 10, Page 59, Line 24, for school construction. Department of Education section which includes a major maintenance grant in prior bill. Section 10, Page 61, begins the capital projects for agencies. Section 10, Page 84, an addition to this committee substitute for court system appropriations. All of the Alaska Court System FY 09 capital requests submitted by Governor. Increased the Anchorage Campus project from the Governor's request to $8 million, an additional $4 million. 10:06:18 AM Mr. Baker continued with: Section 11 and 12, Page 86-89, totals of the previous sections. Section 13, Page 90, no changes in this section. Section 13, Page 94 starts the language section of the bill. He highlighted that some of the language is part of the governor's slow track supplemental. Section 43, Page 103 added a transferred $55,000 from to the Life Alaska Donor Services. Section 44, Page 103, line 19 added the handout from the Department of Education and Early development for energy relief. 10:09:08 AM Mr. Baker continued with: Section 47, Page 104 added FY 09 operating language for the Marine Highway for Kodiak service. Section 48, Page 104, added two deposits to retirement systems to pay off unfunded liabilities for the judicial retirement and the National Guard. Section 49, additional deposit of $400 million to the Capital Budget Reserve. Section 24, Page 97, subsection C-D, Line 22, deposit of $25 million to Marine Highway stabilization system fund. Section 24, Line 24, subsection D, FY 08 surplus being deposited into the Marine Highway vessel replacement fund. Mr. Baker stated these were the principle sectional changes. 10:12:13 AM Mr. Baker mentioned that additions since the previous Committee Substitute were: The Department of Health and Social Services, for the Pioneer Home, the Youth Center and Health center deferred maintenance across the state. Department of Education addition for the deferred maintenance at the Mt. Edgecumbe High School. Department of Commerce addition of the Kodiak launch facility. National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) grant program, Section 26, Page 98 added in the language section how that money will be appropriated. Department of Administration included the Palmer Office Building. Department of Transportation addition of the Marine Highway vessel overhaul and deferred maintenance items. The harbor transfer program, the Chignik Lagoon airport repairs, the Trunk road in the Mat-Su valley and the South Denali access road. Department of Public Safety addition of the full amount for deferred maintenance. 10:15:20 AM Mr. Baker continued listing: Department of Natural Resources addition of the state parks sanitation and safety project, emergency repair items, fire fighting equipment, and the last phase of the energy inventory project. Department of Revenue addition for the child support services division computer upgrade project. University addition of $15.4 million deferred statewide for certain campuses. 10:16:59 AM Mr. Baker revealed a total dollar amount in the new committee substitute totals $1.782 billion for a $214 million increase over the last Committee Substitute. Co-Chair Stedman WITHDREW his objection. There being NO OBJECTION, Committee Substitute 25,GS2007\K, Kane, 3/31/08 was adopted as the working document before this Committee. SB 221 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further consideration.