SENATE BILL NO. 160 "An Act making and amending appropriations, including capital appropriations and other appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." 9:33:51 AM Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT the proposed committee substitute for SB 160, Work Draft 27-GS2600\X (Martin, 4/10/12)as a working document. Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion. WESTON EILER, STAFF, SENATOR BERT STEDMAN, spoke to the changes in the Work Draft, and referred to the "2012 Legislature-Capital Budget; House District Summary-SCS 2 Structure" (copy on file). He explained that the spreadsheet outlined the changes between the two versions of the bill. He remarked that the overall aggregate change was $87.2 million of cuts, with $88.1 million added. He noted that the changes "netted out", so the overall total of the budget did not change. Co-Chair Stedman REMOVED his OBJECTION. There being NO FURTHER OBJECTION, Work Draft 27-GS2600\X was ADOPTED. 9:35:39 AM Mr. Eiler explained that Section 1 outlined the capital budget, and constituted $2.57 billion in total projects. He highlighted the individual policy areas that the committee had developed on the capital budget. He pointed out that $710 million was appropriated for transportation projects: Port of Anchorage, $25 million; statewide digital mapping, $15.9 million; replacement for the pier in Kodiak, $18.1 million; Statewide Roads to Resources Package, $81 million; repairs to the state-owned Ketchikan shipyard, $10 million; and an Arctic port study, $5 million. He explained that $340 million was appropriated for education projects: two engineering buildings at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), $105 million; state library archives building, $49 million; Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center, $6 million; and community library matching grants, $22.3 million. He highlighted the energy appropriations, which totaled $190 million: weatherization and energy rebate programs, $66.5 million; AEA Renewable Energy Grant, $25 million; and various regional energy improvements and planning, $45 million. He discussed the health care appropriations, which totaled $70 million: Tribal Wellness Center in Kenai, $15 million; a drug treatment center in Southwest Alaska, $12.7 million; and various improvements to community hospitals and rural clinics, $18 million. He concluded that the total for Section 1 was $2.57 billion, which constituted the FY 13 capital budget. Mr. Eiler looked at Sections 2 and 3, which outlined fund- source details of Section 1. He stated that Section 4 was the corresponding appropriating language for the general obligation (GO) and transportation bond bill that was currently considered by the legislature. He explained that bond bills were not considered appropriation bills. Mr. Eiler explained that Sections 5 and 6 were fund-source details for the GO bond authorization and appropriation language. 9:40:57 AM Mr. Eiler stated that Section 7 was the FY 12 Supplemental Capital Budget, which included projects that had been removed from the "fast track" supplemental budget. It included several amendments from the governor, specifically the Alaska Aerospace Corporation launch pad at Kodiak Island effective date. The total for the FY 12 Supplemental Capital Budget in Section 7 of the CS was $60.6 million. He explained that Sections 8 and 9 were fund-source details for Section 7. He stated that Section 10 outlined the FY 12 Supplemental Operating Budget, which totaled $43.5 million. He explained that Sections 11 and 12 were fund-source details for Section 10. He noted that Sections 13 to 17 were fund transfers and various fund capitalizations. He pointed out Section 14, which appropriated $60 million for general fund reimbursements at the request of the administration. He explained that Sections 18 to 38 were legislative reappropriations and scope changes for 44 various legislative and state grants. He stated that Section 39 relieved loan balances for certain recipients of the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank to the amount of $13.2 million, and debt relief for the Inter-Island Ferry Authority to the amount of $1.3 million. He stated that Section 43 contained contingency language that required the enactment of GO bond legislation and voter approval of the bond bill and proposed transportation bonding and authorized appropriations referenced previously in the bill. He explained that Sections 44 to 47 were the effective date clauses. 9:45:54 AM AT EASE 10:04:28 AM RECONVENED 10:04:34 AM Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to report CSSB 160(FIN) out of committee with individual recommendations. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. CSSB 160(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass" recommendation.