SENATE BILL NO. 50 "An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date." Co-Chair Bishop discussed housekeeping. Amendments to SB 50 were due by 12PM Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 2:19:37 PM AT EASE 2:20:12 PM RECONVENED Co-Chair Bishop reiterated that amendments were due by noon the following day. Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT proposed committee substitute for SB 50, Work Draft version D as a working document. Co-Chair Bishop OBJECTED for discussion. Co-Chair Bishop referenced back up documents and apologized that they had not been easily labeled. 2:21:06 PM CHRISTOPHER CLARK, STAFF, SENATOR CLICK BISHOP, relayed that there were three reports from the Legislative Finance Division that would provide insight into the bill (copy on file). The first was an agency summary including all funds, the second was an agency summary including only undesignated general funds, and the third was the project detail by agency. He referenced the "Funding Summary" at the bottom of the all funds document. He pointed to the first column and noted that the governors amended budget of 120 million, which was minus the Mental Health Budget numbers in order to compare the previous committee substitute to the current version. He pointed to column 2, the UGF of $169.4 million, which was the governor's amended budget with the funding sources of AHFC, PCE, and bonding receipts changed to unrestricted general funds. He pointed to the third column, which showed $264.2 in unrestricted general funds as reflected in the current bill version. Mr. Clark addressed federal receipts listed as $1.9 billion. Mr. Clark noted that the language section had not changed. 2:25:40 PM Mr. Clark continued his remarks. He highlighted several capital projects in the bill: West Susitna Road Access - $8.5 million - G.O. Bonds Matanuska-Susitna Borough Pavement Rehab Through Mat-Su Population Corridor - $10 million Other Funds Huston Middle School Replacement - $9 million General Funds Major Maintenance Grant Fund for School Major Maintenance $21.6 million General Funds Mt. Edgecumbe High School Repairs - 7.8 million General Funds Prosecutor Recruitment and Housing to Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse of a Minor Case Backlog - $4 million General Funds Snowmobile Trail Development Program and Grants - $250,000 General Funds Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Fund - $14 million General Funds UAA Building Performance Upgrades - $10 million General Funds Bartlett and Moore Hall Modernization Restrooms and Sanitation - $18.6 million General Funds Mr. Clark shared that he had worked closely with the other body and the administration to craft the current bill. 2:28:02 PM Co-Chair Stedman did not think there were any legislative additions to the budget. Mr. Clark stated there were a couple of items, including the reappropriations in the language section. 2:28:25 PM Senator von Imhof asked about page 2 line 24, which pertained to grants to named recipients. Mr. Clark informed that the grants were generally given to non-profits and boroughs. Senator von Imhof thought the bulk of the budget was for the Mat-Su. 2:29:07 PM Senator Olson looked at page 7, line 12, pertaining to snow machine trails. He wondered where the grants were primarily directed. Mr. Clark stated the programs were mostly in Southcentral with some in Southeast. Co-Chair Bishop understood that the funds were generated from fees collected from licensing fees. Mr. Clark agreed that the DGF were from licensing fees. 2:30:02 PM Senator von Imhof looked at the comparison the current and previous bill versions. She noted that the total spending went from $169 million UGF to $264 million. The increase being predominately adds from the administration. Mr. Clark agreed. Senator von Imhof thought that the administrative adds of over $1 million were curious from an executive branch that claimed to want to trim the budget. 2:30:43 PM Co-Chair Stedman asked for a rough estimate of the total reappropriations in the language section. Mr. Clark stated that the legislative appropriations added up to $9.5 million but may not be that much come June 20, 2021. Co-Chair Bishop estimated that the $9.5 million would decrease. Mr. Clark replied in the affirmative. 2:31:43 PM Co-Chair Stedman explained that the reappropriations being referenced were sometimes appropriated as many as ten years in the past. The projects had wound down or were finished but some communities could still be in need. 2:32:15 PM