CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced that the committee would again take up HB 262-STATE PROGRAM RECEIPTS/ BLDG.SAFETY ACCT. and that members adopted version P but Version O was now under consideration. REPRESENTATIVE LISA MURKOWSKI, sponsor of HB 262, told members, "I'm okay with it Mr. Chair, quite honestly, doing the laundry list to make it add up rather than the more generic paragraph ..." CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS asked if she has any objections to Version O. REPRESENTATIVE MURKOWSKI said she does not. MS. ANNETTE KREITZER, staff to Senator Leman and testifying on behalf of the Senate Finance Committee, informed members that two amendments to HB 262 have been proposed. The first is a request from the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) and pertains to passenger facility charges. It will allow DOTPF, as recommended by the Division of Legislative Budget and Audit, to account for the passenger facility charges separately as the FAA requires. She said it is her understanding that the Finance Committee Chairs of both houses have no objection to this amendment. It does not affect the intent of the bill, it is a vehicle to correct an accounting problem. CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS asked if the passenger facility fees are being charged now. MS. KREITZER said they are. MS. NANCY SLAGLE, Division of Administrative Services, DOTPF, verified that DOTPF has been collecting passenger facility fees since October of 2000. SENATOR COWDERY moved to adopt Version O as the working document of the committee. CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced that with no objection, Version O was adopted. SENATOR ELLIS moved to adopt Amendment 1. CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced that with no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted. MS. KREITZER explained the next proposed amendment adds a reference to AS 02.15.020, which pertains to fingerprint-based criminal background checks that DOTPF is required to do on airport employees. MS. SLAGLE explained that the FAA has required DOTPF to do fingerprint-based criminal background checks on anyone with access to secure areas of Alaska's certificated or international airports, as a result of the 9/11 event. DOTPF has requested about $110,000 in the Homeland Security appropriation bill for receipt authority to charge airline employees and concessionaire employees a fee for processing the background checks. CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS identified the amendment to insert, after AS 02.15.090 on page 3, line 13, "and AS 02.15.020" [Amendment 2]. SENATOR ELLIS offered to sponsor that amendment and moved to adopt it. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATOR COWDERY moved to calendar Version O of HB 262 as amended. CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS announced that with no objection, the motion carried.