JOINT HOUSE/SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES AND THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE January 30, 1997 9:07 a.m. SENATE MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair Senator Bert Sharp, Co-chair Senator Dave Donley Senator John Torgerson Senator Randy Phillips Senator Sean Parnell Senator Al Adams Senator Gary Wilken HOUSE MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Gail Phillips Representative Bill Williams Representative Mark Hanley Representative John Cowdery Representative John Davies Representative Gary Davis Representative Carl Moses Representative Ben Grussendorf Representative Bill Hudson Representative Pete Kelly Representative Gene Therriault Representative Eldon Mulder Representative Richard Foster Representative Vic Kohring OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE Bill Sheffield, Chairman of the Board Alaska Railroad Corporation Johne Binkley, Director Alaska Railroad Corporation Patricia Dunn, Vice President Finance and Administration Department Alaska Railroad Corporation Evan McKinney, Vice President Maintenance and Engineering Department Alaska Railroad Corporation Jim Blasingame, Vice President Corporate Affairs Alaska Railroad Corporation Mike Greany, Director Legislative Finance Division Legislative Affairs Agency COMMITTEE CALENDAR Presentation by the Alaska Railroad Corporation PREVIOUS ACTION No previous action to record ACTION NARRATIVE TAPE SFC-97, 25, SIDES 1 AND 2 TAPE SFC-97, 26, SIDE 1 (238) Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair, called the joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee, the House Finance Committee and the House Transportation Standing Committee to order at 9:07 a.m. The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A copy of the tape and log notes may be obtained by contacting either the Legislative Finance Division, P.O. Box 113200, Juneau, Alaska 99811-3200 (Phone: (907) 465-3795) or the office of the Senate Finance Committee secretary (Phone: (907) 465-2618). ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:55 a.m.