MINUTES                                                                                          
               LIMITED CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SB 283                                                                            
                          April 26, 2004                                                                                      
                             1:48 PM                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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CC-04 SB 283 #2, Side A                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator B. Stevens convened the meeting at approximately 1:48 PM.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ben Stevens, Chair                                                                                                      
Representative John Harris, Vice-Chair                                                                                          
Senator Lyda Green                                                                                                              
Representative John Coghill                                                                                                     
Senator Kim Elton                                                                                                               
Representative Beth Kerttula                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Also Attending:  There were no other participants.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Attending via Teleconference: There were no teleconference                                                                    
participants.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 283-APPROP: CAPITAL/SUPPLEMENTAL/REAPPROP/CBR                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Limited Conference Committee adopted a letter addressed to the                                                              
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the                                                                
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 283(FIN)                                                                                            
     "An  Act making  an appropriation  to reverse  the deposit  of                                                             
     money available  for appropriation in the general  fund at the                                                             
     end of fiscal year 2003 into the constitutional budget reserve                                                             
     fund; making  an appropriation for investment  management fees                                                             
     for   the   constitutional   budget   reserve   fund;   making                                                             
     appropriations under art.  IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the                                                             
     State of Alaska, from the  constitutional budget reserve fund;                                                             
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 283(FIN) am H                                                                                       
     "An  Act making  an appropriation  to reverse  the deposit  of                                                             
     money available  for appropriation in the general  fund at the                                                             
     end of fiscal year 2003 into the constitutional budget reserve                                                             
     fund; making  an appropriation for investment  management fees                                                             
     for  the constitutional  budget reserve  fund for fiscal  year                                                             
     2004; making  an appropriation for investment  management fees                                                             
     for  the constitutional  budget reserve  fund for fiscal  year                                                             
     2005; making appropriations to the Department of Education and                                                             
     Early  Development  for  K-12  educational   programs;  making                                                             
     appropriations  to the  University  of Alaska  and the  Alaska                                                             
     Court System;  making an appropriation to reverse  the deposit                                                             
     of money  available for appropriation  in the general  fund at                                                             
     the  end of fiscal  year 2004 into  the constitutional  budget                                                             
     reserve fund; making an appropriation  of the amount necessary                                                             
     to balance revenue and general  fund appropriations for fiscal                                                             
     years  2004 and  2005; making  appropriations  for power  cost                                                             
     equalization and for grants  to municipalities, unincorporated                                                             
     communities, and designated  recipients; making appropriations                                                             
     under  art.  IX, sec.  17(c),  Constitution  of the  State  of                                                             
     Alaska,  from  the constitutional   budget reserve  fund;  and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator  B. Stevens  told  of a  letter  stating that  the  Limited                                                             
Conference   Committee  would  not   come  to  agreement   on  this                                                             
legislation   and  requesting   the   Speaker  of   the  House   of                                                             
Representatives  and the President of  the Senate to appoint  a new                                                             
Free Conference Committee.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Harris offered a motion to adopt the letter and                                                                  
forward it to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the                                                               
President of the Senate.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There was no objection and the letter was ADOPTED.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator B. Stevens adjourned the meeting at 01:49 PM