MINUTES                                           
                      CONFERENCE COMMITTEE                                     
                             ON THE                                            
                     FY 97 OPERATING BUDGET                                    
                         April 29, 1996                                        
                            4:08 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  CC-96, #3, Side 1 (000-393)                                                  
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Chairman,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 4:08 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  All conference committee members were present:                               
                                                                               
            House                         Senate                               
                                                                               
       Representative Hanley           Senator Frank                           
       Representative Foster           Senator Halford                         
       Representative Grussendorf      Senator Zharoff                         
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:  Mike Greany, Director, Legislative Finance                 
  Division; Annalee McConnell, Director,  Office of Management                 
  and Budget; Nancy Slagle, Director  of Budget Review, Office                 
  of   Management  and  Budget;   fiscal  analysts   from  the                 
  Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members                 
  and other members of the legislature.                                        
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 412 -  APPROPRIATIONS: OPERATING BUDGET                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 413 -  APPROPRIATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH                                   
                                                                               
            Committee action  was  taken,  per  motion  sheets                 
            (copies on file in the conference committee minute                 
            book), on the following budgets:                                   
                                                                               
            Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development                         
                                                                               
            Dept. of Community and Regional Affairs                            
                                                                               
  The  meeting  was  tape  recorded  and   log  notes  of  the                 
  proceedings were  taken.  Copies  of the cassette  tape, log                 
  notes, and motion sheets are  available from the Legislative                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Finance Division, P.  O. Box  113200, Juneau, Alaska  99811-                 
  3200, or by phoning (907) 465-3795.                                          
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:45 p.m.