MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 25, 1993                                       
                            9:10 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-93, #9,  Side 1 (457-end)                                                
  SFC-93, #9,  Side 2 (000-end)                                                
  SFC-93, #11, Side 1 (000-end)                                                
  SFC-93, #11, Side 2 (557-367)                                                
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve Frank,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:10 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition to Co-chairman Frank, Senators Kelly, Kerttula,                 
  and  Sharp were present.   Co-chair Senator  Drue Pearce and                 
  Senator  Rieger  arrived  as the  meeting  was  in progress.                 
  Senator Jacko did not attend.                                                
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:   Senator  Adams; Senator  Lincoln; Senator                 
  Little; Senator  Phillips; Charlie  Cole, Attorney  General,                 
  Dept. of  Law; Glenn  Olds, Commissioner,  Dept. of  Natural                 
  Resources;  Major  General  Hugh L.  Cox  III,  The Adjutant                 
  General  Commissioner,   Dept.  of  Military   and  Veterans                 
  Affairs;  Bruce Botelho, Deputy  Attorney General,  Dept. of                 
  Law; Richard  I. Pegues,  Director, Administrative  Services                 
  Division,   Dept.   of   Law;   Jeff   Morrison,   Director,                 
  Administrative  and  Support  Services  Division,  Dept.  of                 
  Military and  Veterans Affairs;  Nico  Bus, Chief  Financial                 
  Officer, Dept. of Natural Resources;  Mike Greany, Director,                 
  Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members                 
  and other members of the legislature.                                        
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 55     -    An   Act   making   appropriations  for   the                 
  operating and            loan  program  expenses   of  state                 
                           government and to capitalize funds;                 
                           and  providing  for   an  effective                 
                           date.                                               
                                                                               
                 FY   94   Operating  Budget   Overviews  were                 
                 conducted for the following departments:                      
                                                                               
                           DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                     
                                                                               
                          DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
  AFFAIRS                                                                      
                                                                               
                                  DEPARTMENT OF LAW                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
  Log  notes  of  the  meeting,  handouts distributed  by  the                 
  departments, and a tape recording of the meeting are on file                 
  in  the  office of  the  Senate Finance  Committee Secretary                 
  (465-2618) and may  be requested through that office  or the                 
  Legislative Finance Division (465-3795).                                     
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:15 a.m.