MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 18, 1994                                       
                            9:35 a.m.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-94, #2, Side 1 (000-535)                                                 
  SFC-94, #2, Side 2 (535-049)                                                 
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Co-chairman   Steve   Frank    convened   the   meeting   at                 
  approximately 9:35 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  Co-chair  Frank and  Senators Jacko,  Rieger, Kerttula,  and                 
  Sharp  were present.  Co-chair Drue Pearce and Senator Kelly                 
  did not attend.                                                              
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING: Dr. Carl Rosier, Commissioner, Dept. of Fish                 
  and Game;  John Sandor, Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental                 
  Conservation;  Harry Noah,  Commissioner,  Dept. of  Natural                 
  Resources; Kevin Brooks, Director,  Administrative Services,                 
  Dept.  of  Fish  and  Game;  Bob  Clasby,  Deputy  Director,                 
  Commercial Fisheries, Dept.  of Fish and Game;  Frank Homan,                 
  Commissioner,  Limited Entry  Commission; Dept. of  Fish and                 
  Game;  Bob  Poe,  Director,  Division   of  Information  and                 
  Administrative    Services,    Dept.     of    Environmental                 
  Conservation; Kit  Ballentine, Acting Director,  Division of                 
  Environmental Health, Dept.  of Environmental  Conservation;                 
  Nico  Bus,  Chief,  Financial  Services;  Dept.  of  Natural                 
  Resources;  Mike  Greany,   Director,  Legislative   Finance                 
  Division; and aides  to committee members and  other members                 
  of the legislature.                                                          
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HB 370    -     APPROP: FY 95 OPERATING AND LOAN BUDGET                      
                                                                               
                 Budget  overviews  were  presented by  above-                 
                 listed  department  staff  for the  following                 
                 agencies:                                                     
                                                                               
                       Dept. of Fish and Game                                  
                                                                               
                 Dept. of Environmental Conservation                           
                                                                               
                     Dept. of Natural Resources                                
                                                                               
  Log  notes  of  the  meeting,  handouts distributed  by  the                 
  departments,  and tape recordings of the meeting are on file                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  in the  office of  the Senate  Finance Committee  Secretary,                 
  Room 520, State Capitol Building, Juneau,  Alaska (465-2618)                 
  and may be obtained through  that office or the  Legislative                 
  Finance Division, P.  O. Box  113200, Juneau, Alaska  99811-                 
  3200, (465-3795).                                                            
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:05 a.m.