MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 23, 1996                                       
                            9:05 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #10, Side 1 and 2                                                    
  SFC-96, #11, Side 1 (000-500)                                                
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve Frank,  Co-chairman, convened the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chairman Frank, Senators Donley, Phillips,                 
  Rieger, and  Sharp were  present.   Co-chairman Halford  and                 
  Senator Zharoff arrived soon after the meeting began.                        
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:   Margaret  Pugh,  Commissioner,  Dept.  of                 
  Corrections; Frank  Rue,  Commissioner, Dept.  of  Fish  and                 
  Game;  Wil Condon,  Commissioner,  Dept.  of Revenue;  Kevin                 
  Brooks, Director, Division of Administrative Services, Dept.                 
  of Fish and Game; Geron Bruce, Legislative Liaison, Dept. of                 
  Fish  and   Game;  Frank  Homan,   Commissioner,  Commercial                 
  Fisheries  Entry  Commission, Dept.  of  Fish and  Game; Bob                 
  Cole, Director,  Division of Administrative  Services, Dept.                 
  of Corrections;  Mike Greany, Director,  Legislative Finance                 
  Division; Jetta Whittaker, Kathryn  Daughhetee, and Virginia                 
  Stonkus, fiscal analysts, Legislative Finance Division;  and                 
  aides  to  committee  members  and   other  members  of  the                 
  legislature.                                                                 
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATE BILL NO. 213                                                          
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for the operating and                      
       loan  program  expenses of  state  government, for                      
       certain programs, and to capitalize funds;  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.                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
  HOUSE BILL NO. 412                                                           
                                                                               
       An Act making appropriations for the operating and                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
       loan  program  expenses of  state  government, for                      
       certain programs, and to capitalize funds;  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.                                                  
                                                                               
       FY  97  operating  budget overviews  were  presented by                 
       representatives of the following departments:                           
                                                                               
                     Dept. of Fish and Game                                    
                      Dept. of Corrections                                     
                        Dept. of Revenue                                       
                                                                               
  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 11:10 a.m.