MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 24, 1996                                       
                            9:05 A.M.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #12, Sides 1 & 2                                                     
  SFC-96, #13, Side 1 (000 - 454)                                              
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Steve  Frank,  Co-chair, convened  the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:05 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to Co-chairman  Frank, Senators  Sharp, Donley,                 
  Rieger and Zharoff  were present when the  meeting convened.                 
  Co-chairman  Halford and  Phillips  arrived  soon after  the                 
  meeting began.                                                               
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:   Bruce  Botelho,  Attorney  General;  Dick                 
  Pegues, Director Administrative  Services; Barbara  Ritchie,                 
  Deputy Director Civil Division; Laurie Otto, Deputy Director                 
  Criminal Division,                                                           
  Department  of   Law;  and   MG  Jake   Lestenkof,  Adjutant                 
  General/Commissioner;    Carol    Carrol,     Director    of                 
  Administrative &  Support Services  Division, Department  of                 
  Military  &   Veterans  Affairs;   Mike  Greany,   Director,                 
  Legislative  Finance  Division;    Fred  Fisher and  Kathryn                 
  Daughhetee, fiscal analysts; and aides to committee members.                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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  Budget Overviews  were  conducted for  the following                 
  departments and agencies:                                                    
                                                                               
                        DEPARTMENT OF LAW                                      
            DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS                          
                                                                               
  The  Department of Transportation  and Public Facilities was                 
  rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, 25 January 1996 at 10:00                 
  A.M.                                                                         
                                                                               
  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 ll:05 A.M.