MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 25, 1996                                       
                            9:05 A.M.                                          
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #14, Sides 1 & 2                                                     
  SFC-96, #15, Side 1 (000 - 450)                                              
                                                                               
  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 Phillips, Sharp                 
  and Zharoff were present when the meeting was convened.  Co-                 
  chairman Halford and  Rieger arrived soon after  the meeting                 
  began.  Senator Donley was the last arriving senator.                        
                                                                               
  Also  Attending:   John Pugh  and Nelson Page,  Trustees for                 
  Mental Health  Trust; teleconference with Steve  Planchon in                 
  Anchorage for Mental  Health Trust;  Commissioner  Joseph L.                 
  Perkins and  Ron Lind,  Director of  Administrative Services                 
  for Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; 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:                                                    
                                                                               
                  MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AUTHORITY                                
       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES                      
                                                                               
  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 11:05 A.M.