MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         April 12, 1996                                        
                            4:40 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-96, #74, Side 2 (413-end)                                                
  SFC-96, #75, Side 1 (000-575)                                                
  SFC-96, #75, Side 2 (575-186)                                                
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Steve Frank,  Co-chairman, convened  the meeting  at                 
  approximately 4:40 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition  to  Co-chairmen Frank  and  Halford,  Senators                 
  Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, and Zharoff  were present.  Senator                 
  Donley did not attend.                                                       
                                                                               
  ALSO  ATTENDING:    Art  Snowden,  Administrative  Director,                 
  Alaska   Court   System;    Remond   Henderson,    Director,                 
  Administrative  Services,  Dept. of  Community  and Regional                 
  Affairs;  Janet  Clarke, Director,  Administrative Services,                 
  Dept. of Health and Social Services; Nancy Slagle, Director,                 
  Budget Review, Office of Management and Budget; Mike Greany,                 
  Director,  Legislative  Finance   Division;  Susan   Taylor,                 
  Virginia Stonkus,  Kathryn Daughhetee, Jetta  Whittaker, and                 
  Fred Fisher, fiscal analysts,  Legislative Finance Division;                 
  Tom Williams,  aide to Senator Frank; Jerry Burnett, aide to                 
  Senator Phillips; and  aides to committee members  and other                 
  members of the legislature.                                                  
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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 Closeouts  were  had  for the                 
       following departments:                                                  
                                                                               
                        Dept. of Revenue                                       
                     Dept. of Fish and Game                                    
                     Dept. of Administration                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
              Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs                            
                         Dept. of Labor                                        
           Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities                         
                     Dept. of Public Safety                                    
                          Court System                                         
                Dept. of Health & Social Services                              
                           Legislature                                         
                                                                               
  Formal  minutes  of  the  meeting  were not  prepared  since                 
  pertinent financial information  is available in  Conference                 
  Committee  Reports  on the  FY  97  operating budget.    The                 
  meeting was  tape recorded  and handwritten  log notes  were                 
  taken.  A copy of the tapes 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) 465-4935).                                           
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:50 p.m.