MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 24, 1997                                       
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 15, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:30 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to  Co-chair Pearce,  Co-chair Sharp,  Senators                 
  Torgerson  and  Adams  were  present  when the  meeting  was                 
  convened.   Senator  Donley arrived  as  the meeting  was in                 
  progress.  Senators Phillips and Parnell were absent because                 
  of illness.                                                                  
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Michelle  Brown,  Commissioner, Department  of Environmental                 
  Conservation;   Barbara   Frank,   Director,  Administrative                 
  Services,  Department  of  Environmental Conservation;  Jeff                 
  Jesse,  Executive  Director,  Alaska  Mental  Health   Trust                 
  Authority; Nelson  Page, Chair,  Board  of Trustees,  AMHTA;                 
  John   Pugh,   Trustee,   AMHTA;   Mike  Greany,   Director,                 
  Legislative Finance Division; fiscal  analysts and aides  to                 
  committee members.                                                           
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY 98 Budget Overview was conducted for the following:                       
                                                                               
            DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION                           
                                                                               
              ALASKA MENTAL HEALTH TRUST AUTHORITY                             
                                                                               
  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 10:59 A.M.