MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        January 28, 1997                                       
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, # 20, Sides 1 & 2                                                    
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened  the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:05 A.M.                                                      
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition  to  Co-chair Pearce,  Co-chair Sharp,  Senators                 
  Torgerson, Phillips, Parnell and Adams were present when the                 
  meeting was convened.  Senator Donley arrived as the meeting                 
  was in progress.                                                             
                                                                               
  Also Attending:                                                              
  Frank Rue, Commissioner, Department of  Fish and Game; Kevin                 
  Brooks,  Director,  Administrative  Services,   DF&G;  Kevin                 
  Delaney,  Director,  Division  of  Sport  Fish,  DF&G;  John                 
  Shively, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources; Nico                 
  Bus, Chief  of Financial Operations, Support  Services, DNR;                 
  Ron Otte,  Commissioner, Department  of  Public Safety;  Ken                 
  Bischoff,  Director,  Administrative  Services, DPS;  fiscal                 
  analysts and aides to committee members.                                     
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY  98  Budget  Overview  was  conducted for  the  following                 
  departments:                                                                 
                                                                               
                   DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME                                 
                 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                               
                   DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY                                 
                                                                               
  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 10:37 A.M.