MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         29 January 1997                                       
                            4:35 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #24, Side 1 (000 - 423)                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 4:35 p.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition to  Co-chair Pearce, Senators  Sharp, Phillips,                 
  Torgerson, Parnell and  Adams were present when  the meeting                 
  convened.                                                                    
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:  Randy Welker, Legislative Auditor, Division                 
  of  Legislative Audit;  Mike  Greany, Director,  Division of                 
  Legislative   Finance;   Dave  Tonkovich,   Fiscal  Analyst,                 
  Division  of  Legislative Finance;  and  aides to  committee                 
  members and other members of the legislature.                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY 98 Budget Preview was conducted for the following:                        
                                                                               
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  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 5:10 p.m.