MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                         4 February 1997                                       
                            9:05 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #29, Side 1 (000 - 593)                                              
               Side 2 (593 - 555)                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Drue  Pearce,  Co-chair,  convened the  meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In  addition to  Co-chair Pearce, Senators  Sharp, Phillips,                 
  Donley, Torgerson, Parnell  and Adams were present  when the                 
  meeting convened.                                                            
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:   Stuart  C. Hall,  Ombudsman; and  aides to                 
  committee members and other members of the legislature.                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  A presentation was conducted by the OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN.                 
                                                                               
  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 9:57 a.m.