MINUTES                                           
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        24 February 1997                                       
                            9:05 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #42, Side 1 (000 - 591)                                              
               Side 2 (591 - 000)                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator Bert  Sharp,  Co-chairman, convened  the meeting  at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chairman Sharp, Senators Pearce, Torgerson                 
  and Adams  were present when the meeting convened.  Senators                 
  Donley,   Parnell   and   Phillips    arrived   respectively                 
  thereafter.                                                                  
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:  Joseph L. Perkins, Commissioner, Department                 
  of Transportation and Public Facilities;  Thomas B. Brigham,                 
  Director, Division  of  Statewide  Planning,  Department  of                 
  Transportation   and   Public   Facilities;  Nancy   Slagle,                 
  Direcotr, Division of Administrative Services, Department of                 
  Transportation and  Public Facilities;  Michael L.  Downing,                 
  Director,  Division of  Engineering and  Operations; Sam  S.                 
  Kito,III, Legislative Liaison/Special  Assistant, Department                 
  of Transportation and  Public Facilities; Jim Hauck,  Fiscal                 
  Analyst,  Division of  Legislative  Finance;  and  aides  to                 
  committee members and other members of the legislature.                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY 98 Overview for the Capital  Budget was conducted for the                 
  following department:                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND                         
                             PUBLIC FACILITIES                                 
                 (Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan)                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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 10:55 a.m. MINUTES                
                    SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                   
                        24 February 1997                                       
                            9:05 a.m.                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
  TAPES                                                                        
                                                                               
  SFC-97, #42, Side 1 (000 - 591)                                              
               Side 2 (591 - 000)                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                
                                                                               
  Senator  Bert Sharp,  Co-chairman, convened  the  meeting at                 
  approximately 9:05 a.m.                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  PRESENT                                                                      
                                                                               
  In addition to Co-chairman Sharp,  Senators Pearce, orgerson                 
  and Adams were present when  the meeting convened.  Senators                 
  Donley,   Parnell   and   Phillips    arrived   respectively                 
  thereafter.                                                                  
                                                                               
  ALSO ATTENDING:  Joseph L. Perkins, Commissioner, Department                 
  of  Transportation and Public Facilities; Thomas B. Brigham,                 
  Director, Division  of  Statewide  Planning,  Department  of                 
  Transportation   and   Public   Facilities;  Nancy   Slagle,                 
  Direcotr, Division of Administrative Services, Department of                 
  Transportation and  Public Facilities;  Michael L.  Downing,                 
  Director,  Division of  Engineering  and Operations;  Sam S.                 
  Kito,III, Legislative Liaison/Special  Assistant, Department                 
  of Transportation and  Public Facilities; Jim  Hauck, Fiscal                 
  Analyst,  Division  of  Legislative  Finance; and  aides  to                 
  committee members and other members of the legislature.                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                          
                                                                               
  FY 98 Overview for the Capital  Budget was conducted for the                 
  following department:                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND                         
                             PUBLIC FACILITIES                                 
                 (Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan)                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
  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 10:55 a.m.