MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
4 February, 1998                                                               
9:14 am                                                                        
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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      Side B  (590-000)                                                        
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Bert Sharp, Co-Chair, convened the meeting at                          
approximately 9:14 am.                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-Chair Sharp, Senators Pearce, Donley,                        
Torgerson, Parnell and Phillips were present when the                          
meeting was convened.                                                          
                                                                               
Also Attending:  JOE PERKINS, Commissioner, Department of                      
Transportation and Public Facilities; BOYD BROWNFIELD,                         
Deputy Commissioner, DOT&PF; TOM BRIGHAM, Director,                            
Statewide Planning, DOT&PF; PAUL BOWERS, Director, Statewide                   
Aviation, DOT&PF; NANCY SLAGLE, Director, Division of                          
Administration, DOT&PF; MIKE GREANY, Director, Division of                     
Legislative Finance; JIM HAUCK, Fiscal Analysis, Division of                   
Legislative Finance; and aides to committee members and                        
other members of the Legislature.                                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 231                                                            
"An Act making and amending capital appropriations and                         
reappropriations and capitalizing funds; and providing                         
for an effective date."                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
OVERVIEW: STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM                                     
AND                                                                            
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                                                    
PRESENTED BY                                                                   
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                                   
AND PUBLIC FACILITIES                                                          
                                                                               
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, PO Box                     
113200, Juneau, Alaska 99811-3200 (Phone: (907) 465-3795) or                   
the office of the Senate Finance Committee Secretary (Phone:                   
(907) 465-2618).                                                               
                                                                               
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