MINUTES                                                                        
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                       
16 February, 1998                                                              
10:20 am                                                                       
                                                                               
TAPES                                                                          
                                                                               
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CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Drue Pearce, Co-chair, convened the meeting at                         
approximately 10:00 am.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
In addition to Co-chairman Pearce, Senators Donley,                            
Torgerson, Parnell and Phillips were present when the                          
meeting was convened.                                                          
                                                                               
Also Attending:  Representative MARK HODGINS; BRIAN SONNER,                    
Special Assistant, Office of the Commissioner, Department of                   
Natural Resources; NICO BUS, Chief, Financial Services,                        
Administrative Support Services Division, DNR; JEFF JAHNKE,                    
State Forester, Division of Forestry, DNR; MARTHA WELBOURN,                    
Deputy Director, Division of Forestry , DNR; MIKE GREANY,                      
Director, Division of Legislative Finance; JIM HAUCH, Fiscal                   
Analyst, DLF; and aides to committee members and other                         
members of the Legislature.                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                            
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 229                                                            
"An Act making appropriations for the operating and                            
loan program expenses of state government, for certain                         
programs, and to capitalize funds; making                                      
appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution                         
of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                         
reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
RESULTS BASED GOVERNMENT WORKSESSION                                           
Focusing on:                                                                   
                                                                               
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES                                                
FORESTRY PROGRAM                                                               
                                                                               
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).                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
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