27TH ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB 284 and HB 285 April 12, 2012 3:05 p.m. 3:05:26 PM CALL TO ORDER Chair Hoffman called the Conference Committee meeting on HB 284 and HB 285 to order at 3:05 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Senate: Senator Lyman Hoffman, Chair Senator Bert Stedman Senator Joe Thomas House: Representative Bill Thomas, Vice-Chair Representative Bill Stoltze Representative Les Gara ALSO PRESENT: David Teal, Director, Legislative Finance Division; fiscal analysts with the Office of Management and Budget and Legislative Finance Division; and aides to committee members and other members of the Legislature. SUMMARY HB 284 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS HB 284 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further consideration. HB 285 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET HB 285 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further consideration. DEPARTMENTS: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES ALASKA COURT SYSTEM CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 284(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, amending appropriations, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 284(FIN) am S "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs, capitalizing funds, amending appropriations, and making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date." and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 285(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date." 3:06:31 PM DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation on the following items for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities: Item 1 - Senate; Item 2 - House; Item 3 - Senate plus $3,900 on General Fund and Senate minus $3,900 on Vehicle Rental Taxes; Items 4 through 6 - House; Items 7 and 8 - Senate. 3:07:04 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. 3:07:16 PM  ALASKA COURT SYSTEM   Vice-chair Thomas MOVED to ADOPT the chair's recommendation on the following items for the Alaska Court System: Items 1 through 4 - House; Items 5 and 6 - Senate; Items 7 and 8 - House; Item 9 - Senate; Item 10 - House. 3:07:38 PM There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. The action closed all conferencable items in the budget for the Court System. Chair Hoffman relayed that the next meeting would be held the following day. HB 284 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further consideration. HB 285 was HEARD and HELD in Committee for further consideration. ADJOURNMENT 3:08:02 PM The meeting was adjourned at 3:08 p.m.