Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development

>> HOUSE BUDGET AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL COME TO ORDER. PLEASE ENSURE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE NOISE ARE TURNED OFF OR ON VIBRATE PLEASE. CHAIRMAN, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION. >>Chair Hooper: THANK YOU CHAIRMAN SHOAF, I NOMINATE CHAIRMAN SHOAF FOR SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED. I MOVE TO NOMINATE SENATOR DICEGLIE TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE BUDGET AND THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT MOTION ADOPTED. MEMBERS WE ARE NOW FORMALLY ORGANIZED. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES WE'VE MADE AVAILABLE THE INITIAL SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON FOR THE TEDT CONFERENCE BUDGET SPREADSHEETS PROJECTS PROVISO BACK OF THE BILL IMPLEMENTING BILL AND CONFORMING BILLS. THOSE DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATE BOTH CHAMBERS POSITIONS AS THEY CAME OFF THE FLOOR. ADDITIONALLY THE HOUSE HAS AN OFFER FOR THE SENATE ON THE BUDGET. GRAY ROWS ON THE BUDGET SPREADSHEET REPRESENT WHERE WE ALREADY AGREE ON FUNDING ISSUES. ANY ROWS MARKED WITH THE BLACK HIGHLIGHT CONTAIN ITEMS THAT HAVE CHANGED IN THE HOUSE OFFER. SHADING INDICATORS ALSO OR THE SHADING INDICATES THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS. I HOPE YOU WILL FIND THE HOUSE HAS MADE A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO MOVE CLOSER TO SENATE POSITIONS AS WE WORK TOWARDS RESOLVING AND CLOSING OUT SEVERAL BUDGET ISSUES IN THIS OFFER. SENATOR HOOPER ANY OPENING COMMENTS? >>Chair Hooper: CHAIRMAN SHOAF THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND AS THE STAND IN FOR ONE DAY FOR CHAIRMAN DICEGLIE, I WILL GO BACK WITH OUR TEAM AND WE WILL GO THROUGH YOUR OFFER AS ALL OF YOU HERE KNOW BUT USUALLY THE FIRST OFFER TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO GO THROUGH AND NAVIGATE. WE WILL WORK ON OUR RESPONSE AND GET BACK TO YOU SOON. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE REST OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO BUILD ON THE PROGRESS MADE AND FINALIZE A BALANCED AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE, MEMBERS WATCH FOR OUR NEXT MEETING NOTICE, WE ARE NOW ON A ONE HOUR NOTICE AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE McFARLAND MOVES WE ADJOURN. WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.