Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration

>> WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON STATE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET AND AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS. MAKE SURE YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE TURNED OFF OR PLACED ON SILENT MODE. SENATOR BRODEUR YOU HAVE AN OFFER FOR THE HOUSE ON OUR OUTSTANDING ISSUE. >> THANK YOU CHAIR MAGGARD WE DO WE HAVE OFFERS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, BUDGET, PROVISO, BACK OF THE BILL, PROJECTS AND IMPLEMENTING BILL. FOR CONFORMING BILLS HB 5203E, 5207E AND SB 2508E WE OFFER TO BUMP THEM IN THEIR ENTIRETY. >> OKAY SENATOR BRODEUR WE CONCUR WITH BUMPING THE THREE CONFORMING BILLS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND IN ADDITION HAVE REVIEWED THE SENATE OFFER OVER THE LAST HOUR WE ARE READY TO AGREE ON MANY OF THE REMAINING ISSUES AND OFFERS AND SUGGEST BUMPING THE REST OF THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS. FOR THE SENATE BUDGET OFFER WE AGREE WITH THE OFFER EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING LINES WHICH WILL BE BUMPED, LINES 4A, 4B, 16, 21A, 45, 60A, 67, 72, 74, 76, 93, 123, 124, 131, 135A, 136, 136A, 150, 154, 221 AND 232. FOR THE SENATE PROVISO OFFER WE AGREE WITH OFFER EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING WHICH WILL BE BUMPED, LINES 54, 92, 152, 154, 156, 216, 220, 265, 282, 369, 391, 415, 419, 493, 493A, 498, 631, 658, 659A, 670A, 670B AND 788A. FOR THE BACK OF THE BILL OFFER WE AGREE WITH OFFER EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING LINES WHICH WILL BE BUMPED, LINE 39, LINE 40A, 47, 691, 69I, 69J AND 69K FOR THE SENATE PROJECT WE AGRE WITH OFFER ON LINES 50, 64, 68, 91, 92, 97, 99, 104, 110 AND THE REMAINING UNSHADED LIENS WILL BE BUMPED. FOR THE SENATE IMPLEMENTING BILL OFFER WE AGREE WITH THE OFFER EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING LINES WHICH WILL BE BUMPED, LINES 11, LINES 20, 21 21B. SENATOR BRODEUR THAT COMPLETES OUR SUGGESTED LINES TO BE BUMPED TO THE NEXT LEVEL >> THE SENATE CONCURS WITH THE HOUSE ON THE LINES TO BUMP AS YOU SPECIFIED FOR EACH OF THE SENATE OFFERS. >> OUR WORK WITH THIS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS COMPLETE. THANK YOU SENATOR BRODEUR AND YOUR STAFF AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY YOU PUT INTO THIS PROCESS AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH ME AND OUR STAFF TO MOVE OUR SILO A VERY GOOD POSITION. >> THANK YOU CHAIR MAGGARD AT YOUR STAFF, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE PRODUCING WHAT IS THE GREATEST BUDGET OUT SO FAR SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ENERGY. >> I AGREE WHEN I WAS READING THOSE NUMBERS I SAID IT'S STILL DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF GRAY. THANK YOU SENATOR BRODEUR, I MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW STAFF TO MAKE TECHNICAL CONFORMING ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO THE BUMP PROCESS, WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT PROCESS ADOPTED. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE? SEEING NONE IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE HODGERS MOVES WE ADJOURN. THANK YOU EVERYBODY, WE ARE ADJOURNED.