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Conference committee leaves funding for Talkeetna troopers post open; estimated cost exceeds $2 million annually
Summary
Representative Johnson questioned a cluster of Department of Public Safety items tied to establishing a Talkeetna troopers post. Legislative Finance Division staff said items 3, 4, 8, 13 and 14 are related and that the annual cost exceeds $2 million; the committee left those items open.
Representative Alyssa Johnson raised questions during the conference committee on May 16 about several Department of Public Safety items she said were associated with establishing a Talkeetna troopers post. The committee agreed to leave those items open while members consider funding and scope.
Johnson asked the committee to revisit items she identified as associated with the Talkeetna troopers post. Alexi Painter, director of the Legislative Finance Division, told the committee that the related items are 3, 4, 8, 13 and 14 and that the total amount “is in excess of $2,000,000 annually, but we can leave those open at this point.” Painter explained that the House subcommittee originally funded items 3, 4, 13 and 14 and that item 8 was added back on the House floor.
Committee action: The chair accepted objections and designated items 3, 4, 8, 13 and 14 in the Department of Public Safety as open conference items; those lines were not adopted during the May 16 session.
Context and next steps: Leaving the items open preserves the committee's ability to adopt, modify, or decline funding for the troopers post in subsequent committee work. The transcript records Painter’s summary of which items are related and his $2 million-plus annual cost estimate; the committee did not adopt a final funding decision on those items during the meeting.
