5:12 → 7:54(2m 42s)
Chair Hannon called the subcommittee to order at 12:30 and reviewed the purpose and scope: to examine operating-budget sections and forward recommendations to the full finance committee; announced presenters (Deputy Commissioner Catherine Keith and Program Management & Administration Director Dom Pinon) and logistics for materials and next meeting. Members present were listed.
The House Finance Department of Transportation & Public Facilities subcommittee held a midyear review of DOT&PF's FY2026 operating budget, covering fund swaps, maintenance cuts, the Alaska Marine Highway System funding, emergency repairs from Typhoon Hawang, staffing and position reductions, and proposed FY2027 requests. Members pressed DOT officials on contingency plans, federal grant timing, vessel replacement funding, and specific line-item requests.
