It’s the final week of the 2006 legislative session, and sitting atop the mountain of work left to finish are two issues that have dominated the State House all year: Property taxes and the budget.

Although negotiated plans were worked out on both bills last week, lawmakers in the House and Senate must agree to compromises negotiated on their behalfs.

They have three days to do so, which should be plenty of time.

But that’s just the tip of mountain.

Climbing ever higher are dozens of other bills important to varying individuals and interest groups.

Because the budget and property tax logjams are broken, bills that may have languished in the wake of gamesmanship perhaps have new life, or at least get renewed attention.

Many matters are likely dead, however. Changes to ban common-law marriage, for example, expired last week when the bill was sent back to a Senate committee.

But never say never.

And then there’s the attention contest.

Who will have more press conferences this week: House Republicans or Gov. Mark Sanford?

Come 5 p.m. Thursday, though — the mandated time of adjournment — all those questions, and dozens more, should be answered.

That is, until lawmakers return after adjournment to handle vetoes from Sanford — and there should be a few of those.