1994-03-23                     House Journal                      Page 2936
HB 540                                                                       
The following fiscal notes apply:                                              
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 3/23/94                                  
Fiscal note, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 3/23/94                      
Fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 3/23/94                                   
Fiscal note, Dept. of Revenue, 3/23/94                                         
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 3/23/94                             
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Community & Regional Affairs, 3/23/94               
Zero fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 3/23/94                              
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 3/23/94                              
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities, 3/23/94         
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Governor's transmittal letter, dated March 23, 1994, appears               
below:                                                                         
                                                                               
                                                                               
"Dear Speaker Barnes:                                                          
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am     
transmitting a bill relating to the improvement of state finances and          
fiscal accountability by increasing fees, collecting additional revenues,      
reducing certain program expenditures, and changing state agency               
functions or procedures to achieve certain savings or efficiencies.  A         
section-by-section description of this bill is forthcoming.                    
                                                                               
In this time of great financial concern, we must look for ways of              
streamlining state government and find ways for agencies to defray a           
greater portion of their costs through the imposition or increase of fees.     
If there are ways to access other kinds of funds for the services the          
state provides, then we must be willing to seek those funds.  If there         
are ways to cut the expenses of the state administration, we must be           
open to the changes necessary to achieve them.                                 
                                                                               
This bill is only one example of this administration's continued efforts       
to keep the costs of state government in check.  It, along with the bills      
I have introduced that change required reports of state agencies (HB
 - SB 357) and eliminate some state multimember bodies (HB 531              
- SB 358), can go a long way to improving the operation and expense            
of the state.