2000-04-03                     Senate Journal                      Page 2835
SB 250                                                                       
Message dated and received March 31 was read, stating the Governor             
signed the following bill with a line item veto and transmitted the            
engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governors Office               
for permanent filing:                                                          
                                                                               
CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 250                                         
An Act making supplemental appropriations;                                     
amending appropriations; making an appropriation to                            
capitalize a fund; making a reappropriation under                              
art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of                              
Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund;                           
and providing for an effective date.                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

2000-04-03                     Senate Journal                      Page 2836
SB 250                                                                       
			Chapter 8, SLA 2000                                                         
			Effective Date: 4/1/00                                                      
                                                                               
This bill I have signed provides for the most immediate needs for              
programs requiring supplemental funds for FY 00 including fire                 
suppression, power cost equalization, longevity bonus grants and               
child support enforcement. There are other programs requiring                  
supplemental funding which will need to be addressed this session.             
                                                                               
I am vetoing the reappropriation item in this bill that takes money            
previously appropriated for the Sitka Shuttle Ferry and puts it toward         
a Baranof Island Terminal Road. The Sitka Ferry Shuttle is a vital             
part of the Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan that was developed            
with the support of the communities of Southeast Alaska. The Shuttle           
would provide greatly improved access to Sitka and is in the                   
procurement process. The Baranof Island Terminal Road does not                 
have widespread support, is not a part of the Southeast Plan and               
would cost over $145 million to build over many years.                         
                                                                               
					Sincerely,                                                                
					/s/                                                                       
					Tony Knowles                                                              
					Governor