2008-01-17                     House Journal                      Page 1731
all the basic needs of the state.  Like education, transportation is a                                                          
basic government service and one that affects the daily lives of all                                                            
citizens.  Other states are enacting their second and third tier of non-                                                        
federal financing mechanisms.  It is time for Alaska to enact its first.                                                        
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                Sincerely,                                                                                     
                                /s/                                                                                             
                                Sarah Palin                                                                                    
                                 Governor"                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 323                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 323 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to the crimes of assault in the fourth degree and                                                         
     of resisting or interfering with arrest; relating to the determination                                                     
     of time of a conviction; relating to offenses concerning controlled                                                        
     substances; relating to issuance of search warrants; relating to                                                           
     persons found incompetent to stand trial concerning criminal                                                               
     conduct; relating to probation and to restitution for fish and game                                                        
     violations; relating to aggravating factors at sentencing; relating to                                                     
     criminal extradition authority of the governor; removing the                                                               
     statutory bar to prosecution of certain crimes; amending Rule                                                              
     37(b), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, relating to execution                                                           
     of warrants; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                     
2.  Zero, Dept. of Public Safety                                                                                                
3.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                                                      
4.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Administration                                                                                      
5.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Corrections                                                                                         
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Law