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SB 83                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 83 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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          "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                   
          appropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                                    
          certain appropriations; ratifying certain expenditures;                                                               
          making appropriations to capitalize funds; and                                                                        
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
A spreadsheet entitled "FY2007 Regular Supplemental Requests"                                                                   
accompanied the governor's transmittal letter and is on file in the                                                             
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 13:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Green:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of article III, section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting to you today a supplemental                                                                     
appropriation bill for Fiscal Year 2007 that totals $51.4 million in                                                            
general funds.  This reflects necessary program cost increases for the                                                          
remainder of Fiscal Year 2007.  For your consideration, there is a                                                              
separate section in the appropriation bill for issues that are time                                                             
sensitive.  These requests total  $8.5 million in general funds, and                                                            
could be shifted to the early supplemental bill, SB 61, at your                                                                 
discretion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The remaining items in the supplemental bill total $42.9 million in                                                             
general funds.  The largest item in the "regular" portion of the measure                                                        
is $17.7 million in general funds for capitalizing the disaster relief                                                          
fund for costs associated with the Hooper Bay fire, Southcentral flood,                                                         
Southern storm and damage to the Kivalina sea wall.  This bill also has                                                         
$21.3 million in general funds for the Alaska Marine Highway                                                                    
System, including $10.7 million to eliminate the negative balance in                                                            
the marine highway fund.  This is due in large part to the                                                                      
undercollection of revenues to support the amounts appropriated from                                                            
that fund for the operation of the system.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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I appreciate your consideration of this supplemental request.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sarah Palin                                                                                                                     
Governor