2012-03-26                     House Journal                      Page 2008
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Representative Pruitt.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                       CERTIFICATION OF THE JOURNAL                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Austerman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
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the journal for the 67, 68, and 69 legislative days be approved as                                                              
certified by the Chief Clerk.  There being no objection, it was so                                                              
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
HB 307                                                                                                                        
The following letter, dated March 23, 2012, was received:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Chenault:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
On this date, I have signed the following bill passed by the second                                                             
session of the Twenty-Seventh Alaska State Legislature and am                                                                   
transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant                                                                
Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(FIN)                                                                                             
     "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                        
     appropriations, and other appropriations; amending                                                                         
     appropriations; repealing appropriations; making appropriations to                                                         
     capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Chapter No. 5, SLA 2012                                                                                                    
     [Effective Date:  See Chapter]                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
As passed, the supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 total                                                           
$72,707,300, including $57,948,300 in unrestricted general funds, to                                                            
address unanticipated costs in the current year.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The legislation provides $5 million for disaster relief and authorizes                                                          
expenditures related to the 2011 West Coast Storm Disaster, the 2011                                                            
Kenai Peninsula Windstorm, and the 2012 Prince William Sound                                                                    
Storm. Also included is $300,000 for the Alaska Department of                                                                   
Military and Veterans Affairs to counter the U.S. Department of