2012-03-26                     Senate Journal                      Page 1947
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                                                                 
Defense plans to reduce military spending through a Base                                                                        
Realignment and Closure Commission.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Thank you for early passage of this supplemental appropriation bill.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sean Parnell                                                                                                                    
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 173                                                                                                                        
Message was read stating the Governor signed the following bill on                                                              
March 23 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                               
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE BILL NO. 173 "An Act making corrective                                                                         
          amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended                                                                      
          by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an                                                                      
          effective date."                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                             Chapter 6, SLA 2012                                                                               
                           Effective Date: 3/24/12                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated March 23 was read stating the House passed and                                                                    
transmitted for consideration:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 252                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) BY THE HOUSE FINANCE                                                                             
COMMITTEE, entitled: