2011-02-02                     Senate Journal                      Page 0156
Governor's transmittal letter dated January 31:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Stevens:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to supplemental                                                                 
appropriations for the State's operating and capital budgets for Fiscal                                                         
Year 2011 (FY2011).                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The supplemental budget reflects increases in delivering state services                                                         
and programs that were not anticipated when the FY2011 budget was                                                               
brought forward for consideration during the 2010 legislative session.                                                          
The FY2011 operating supplemental request corrects errors made in                                                               
the original calculation of bargaining unit agreement costs and funding                                                         
sources, and a one-time request to address cash-flow issues relating to                                                         
the timing of industry receipts that support the Alaska Seafood                                                                 
Marketing Institute.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The FY2011 capital supplemental request includes increases in                                                                   
Federal highway and aviation funds available for specific projects that                                                         
are ready to go out for bid this summer, emergency repairs to roads                                                             
and bridges, and reductions that reflect available balances for specific                                                        
projects.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Thank you for your consideration of this bill.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sean Parnell                                                                                                                    
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 77                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 77 BY THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION                                                                                 
COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act making a special appropriation to the                                                                         
          Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to                                                                 
          provide matching grant funds for operating expenses                                                                   
          for certain locally and federally funded public transit                                                               
          projects; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance                                                          
Committees.