2016-07-11                     Senate Journal                      Page 3043
While these vetoes do not come close to solving our deficit, they are a                                                         
necessary step in the process of preserving savings until appropriate                                                           
revenue measures are available to provide a sustainable balanced                                                                
budget.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 138                                                                                                                        
Message dated June 28 was read stating:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Meyer:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
On this date, I have signed, with line item vetoes, the following bill                                                          
passed by the Fourth Special Session of the Twenty-Ninth Alaska                                                                 
State Legislature and am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                                
copies to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for permanent filing:                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 138(FIN) am H(brf sup maj fld H) "An Act                                                                          
          making and amending appropriations, including                                                                         
          capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations,                                                                  
          reappropriations, and other appropriations; making                                                                    
          appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for                                                                 
          an effective date."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                            Chapter 2, 4SSLA 2016                                                                              
                         Effective Date: See Chapter                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
As passed by the Legislature, the bill contains capital appropriations,                                                         
supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other                                                                        
appropriations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, totaling $1.67 billion,                                                          
including $171.6 million in unrestricted general funds and $59 million                                                          
in designated general funds. The bill prioritizes funding for projects                                                          
that leverage federal and local dollars, energy and housing,                                                                    
maintenance, legal obligations, and critical school replacement. In this                                                        
difficult fiscal time, any spending must be taken in the context of the                                                         
fiscal deficit and remaining savings. I commend the Legislature for