2018-01-31                     House Journal                      Page 2287
required to meet federal maintenance of effort, and Permanent Fund                                                              
Corporation investment management fees constitute the largest portion                                                           
of the supplemental request. While the supplemental items included in                                                           
the December 15, 2017 budget primarily represent items that were                                                                
knowingly underfunded at enactment of the FY2018 budget, the items                                                              
included in this bill represent unexpected shortfalls in their respective                                                       
programs.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Two bargaining unit contracts for fiscal year 2018 have been                                                                    
negotiated and are included for legislative approval, however neither                                                           
have a budgetary impact. A reduction to the State costs for the Alaska                                                          
Reinsurance Program is included which reflects the transfer to the                                                              
program made by Premera.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Thank you for your consideration of this bill.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Bill Walker                                                                                                                     
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 322                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 322 by the House Resources Committee, entitled:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to penalties for discharges of oil and other                                                               
    pollution violations; relating to oil discharge prevention and                                                              
    contingency plans for commercial motor vehicles transporting                                                                
    crude oil; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                   CONSIDERATION OF THE DAILY CALENDAR                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                          LEGISLATIVE CITATIONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House approve the citations on the calendar.  There being no                                                                    
objection, the following citations were approved and sent to enrolling: