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HB 234                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 234 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations,                                                               
    and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing                                                             
    funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c),                                                                     
    Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget                                                         
    reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 3 follows:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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 (FY) 2020. This budget totals $262.6 million Unrestricted                                                                  
General Funds (UGF), $12.8 million Designated General Funds                                                                     
(DGF), $6.6 million Other State Funds, and $204.7 million Federal                                                               
Funds.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
This bill provides funding to cover the State's share of the emergency                                                          
response activities associated with wildfires; extreme weather                                                                  
condition road repairs, and earthquake repairs; time sensitive Medicaid                                                         
supplemental funding; funding for critical public safety and health                                                             
program costs; and funding for additional Alaska Marine Highway                                                                 
System operations and vessel maintenance expenses. Further, this bill                                                           
repeals $4.4 million in UGF tied to old capital projects that have                                                              
available balances according to each agency's capital appropriation                                                             
status report.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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I look forward to working with you to ensure timely passage of this                                                             
critical funding.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"