2019-02-20                     House Journal                      Page 0160
     appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and                                                             
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated January 14 follows:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Dear Chief Clerk:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to the State's capital                                                          
budget.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Alaska Statute 37.07.020 required that I submit a budget for Fiscal                                                             
                                                                           th                                                   
Year 2020 (FY2020) to the Legislature and public on December 15                                                                 
of last year. That law also requires that "bills identical in content" to                                                       
those I released in December be delivered to the Legislature before the                                                         
 th                                                                                                                             
4 legislative day of the next regular session for introduction.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The Administration will use the next four weeks to prepare, for                                                                 
delivery to you, a responsive state budget for FY2020. I look forward                                                           
to working with the Legislature to finalize a FY2020 capital budget.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Michael J. Dunleavy                                                                                                             
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 39                                                                                                                         
HOUSE BILL NO. 39 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                    
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   
     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; 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.