2020-05-18                     House Journal                      Page 2184
Alaska Board of Regents and the Office of the Governor; and                                                                     
elimination of State general funds for COVID-19 response, which will                                                            
instead be funded utilizing Federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid,                                                             
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. My administration also                                                               
identified critical items in HB 205 to retain including: funds for sexual                                                       
assault response teams with the Alaska State Troopers, funding for                                                              
substance abuse treatment, and funding for the Department of                                                                    
Environmental Conservation to monitor cruise ship discharge                                                                     
activities through ambient water testing.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Finally, this bill funds an estimated $1,000 Permanent Fund Dividend.                                                           
Any amount short of the full statutory dividend is a tax on Alaskans. I                                                         
will continue to call on the Legislature to follow the law and utilize the                                                      
statutory calculation for the Permanent Fund Dividend.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
I remain committed to working with Alaskans and the Legislature to                                                              
address State spending so we can eliminate our deficit over time. It is                                                         
critical that we get our fiscal house in order and provide a secure and                                                         
stable future for Alaskans.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 232                                                                                                                        
A message dated April 20 was received stating the Governor signed                                                               
the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies                                                        
to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 232(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to a municipal air quality improvement tax                                                                
     credit; and relating to a municipal energy efficient construction tax                                                      
     credit."                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Chapter No. 15, SLA 2020                                                                                                   
     Effective Date:  July 19, 2020                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 234                                                                                                                        
The following letter dated April 6 was received at 2:12 p.m.: